OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 7

OBITUARY.

Mrs Ann Webb, an old lady who came to New Zealand with the firs!; immigrant ship direct from England 60 years ago, died on Friday morning at Gisborne, aged 98. She retained a splendid memory' to the last, and during her long life never Teqaired the attention of a doctor. She leases GO descendants.

Mr William Douglas, a very old Hawke's Bay settler, has just diad as she result of a complication of chest affections following an attack of inflaorza. Deceased, who arrived in the colony 48 years ago, was well kaown in connection with racing, Rosefeldt (winner of the Ntsw Zealand Cup of 1893), Mutiny, Toriki, and Donald M'Kinuon running under his colours.

The Ciutha Leader reports the death of Mr David Wallace at his residence, Ciiffefcon Park, near Clinton. Born in Dandee in 1828, he emigrated to Victoria in 1852. With his partner, the late Mr Johu Buohfenau, he left Melbourne in 1858 for Ofcago with «. picked flock of 550 merino sheep, but unfortunately 200 died. I'he remainder formed the auoleus of Mr John Anderson's well-known flock. Mr Wallace paid a visit to the Home Country, and returned to the colony wifch his young wsi'e in 1859, the Revs. A. B. Todd and B, G. Edwards betog among their fellow passengers. Thirty-xoor years ago he purchased Ciifleton Park, of 400 acres, to which he added another 700 acres when his sons joined him in partnership. He took an interest in all local affairs, Four eona and one daughter survive. Oa» soo was drowned in the Matania in 1877, -v>d Mrs WaiiiMft «niy survived hYi<i loss of her eon ftwo moutha.

Mf Henry Hawker, who died *t th* Cr&setsnt (Qlutihfc), on Saturday night, was for nenrlj 20 .years engaged in the dairying, industry in the Norfch-easb Valley, during the greater psrt of whioh time he virtually had the control of the milk supply of Dunedin. In 1878 he shifted to Balohitha, and in 1890 bought the Crescent estate, ■ A real pioneer fess JU»t passed fcw&y in the fcsrWu of Mr Job* You Xunzlsmanv With Ws

brother Nicholas the Lake Wakafcipn district wag explored before the. days of the discovery of gold. They took up,a run on the west si da of the lake and did wall for a time, but a tarn of fortune's wheel, followed by the invasion of rabbits, completed their ruin. John, who was an accomplished linguist, secured a position as teacher of languages at Cauterbury College, and was afterwards engaged at Nelson and Wellington. He then became a teacher under the Southland Education Beard, but afterward* took a position at Stewart's Island, where his duties there embraced the mastership of tha Native school, and those of missionary in cortnoctisu with the Presbyterian Chnreh, and ha had discharged these with much faithfulness, and acceptance to the coiaraunity, for four years before he left the inland for a brief holiday, from whioh he was destined never to return. Two of his rods are in Australia. Hs la&ves a widow and gix other children.