OBITUARY.

MRS. JANE JACOBSEN. t- One of the pioneer settlers at Nelson, Mrs. Jane Jacobsen, died at St. Heller's .. B>r, aged 91 years. She was born, at Watford, England, and arrived at Nelson with her parents Vhen 12 years •of »B> e - The family came out in the Bombay, and Xew Zealand was reached as far back as 1842. The daughter c ame to Auckland where she remained for seven years. Returning to Nelson she was married to the late Captain Henry Jacobsen. Some 38 years ago 'the captain brought his wife and family -to Auckland and settled at St. Helier's B«y- Captain Jacobsen died about thirteen years ago. There are four daughters, eleven grandchildren and five ■ great griudchildren.

MR. ALFRED DAKIN. ;. ;; A well-known resident of Matamata, '}lr. Alfred Dakin, died on Monday at *the age of 70 years. He was of the old \ type of Englishman-, and in his boyhood Tdaye had mot such celebrities as Charle* 'Dickens, John Ruskin, and Thomas Car- . lyle. His reminiscences of these were always worth listening to. Mr. Dakin came to Xew Zealand from '.Camberwell, London, far health reasons. "He was descended from some well-known 'rEnglish families, being a grandson of the late Sir Richard Rosearnond and nephew of Sir Thomas Dakin, a former Lord Mayor cxf London. He is survived <jjby » daughter, Miss Hilda Dakin, who ..-returned from a trip to England a fort•'nij'lit fjfo.

MR. H. J. FINN. Mr. Hugh Joseph Finn, barrister and solicitor, died at Tauranga, aged 81 years. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Mr. Finn was for some time a member of the Pontifical Zouaves at 'Rome. In 1860 he arrived at Melbourne, 'Victoria, and five years later was admitted a barrister and solicitor. Mr. ;' Finn was for some time a commissioner •of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and > ftouth Australia. Later he came to New 'Zealand and practised his profession. He •wts elected member of the House of Representatives for Wakatipu in 1879, .being sworn in the same day as the , •late Mr. R. J. Seddon. Mr. Finn did "not seek re-election, and in 1881 went to Oiaborne and practised his profession there ,until. 1903, when he retired. Seven J eonths ago Mr. Finn went to Taulanga to live. He is survived by Mrs. Vfiiin 'and two sons.

;]■ MR. EDWIN WHITE. f ■ ,?■■ A gentleman who ha* resided in tbe Auckland district for nearly half a 'century died at Takapuna, aged ,:79. This was Mr. Edwin White, who in horn at Dover, and came to Auclc ♦land by the ship Langstone in 1879. He folloWed the cabinetmaking trade, and later started in business at Ponsonby. ;ilr. White was connected with tbe ■ Clmreh of Christ, West Street, and in 1886; went to Hamilton as a missioner " Mk the New Zealand Evangelical Association. He remained in the Waikato for 25 yean, and was fanning at Newstead, Tuhikaramea, and Frankton; J Afterwards Mr. White was building in iAnckam*, and fruit farming at HendexHis last occupation was that of laid agent In Auckland. ,-Mfj White was an enthusiastic horticulturist, specialising in carnation* and gladioli. He had been a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society for 20 years, being awarded that distinction lor a paper on New Zealand flora. Until unite recent year* Mr. White was sa active preacher. He is survived by (lint: White, and the following children: B—i'F. E. White, of Henderson, and JHMamee H. Coope and A. E. N. Snook, of Hamilton. There are Iβ grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren* COLONEL J. H. A. LEE. A distinguished Australian soldier, one who had volunteered for active service with practically every British expedition . daring the last 40 yean, Colonel John Henry Alexander Lee, died on Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mr*. D. E. T. Bruce, Shipherd's Avenue, Epsom, He was born in Calcutta 74 year* ago, being • sob of the late Rev. Dr. John Lee, one tine principal of Edinburgh University. Sis mother was a daughter of Colonel Sir. Robert Moubray, of Otteratone and : Codcraine, Fifeshire, Scotland. He was .•derated at Edinburgh, at Chatham, and ee the ship Worcester. Hβ was for six years at sea on various ships, and had reached the standing of mate when he left the sea and, went to Australia. From 1883 to 1888 Colonel Lee comeanded the R.N.A. Volunteers in Syd■ey. He was then appointed by the Government of New South Wale* to raise and command the permanent submarine engineers at Sydney. In 1892 he went to England, where he designed, and after- . wards carried out,-many submarine mining defences for Sydney and Newcastle. B* was personally responsible for all plus and survey*, every one of which *a* approved by the Admiralty and War Oflce.

During the war in South Africa, Col•Ml Lee served as second in command of the Ist Commonwealth Horse. He was ProßMted to Lieut.-Colonel after con•Pfauou* service in Natal. In January, IW7, he was appointed commandant of the South Australian Forces. He retired "W years later, on account of his wanting years, but he again volunteered for active service on the outbreak «< th* Oreat War in 1914. He served «• WMsport officer of tbe Australian •■perial Forces, and then hiffint -wn***fation staff officer for the duration of Ue war. He had the distinction o< "•presenting Australia at tbe Coronation "King George, in 1910, being at that *jee placed in charge of the Australian Contingent in London. Colonel Lee has lived three years in f ockland. He is survived V two ***{Bters, Mrs. 7. Knight, of Surrey, Mfund, and Mrs. Bruce. The inter■•at took place at Waikumete Cone**nr yesterday.