SIMMONDS, JOSEPH (1819-89) came to Nelson in the Fifeshire in 1842 and settled at Spring Grove, where he took up a bush farm. He represented Waimea South in the Provincial Council (1857-69). Simmonds died on 7 Jul 1889. (See J. H. SIMMONDS)

Nelson P.C. Proc.; The Colonist, 8 Jul 1889.

Reference: Volume 2, page 154

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