Author talk:J. M. Maclaren
James Monteith Maclaren? edit
There are two men (father and son) named "J M Maclaren" who were involved in mining/geology in the late 19th century and who lived in the Thames area.
James Monteith Maclaren (or McLaren) was born around 1836.
James Monteith McLaren (sic) was appointed mining inspector for the Hauraki Goldmining District in 1878. He would have been about 42 at the time the papers were read at the Institute
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18781203.2.10
He died in 1924 and the newspaper item notes he was a Freemason.
Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3058, 3 December 1878, Page 2
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19240516.2.67
Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 115, 16 May 1924, Page 5
James Malcolm Maclaren (son of James Monteith Maclaren) was a highly renowned geologist.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19290820.2.28
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 20 August 1929, Page 4
Noracrentiss (talk) 23:11, 5 December 2023 (UTC)