REYNOLDS, HENRY (1848-1925), who was born in Cornwall, came to New Zealand in 1868 in the Maori. He drained and managed the Piako swamp estate, in the Waikato, and in 1886, with his brother Richard, he established at Pukekura the first separator butter factory in the North Island. Reynolds paid a visit to England to investigate the market and opened a cool-storage depot. In 1896 when most of the pioneering obstacles had been overcome and the business had increased, he sold out to the New Zealand Dairy Association. For a time he was interested in mining in the Hauraki Peninsula, but, turning his attention to the Argentine, he took a prominent part in the development of the dairy industry there. For a short time before his death (on 22 Sep 1925) he resided in London.

Cycl. N.Z., ii; Philpott (p); The Dominion, 23 Sep 1925.

Reference: Volume 2, page 116

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