Where was Kahikatea on the West Coast?

I'm currently going back over the family history information I have collected over the years, checking for accuracy and completeness, starting from my parents and grandparents. 
Recently I discovered that when my maternal grandfather James Joseph Lalor was called up for military service in WW1, his address was given as Kahikatea and he was described as a sawmiller. (His brother John Francis Lalor was living at Kumara Junction, and his brother Robert was living near Taihape.)

This was a new location to me, and I tried to find it on old maps or other sources without success. So I wrote a question about it for the West Coast South Island History FB group, and it wasn't long before I had an answer. It turns out that Kahikatea was also known as Gladstone, and in an earlier time as Lagoon Town. 

Pete Muir was the person who gave the most detailed answers. He told me that: "Gladstone was also known as Lagoontown in its earliest days. The post office was always known as Kahikatea." and he added: "In Phil Ross May's book "West Coast Gold Rushes" & Rona Adshead & Jillian Johnson's Book "Valley of Little Towns" (history of the Marsden Valley) there are maps showing Gladstone as Lagoon Town. This was the name given in the early gold rush days. It was then more commonly known as Kahikatea from about 1900 until the 1950's then officially known as Gladstone. The name of the Post Office remained as Kahikatea until it's closing in the 80's." 

This map is part of one on the West Coast New Zealand History Recollect site, and is named GOLDFIELDS. The Greenstone, New River and Arnold, from Philip Ross May's book, on the West Coast Gold Rushes. (Pete had suggested looking up the map in this book.) It shows the location with its earliest name, Lagoon Town.

My grandfather's electoral address at the time was South Beach, where he was living with his parents. On the electoral roll at this stage he was sometimes listed with 'jun' after his name, as his father was also called James. Kahikatea/Gladstone is in fact not far from South Beach, and it would be interesting to know if James stayed overnight during the working week, or if he returned home each night.  
We retain a family connection with the Kahikatea/ Gladstone area, as my Aunty May and Uncle Jack Lalor (brother and sister) are both buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Gladstone.

Thomas Jean Payn

 It has been interesting to see how many Payn family matches I have in my DNA- and also where they are 'missing' in this family line. I have oodles of second cousins in our New Zealand line, descended from my great-grandfather Francis Davis Payn (1854-1929), and also several from his father Thomas's siblings. But surprisingly, none from his own siblings have shown up. 

However, all has become clear as I have delved more deeply into this family line from the Island of Jersey. Francis Davis had six siblings, but of these, three died as very young children. A fourth appears to have remained single, at least until the 1911 census when he was aged 52. The remaining two became mariners. Of these, John died in 1881 at sea, aged about 28. I am not certain yet whether he had married or had any descendants. The remaining brother, Thomas Jean (John) also died at sea, in 1893, as a ship's captain. It's this Thomas Jean whose life I will tell a little more about here.

Thomas Jean Payn was the first child born to Thomas Payn and Elizabeth Mourant. He was born on 2 February 1848, and was baptised on 3 February 1848 in St Martin's Church, Jersey.

He appears in the 1851 census of Jersey in St Martin's parish, aged 3, living with his parents and a baby sister Eliza J. In the 1861 census he is still living at home, as a 13 year old son who is a sailor. He has three younger brothers living at home:- John, 8, and Francis Davis, 6, who are both scholars, and Helier who is 3. By the time of the 1871 census, Thomas Jean is no longer recorded as living at home, though his two brothers John and Francis D are both described as Mariners, and his father Thomas is listed as a Ship Carpenter.

In January 1876 Thomas is recorded as receiving his certificate of competency as a Master in the Merchant Service.

The following year, on 9 August 1877, he married Mary Elizabeth Payn in St Mary's Parish. She was the daughter of Charles Payn, and it appears Thomas and Mary were first cousins. In his marriage entry, Thomas is described as being "Capitaine au Long Cours".

Hilda Selina, a daughter, was born to Thomas and Mary Elizabeth on 29 February 1884, and was baptised on 9 March 1884 at the house of her parents. Her baptism is recorded in the French Wesleyan rather than the Anglican register. 

On 7 March 1884, Thomas made a will. He was residing at No.1 Brighton Rd in the parish of St Helier's, and he bequeathed his whole personal estate to his wife Mary Elizabeth Payn, who was also named as sole executrix of his will. His signature is appended.

In 1881 we find Thomas J Payn on a crew list for the ship Gryalva, based out of Liverpool. He joined his present ship on 11 January 1881 as a Mate, and it is recorded on the crew list that he succeeded as Master in Benin on 4 April 1881. He then left this ship in Liverpool on 10 July 1881.

Sadly, Thomas Jean lost his life at sea, in 1893, and this is recorded on the family headstone, in St Martin's Parish, Jersey,  as:

'comme aussi de
Capt Thomas Jean Payn
perdu en mer
dans l'année 1893
dans sa 46ème année.'

There are documents in the Jersey Archive dealing with the affairs of Thomas Jean's parents, Thomas Payn and Elizabeth Mourant. It appears that as the eldest son, Thomas Jean inherited Les Ruettes, and that after his death, his daughter Hilda Selina Payn, became the sole inheritor. On 11 July 1908, Hilda entered in a contract to sell Les Ruettes to George Le Masurier for £290.

In 1909 his widow, Mary Elizabeth, is listed as being admitted to the hospital/workhouse on the island for a short period.

His daughter, Hilda Selina Payn, emigrated to New Zealand at some stage, and was known by the cousins as "Cousin Hilda". She is found listed on a passenger list for the ship Rangitata that departed from Southampton in 1931, a single woman aged 47. She arrived in Wellington on 26 November 1931, though I am not certain if this was her only voyage.