OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 140, 15 June 1893, Page 7

OBITUARY.

John Hill, one of the original Ofcago settlers, died on May 29 from an apoplectic seizure. An old man named Emanuel Grant, was found dead ab Walber's Hill, Papakura, on June 11. He had resided ab Papakura for 45 yeara. A farmer ab Papatoiboi named George Scobb died suddenly on bhe nighb of June 12 ab his. residence. Deceased leaves a wife and family. He was forby-nine years of age. Dr. Bewes gave a certificate bhab death waa due to fatty degeneration of the heart. Robert Dobson died ab Napier on June 9th, the complainb being pleurisy, aged 41. The deceased was the manager of bhe Norbh Investment Company, and was lately commissioned to roalise bhe assets of the Colonial Investment Agency Company in Obago. Mr John Hoey Moore, mine manager, whbseized with an apoplecbic fit on May 3,0 at Paeroa, Thames, while oub in a skiff. He fell into the water, but was immediately pulled oub and taken to an adjacenb house, where ho subsequently died.. He was well known in Auckland. Mr Claude Hearne, editor of the Wellington " Evening Press," died on June 4 after a brief illness. Hehadbeensufferingfromacute pneumonia and asthma. Mr Hearne was formerly a schoolmaster on the Wesb Coast of the South Island, bub for the past fourteen or fifteen years was connected with journalism in Wellington and Marton. Mr E. Constable, of Waiuku, was seized with a fit in bed on May 26. He never rallied, and died on the 28th. The deceased arrived in the colony in 1840, came to Waiuku in 1841 and has been residing here ever since, and was highly respected. He attended the Jubilee gathering, and his photo is among thab of prominent citizens ab MrHanna'sstudio. His age was seventyseven. Mr Constable was formerly a member of bho Waiuku Cavalry Volunteers. Tho death is announced of Mr William Mobion, a much respected settler of Pokeno, who had rosided in the district for eleven years. His death was not unexpected, for lately his old complaint of asthma almost confined him to tho house. Mr Motion was only 45 years of age ab tho time of his deabh, and his end was a very peaceful one. He leaves a widow and six children to mourn their loss. Mr Mobion \va3 a respocted member of bhe Board of Education, but was compelled to resign his position on accounb of tho bad state of his health. Mr John Blackman, formerly on the reporting staff of tho Auckland Star, and for nearly 30 years a residenb of Auckland, died suddenly on Sunday, June 11, ab his residence in Graf ton Road, aged 74. Mr Blackman complainod of feeling unwell ab dinner-time and wenb to lie on his bed. Shortly after he did so he expired in his sleep. Dr. Girdler was called in, bub found life extinct. As bhe deceased had nob been abtended by any medical man, an inquesb on his remains was doomed necessary. Mr Blackman leaves a widow and one son, and a sister (Mrs John Waymouth). Mr Blackman waa a cultured literary man, and a poeb of considerable abiliby. He was a nabive 'of Surrey, England, and had for aomo years been secretary of bhe Soubhwark Institute, London. Aftor having been a member of tho Stak journalistic staff for many years, Mr Blackman lofb this journal some yeara ago, and retired into private life. A somewhab sudden deabh occurred at Mobutapu on Juno 4th About a forbnighb previously Mr Frank Brookbanks, woodcarver, of Vincenb-streeb, who had been under the broabmenb of Dr. Knighb for pulmonary consumption, and was in a very precarious state of health, wenb down to reside for a shorb time with Messrs Reid brothers, of Mobubapu, in bhe hope bhab bhe change would bo beneficial to him. Mr Brown and another of Mr Brookbauk's frionds took the s.s. Planet down to tho island for tho purpose of bringing the sick man home. When th6y arrived' ab Mobutapu they found their friend in his usual dolicato condition, bub nob in any immediabe danger. Before going on board bhe steamer to return to town they wonb oub for a stroll. During their absence, while Mr Brookbanks was taking some medicine, he was seized with an abback of hemorrhage and expired shortly afterwards. Hia friends.who wore naturally very much shocked on bheir return to find him dead, had the body conveyed to town by the steamer. Deceased leaves a widow and two children. Mr H. N. Brewer, one of the oldest identities of Onehunga, passed away ab that place on June 6th at the advanced age of 80. Although of recenb years Mr Brewer has nob been acbively engaged in tho Government sorvico, he filled the position of sub - Collector and subsequenty Collector of Cu3tocas at Onehunga since early in the sixties. A few years ago ho retired from these arduous duties on a pension on accounb of old age. During tho many years he occupied bhe important posb of collector he gained bho appreciation and good will of bho maDy mariners with whom he came in contact by tho uniform courtesy and attention he invariably exhibited towards them. In hia official connection he was bho recipient of several very flattering testimonials and on two occasions public meetings were held for tho purpose of presenting theso marks of appreciation. At one meeting in 1876 the testimonial took tho form of a purse containing 100 guineas. Many of the commanders who placed bheir signatures to the various testimonials are long' pasb over to the great majority, while their names are no longer heard of now. One signature is that of Captain Konner, of tho p.s. Wellington, ab present running in bho Auckland- Whangarci trade, bub thon engaged in the Wesb Coasb service. Mr Brewer leaves behind a wife and nine children, all of the latter being grown up. Thero are six daughters and -three sons, and the majority of them are scattered ovor tho colony. Those residenb in Auckland are Mesdames Pittar and Sowerby.