OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16932, 6 September 1920, Page 5

OBITUARY.

' * —r—MBD. MORROW. Mr David Morrow, one of tho early settlers of Canterbury, died at his lato residence Dalriada, Papanui, last.week, at tho ripe age of 82 years. • Mr Morrow was born at Bishop's Court, Lisniore, Co. Down, Ireland, fie served has apprenticeship iVthe general store of Mr Bailie, Downpatrick, and then /joined tho stafF of Messrs Sharrard and Co., hardware merchants, Belfast, rapidly ruing, in their emplby till he became one oi their travellers. He rosolved, however, to emigrate, and sailed for Melbourne, whero he arrived in 1863. After spending three years in tho employ of Messrs Langwill and Craig, of that city ( being desirous to start in business lor himself, he determined to come to New. Zealand, and selected Chriitchurch as the place in which to settle, and arrived here in 1866. Ho entered into partnership with tho "late Mr S. K. Bassett, and Mrs Sarah Bassett, under the style of Morrow, Bas- , sett, and Co. The new firm started business as general hardware merchants in River's Buildings, now Messrs WarUell Bros, The growth of the business eoon necessitated the removal to more ' conin odious premises in High street, next to .what is now the Empire Hotel. He paid a business visit to the Old Land in-l&70, and a second visit to Great Britain in 1877, when, his first wife being dead, ho married the nieco of 1 his former employer. Miss Bailie, who came with him to New Zealand. At that time he visited tho Chicago Exposition and there his keen business instinct led him to see the possibilities of the reaper and binder to the farming community. He selected the McCorTTiick wire binder, and obtained the sole agency for New Zealand. He gave trials of the binder all over Cantorbury, the popularity of it being evident from the outset, as the first shipment to ordeT of tho farm was 801 machines. As tile implement business grew the firm • gave up the retail ironmongery, and closing the Higi street premises, opened in' Manchester street, opposite Cokor's Hotel. In 1880 tho partners reuirea from business, and Mr Morrow tooK up farming <jn his Montalto Estate, a lurge farm in tho Mayfield district. Puttmg the same energy into farming as had characterised him in business, he was equally successful. Placing _ a manager on the farm ho came to reside in CVristchurch and during that time, of midence he became on© of_ the original promoters of tho Christchurch Meat Company, and for a short time acted as manager. Ho again returned to his farm, but after about nine years he settled his sons noon it, and finally retired "to his late residence, Dalriada, Papanui. Mr Morrow was a member of the PresbvUrian Church and for many years, first at Mavfiold and afterwards in Knox Church, he was an elder. The late Mr Morrow was a man of loving and generous disposition, contributing most liberally to his own Church and all her schemes, and was also a generous contributor to many philanthropic and charitable objects. He leaves a widow, four sons, four daughters, and semal grandchildren. News has been received by cable of tho death in England of Mr Edward Nool Barraud, formerly senior partner ■ in tho firm of Bafraucl and Abraham, of Palmerr-ton North, a noted artist in water-colours, and one of the founders of the Wellington Art Society. The late Mr Barraud was the son of the late Mr C. D. Barraud, on& of the best known figures in early Wellington eo'

ciety. His business apprenticeship was served with Messrs and Co., merchants, of Wellington, and afterwards ho was accountant and managing clerk for Murray, Roberts, and Co., In his later years Mr Barraud travelled a good deal, and the outbreak of war found him in England, whore ho had gone the previous year. During the war he was engaged in war Work in London, and was contemplating return to New Zealand by the Kimutaka when illnes seized him, ending fatally. He leaves a widow, who was with him at the time of his death, a son, Mr Arnold Barraud, of Palmerston North,. and a daughter, Mrs Frank liochefort, of Te Kuiti.