OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12482, 19 April 1906, Page 7

OBITUARY.

SIR GEORGE O'BRIEN. United Press Association—By J_lectrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received April 18th, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, April 18. The death is announced of Sir George O'Brien, late Governor of Fiji. Mr J. Nugent Wood, one of the oldest wardens in New Zealand, and particularly well known throughout Otago, died at Orepuki an Man-lay. Mir Wood was born in Middlowick. Cheshire, England, in 1826. As a lad he went to sea for a number of years, and landed in Australia in 1849. For some years he followed pastoral pursuits at Mount Gambier (South and in the early days of the Victorian goldfields ho became clerk to "Bendigo Mac," warden of the Bendigo goldneJd. In 1861 Mr Wood came to Otago with Major Croker to assist in organising the official staff on the discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully. In the following year he was appointed warden, and was stationed at Fox's (Arrowtown). From that time onward ho acted as warden on most of the Otago and Southland goldfields, Queenstown, being his last station. Owing to a severe buggy accident ho was compelled to retire in 1801. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TSXEQBAMS.) AUCKLAND, April 18. Mr Charles E. Purchas, of the firm of Wynyard and Purchas, solicitors, died last night, as the result of injuries sustained two years ago, when ridinrr to hounds.