PROUDFOOT, PETER, was a son of James Proudfoot, of Dunedin. He served on the survey of Otago under C. H. Kettle, and afterwards continued in the office. When the department was in a neglected condition in 1853 he accepted the dual position of chief surveyor and commissioner of crown lands. He initiated the surveys for the towns of Bluff and Invercargill but, his health being delicate, he transferred the field work to J. T. Thomson in 1856. He represented Eastern District in the Otago Provincial Council from 1855 till his death (on 14 Oct 1857), and was commissioner of lands during the same period and a member of the education board. His daughter married G. Fenwick (q.v.).

Hocken, Otago.

Reference: Volume 2, page 95

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