OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16848, 31 May 1920, Page 8

OBITUARY.

A member, of a well-known Auckland family, Mr Vincent F. Kerr Taylor, died last week, at \Yaimsluku. He was i'or about, ten years a member of the AYaitemata County Council, of which ho was chairman for two years, and was! also a director of the Kaipara Dairy, Company. Manawatu loses one of its most pic- i 1 uresquo and loyal native chiefs with! the death of Hare Rakena Te Awe Awe, | head of the Rangitano Tribe, of the liangiotu district. The deceased, who died last week, after a four-months' illness, was u fine type of Maori, prominent with his tribe in fighting for*tho Government against the uflruly rebels c-f the early days, when he was awarded the New Zealand war medal for his ser-; vices. Deceased-, _ who was a widower, : was a son of "VTiremu ICingi, chief of tho Rangitanes, and *will bo succeeded in tho chieftainship by his well-known son, Manamaroa To Awe Awo. One of the West Coast pioneers, in the person of "Mr James Rhind, died at tho Grey River Hospital on Thursday. Deceased, who was 77 years of ago, was ;i native of Elginshire, Scotland, and «ime out to New Zealand 51 years ago. He followed the occupation of a miner, and was associated with the various gold rushes, eventually settling at Moonlight, where ho resided until his illness necessitated his entering the hospital! a little over a week ago. The lato Air Rlimd Teas a man of sterling cliaracter and 1 a typical member of that nardy band who faced the trials and hardships of the early days in the Dominion. He is survived by a brother, who is a member of the firm of Langiord and Rhind, Christchurch

A very old and respected resident r t, spn died last week in the person of Mr J. P. Cooke, of Examiner street, at the advanced age of 84 years. Mr Cooke was born in Gloucester in 1886, and came to Nelson in the ship Got conda, arriving on Christmas Eve, JSo9. Ho was one of the oldest freemen of Gloucester, having gained his irccdom by serving seven vears' apprenticeship as a painter to a freeman at nOl *2"- ev ~er a very robust man, Air/Cooke had enjoyed better health during the latter years of his lifo than when a younger man. "When a young man ho was twice rejected by life insurance companies, while others; who foavo long since gone to their last home, woro accepted as first-class lives Mr Cooke joined tho Oddfellows befori leaving England, and continued to take a prominent part in Nelson. Ho was Grand' Master of the Nelson District in 18S0.

The death is announced of Mr John Coleman, who had been a resident of Gisborno since 1878; He was for 26 years Deputy Assignee in bankruptcy in Gisborno. Ho was an original member and a former resident of tho Gisborae Bowling Club, and had taken part in many tournaments in the -North Island.