Surveyor. Born Christchurch, son of Cyrus Davie (1821-1871). Trained in Canterbury and licensed under Land Transfer Act in 1880. Was in private practice and for a while was in partnership with George Hanmer. Retired in 1911; succeeded by his son, Frank Lewis Davie. Foundation member of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. [`The NZ Surveyor', Vol XI No 5, p 139; C A Lawn `The Pioneer land surveyors of NZ']
Davie, Frank Harman, 1858-1918
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Davie, Frank H, fl 1881 :Suburb of Falsgrave [map with ms annotations]. The property of...
Date: 1881
By: Hall, John (Hon Sir), 1824-1907; Davie, Frank Harman, 1858-1918
Reference: MapColl-834.4492gbbd/1881/Acc.39358
Description: Auctioneer sale map, with cadastral information, showing the property of Sir John Hall, bounded by Junction Street and Ferry Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch. Shows numbered sections for sale, with acreage and survey measurements. Some sections are marked 'sold', at 500 pounds sterling per acre. Some sections are marked for sale. Several other pencil annotations are written on the map, including notes about land tax assessment costs and acreage calculations. Two sold sections have two-storyed houses drawn on them.. Includes a locality plan and terms of sale. Includes a drawing of a tram on Ferry Road. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Pencil on ink on paper, 51 x 64.3 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1784.