I'd like to see something about early music tuition in Southland during the late 1800s and into early 1900s. My reason is that I am researching a NZ composer/musician James Jesse Stroud who was born on route to NZ in 1879 - apparently given a good musical education prior to his going to England when about 20 years of age, enlisted in the British Army as a Staff Sergeant and Leader of the Viceroy's band (orchestra) in India. He returned to NZ in the early 1900s and went on to teach, conduct and compose music for the next 50years. He had his own music publishing business Byrne/Stroud Publishing and wrote many songs, and compositions popular during WW1. I'm trying to find information about his early musical training in Invercargill. Cheers Ainslie Pyne Adelaide, South Australia.