James Alexander Robertson Menzies

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James Alexander Robertson Menzies (1821 - 1888) was the superintendent of the Southland Province from 3 August 1861 to November 1864 during its breakaway from Otago Province 1861 to 1870. During his tenure two railways project were undertaken, a railway to link Invercargill, to the port at Bluff, New Zealand and a wooden railway to Winton, New Zealand. The former is now known as the Bluff Branch, while the latter was upgraded to the standards of a normal railway and extended to ultimately form the Kingston Branch.

[edit] See also

• Southland, New Zealand

[edit] External links

• http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=1M42

Persondata
NAME	Menzies, James Alexander Robertson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Superintendent of the Southland Province, politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1821
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1888
PLACE OF DEATH