SECOND EDITION. Death of Mr. John M'Kelvie.

Evening Post, Volume XLIII, Issue 61, 12 March 1892, Page 3

SECON D ED ITI ON. Death of Mr. John M'Kelvie.

It is our painful ilnty to record tho death of Mr John M'Kolvio, which occurred at his residence Wellington, to-day. He had boon ailing for some time, but folt sufficiently well to attend to shearing at hii station in Rangitikoi Homo two months ago. On his roturn to town, however, ho was Hoized with an attack of heart disease, from which lie never thoroughly recovered, and ho expirod this morning at 5 o'clock, in tho pro.senco of his wifo and family. Mr. M'Kolvio** lifo was a most eventful ono, and a record ot it would bo almost a history of tho colony. He was a nativo of Edinburgh, awl lott Loith in 18.% in tho Kujah for Australia, landing ut Sydney. By steady hard work ho acquired land in New South Wales, and prospered. In 1853 he came to this colony, and though possessed of moro than the averngo amount of means, lio had to Hliaro all the disagreeables that the early pioneers had to contend with. Tho iltceuscd gontleman was an exceedingly well - informed and woll - read man, and scarcely a subject could bo broached bub he could give intorostinpr information concerning it, and it was indeed a treat to hear him recount the story of Now Zealand awl tho part lio took in its colonisation. Wo have heard him say that he walked over tho awampy sandhill? whore Mvlliourno now Htands whon not a vestige of civilisation hud then reached tho place de-t-tinod to become so famous. Hnnaroda will mourn his death, for ho made good nso of his a-nplo moans in rolioving tho wants of othors. Hii oharity was not of tho ostentatious order, but followed in tho teaching of the Gcuat Givor, whon ho said, " But when thou dojst alms, lot not thy loft hand know what thy right hand dootb." Tho deceased, though a groat reader ami doop thinker, took no part in polities, but always said that ho " loft that kind of thing for thoso who had nothing better to do." Ho leaven a widow and largo grown-up family, for whom widespread s\ mpathy will bo folt in their bereavement. His romains will bo interred at the Karori comotory on Tuesday.