Comments RSS Feed https://www.theprow.org.nz/CommentingController/rss/SiteTree/105 CommentingController/rss/SiteTree/105 Comment by 'Louie Morris' on The lime and marble of Tākaka Hill https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-16101 <p>Man, I wish i was a hill, woodnt it be kool</p> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:13:12 +1300 Louie Morris https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-16101 Comment by 'Angela Parker' on The lime and marble of Tākaka Hill https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-15011 <p>I believe my late grand father had a lease on the Kairuru Quarry some time between about 1912 to about the 1930's and was wondering if there are any records regarding the leases. He was a sculpturer from Scotland and did stonework below the Road to the Cobb and various other things from Golden Bay to Wharenui. His name was William Robert Benson Vass (Bill).<br> Will see what I can find out from local sources and will get back to you. Ed</p> Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:52:32 +1200 Angela Parker https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-15011 Comment by 'Anne McFadgen' on The lime and marble of Tākaka Hill https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-14845 <p>The McKees didn't actually own the Ngarua quarry. In 1935 Tas McKee took up a quarry lease agreement for Lime &amp; Marble Ltd with the Ngarua farm's owner, George Hobson, which allowed the company to operate there for many years. The Hobson family did however sell the Ngarua limeworks to Ravenscroft in much more recent times.</p> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:22:39 +1300 Anne McFadgen https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-14845 Comment by 'barrie gates' on The lime and marble of Tākaka Hill https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-69 <p>Very interested as I know the area well.</p> barrie gates https://www.theprow.org.nz/places/the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/#comment-69