Hufnagel-Betham Family Collection , photographer Kurt Hufnagel-Betham
In the 1930 ’ s the two older sons , Fritz Jnr and Kurt , married and headed off to run their own plantations . Fritz ( shown above ) took over the lease of the NZ Reparations Estate plantation at nearby
Vaipapa and Kurt started his own plantation at Tapatapao on old German land leased from the Reparation Estates . Both continued to help out their parents at Tuvao where this photo was taken amongst cocoa and banana trees .
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