LATE MR. BURNETT

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1941, Page 14

LATE MR. BURNETT

FUNERAL SERVICES

(P.A.)

TIMARU, December 2,

With <full Scottish honours, the funeral of the late Mr. T. D. Burnett, M.P., took place today. It was attended by representatives of every important organisation in the district, and by. Parliamentary leaders. The funeral left Mr. Burnett's residence, Timaru, after a short service at the house, conducted by the Rev. J. Baird, of St.'Paul's Presbyterian Church. The funeral then proceeded to St. David's Church, Cave, which was erected by the Burnett family in memory of pioneers.

Here, in the district where Mr. Burnett was born; the main service was held, the officiating minister being the Rev. F. H. Wilkinson, Trinity Presbyterian Church. The funeral then went to Mount Cook Station, where the burial took glace, the minister being the Rev. Malcolm Wilson. The Government was represented by the Minister of Industries and Commerce (Mr. Sullivan) and the Opposition by Messrs. S. G. Holland, Adam Hamilton, H. S. S. Kyle, and D. C. Kidd. Included among the mourners were representatives of every local body in the district, leading business and professional men, and representa-, tives of various organisations with which Mr. Burnett was associated.