OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 16848, 25 September 1918, Page 6

OBITUARY

MRS W. H. CUTTEN. Mrs W. H. Cutten died at her residence, Belmont, Anderson Bay, yesterday, aged 91 years. Tho eldest daughter of the late Captain Cargill, " the founder of Otago," she was born at Edinburgh, and spent her youth in York and Norwich. In March, lß'lß. when sho w,as just 21 years old, she landed here with her father from the ship John Wyckliff, so that her connection with the early activities of the province was very real. In 1850 she married the late, Mr W. H. Cutten, who w*as long well known in Dunedin as the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands, and was nlso member for Taieri in the House of Representatives (1878-79); and she was a vital and dominating figure in the social life of the province for many years. Mrs Cutten has been frail lor years, the frailty of ags, however, and not of definite sickness, and she. was not dangerously ill for more than a week. She was one. of a family of 17 children, and only two f-nrvive her--Mrs J. It. Johnston lof Dunedin) and Lieuten-ant-colonel Cargill, who is resident in Hengal, India. Mrs Cutten is survived by a familv of seven children—-Mr.-* E. 11. Hart (Dunedin), Miss Cutten (Huiiedim. Mr K. (■'. Cutten. S.M. (Auckland'. Mr W. Cutten (Alexandra), Mr Fred A. Cutten, Mr W. H. Cutten (London), and Mr Frank A. Cutten (Dunedin). PASSING OF THE COLONISTS. Mrs F. 1L Bust died test week at her residence. EHerslie, Auckland, aged 67 rears. Deceased arrived will) her parents m Otago when a. child forr years of age. During, her lengthy residereo (63 years) in New Zealand. Mrs Bust ha.s .lived in various part*, but for a number of years past was at Ellorslio. After "A residence, of 71 years in the. Auckland district. "Mrs Margaret D. Biggs died at Kpsom. Deceased arrived in Auckland with her jwent? in 1817 when a, girl five years of f1.70. They .-made fhoi.r home at Howiek. She waf married to the Jate Mr Thomas Biirgs. who served with Ihfl 58th Bern'menf. during 1 ho Maori War, dn.r.infr which time she resided at Thames c.nd Coroma.nd''!. Wli.ni lx-iie was deda.TC<l Mr and Mrs Big"'" pettled in Auckland. Tho immediate i-antM- of death was jrmciimoma.. A son of d"r"ased. Mr A. Bigg.s, of Penrose, served (hiring the war in Sor.th Africa and also during the prefent hostilities, being wounded at (he SoTtimc. There are 44 granddiildrei! and 25 great grandchildren.

The death is .'l'V'ruiw'c) of Mr.- .Inric Marson, reKei, of Mr J. T. wholuwl The d-scea-p-d wa<? t.h« d&iii'hler of the late Mr It. JWbuok. who arrived with his family from Txm<l;::!i in the oa.rly da-vs of Auckland. Tho \vh;;lc> of (he Root-ink and also the M.Tiwn familier. havo teen prominent in tompfiwiee v. r ork.

Our C-hristchurch forrfspondPTiii tol-*. graphs: Mr T. A. White-Parsons, n w<-ll-lniown Oh.ristcmuvh business man, filed on the voyacc across to Sydney. He had an Indent business with a larsre number of AmcTira.ii agencies, and had recently returned from a «nircessfnl business trip to America. Ho suffered from spinal trouble. Ho left for Sydney last week to rejoin his wife.