In the nearby town of Hokitka (half an hour away) is the cemetery with this monument near the entranceway. It commemorates 4 men who lost their lives between 1863 and 1866 ;
- George Dobson - road engineer, murdered in 1866
- Charlton Howitt - explorer, drowned in Lake Brunner 1863
- Charles Townsend - drowned at Greymouth (probably in the Grey River) 1863
- Henry Whitcombe - surveyor, drowned in the Taramakau River in 1863
Construction of the memorial started 1868 and the railings were added in 1869.
