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Name: BUCKLAND, H. William

Birth Date: ?1859

First Date: 1905

Profession: Qualified as a solicitor in 1884. While in EA he was especially interested in the Fibre Concession at Kibwezi

Area: Nairobi

Book Reference: Gillett, SE, Hut, Playne, Drumkey, Land, EAHB 1906, North, EAHB 1907, Gazette

General Information:

 A Steward of the EA Turf Club and a member of Nairobi Club. In 1907 he imported trout for the Thika, Tana and Gilgil Rivers
SE - H.W. Buckland - Nbi. - July 1907
Playne - Coming to BEA in 1905 from England, Mr Buckland is interested in the fibre concession at Kibwezi and Sabaki River (150 square miles). He qualified as a solicitor in 1884, and has had experience in Bombay and Bulawayo. He is now Steward of the EA Turf Club and a member of the Committee of the Nairobi Club. As an experiment he imported trout in 1907 for the Thika, Tana, and Gilgil rivers, and these have done well. A society was formed to protect the interests of trout, but a law has since been brought in that no trout may be killed for 3 years. Trout, it may be mentioned, now come under the Game Regulations.
Drumkey 1909 - Steward, East Africa Turf Club
Drumkey 1909 - Pleader, Nairobi - W.H. Buckland
Land - 1907 - H.W. Buckland - Fibre, 50 sq. miles, Darajani River, 1-12-05, Registered 7-3-07
Gazette 1/6/1907 - to be Acting Town Clerk of Nairobi vice Capt. E.L. Sanderson on leave

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