OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21116, 17 March 1934, Page 19

OBITUARY

O MR C. F. WARD 'TRESS ASSOCIATION TILKJEAU.) BLENHEIM, March 16. The death has occurred of Mr Charles Francis Ward, one of New Zealand's oldest colonist?. He was 81 years of age. Mr Ward was the oldest surviving relative of Archbishop Redwood, whose jubilee celebration he attended. He was the sixth son of Mr Joseph Ward, a Nelson pioneer who came out from England in 1842. Mr Ward was born at Waimea West, Nelson, and came to Marlborough as a young boy. He was educated privately at Brookby station, which his father had taken up, and later attended Father Garvis's historic Catholic School in Nelson. After his education had been completed he spent some time on his father's Quail Flat property in the Kaikoura district, and after that had commercial experience as a member of the staff of Edwards and Bennett, merchants, in Christchurch. When his father acquired the Tytler run, Mr Ward undertook the management along with the Quail Flat property. On the sale of these stations Mr Ward went south to manage his mother's property at Tuturau, Southland. Whilst there he purchased Maunsell's Lilybank run. He married Miss Mary Ann Hailes, the eldest daughter of Mr Walter Hailes. Mr Ward at this time took an active interest in local politics and was chairman of the Tuturau Road Board, and served on other public bodies. Selling out at Tuturau, Mr Ward acquired a place at Gore and then returned to Marlborough, entering into partnership with his brother, Mr Gilbert Ward, at Brancott station. He had been in retirement for many years. He was a member of the committee of the Marlborough Racing Club and the Blenheim Bowling Club. His only son died on war service. He is survived by four daughters, Sister Mary St. Florence. Sister Mary Bonaventuro. Sister Mary St. Edburga, and Miss Vera Mary Ward, of Blenheim. MR .1. S. COXNETT rRI-.iS ASSOCIATION 'JI:.rORAM.I NEW PLYMOUTH, March 16. The death occurred at Auckland morning of Mr J. S. ConneU. aged 64, chairman of the Taranaki County Council and a prominent figure in the public life of North Taranaki. He was a director of the Farmers' Fertiliser Company, chairman of the North Committee of the Egmont National Park Board, president of the Taranaki Local Bodies' Association, and prominent in the Taranaki Agricultural Society's activities. He was chairman of the Taranaki County Council for the last 19 years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs R. L. Barclay, of Waitara. Mr Connett's father was a pioneer settler in the Bell Block district