EARLY SETTLERS

Evening Star, Issue 19017, 12 August 1925, Page 4

EARLY SETTLERS

MEETING OF COMMITTEE ‘ i Mr John Hope presided at the monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association. The following gilts wore received, and votes of thanks passed to the donors: — From W. Andrew, Masterton (per Professor Park), framed portrait of his late father, Hie Rev. J. C. Andrew, a Waitaki nmhoklcr, 1856-18G0; T. IE Sadcl, Dunedin, very old engineer’s chain, used in the early days of Otago; Mrs James Freeman, Green Island, framed portrait of the late Caroline Freeman, 8.A., first graduate Otqgo University, 180-5 (Nonrmalial, 1858); C. G. Beecrolt, Morninglon, silver ! medal (ploughing match), given by-the lliolihind Society of Scotland to John I Hamilton, Millburn, February 14, i 1820. found by tho donor’s son in 1924; !G. Speight, ‘Dunedin, photograph of I house of the late George Duncan, Rattray street, 1859, ou the site where Speight’s Brewcrv now stands; Miss M. Downie Stewart-, Iloriot row, on deposit vorv old piano, said to ho the first to be" brought to Dunedin; Mrs 'Hunter, Heriot row, number of old pliotographs. The following deaths were reported: —Mrs A. J. Wright, Castle street, | Stonncloud, I 860; Wm, Black, Opono I (seventy-nine), Blundell, 1848; Mrs i Peter 'Beil, Balelutha (ninety-two), I Jura, 1«53; Wm. Bcid, Alma street 1 (eightvf, Arima, 1803 j Patrick Donoghuc, 'Boslyn (eighty-nine), early sixties; Walter Nicol, Balelutha (cightytwn), Three Bells, 1858; Alex. Wisely, Milton (eighty-four). Grasmere, 18b2; Andrew M'Koiizic, Waitalmna (mnetyono), early sixties; T. J. Jack, Sprey- : don, Christchurch (sixty-three.), arrived Dunedin sixties; Mrs Agues H. i Boulter, Rankeilor si root (miiet-y----i four), Arima, 1803; D. Shcddan, TapaInui (pighty-tlireo), Cheviot, 1802; AnI drew Fairbairn. Christchurch, Duncdm ! early sixties; Mrs Elizabeth B. GellatI lev, Morninglon (eighty-four), Viola, WOA- Mrs Jane Gray, Norwood street, North-east Valiev (cighty-eignt), Jura 1802; Mrs Isabella M. N. Gillespie. Palmerston (sixty-mno), arrived Ota mi 1800; Jas. Hogg, New i lymmi 111, late Balelutha (seventy-four), Gloucester, 1858: John Fahey, Dunedin, late Balelutha (seventy-four), 'Seaman’s Bride, 1862; _ Mrs James i Craig, Ha worn, late sixties; Eucu Cameron, late Wannka (eighty-seven), oarlv sixties; D. A. Mans, lore. Chalmers (seventy-seven), Carooou, 18(17. The following early soiiiovs wore onrolled :--B. Little, I’nketcraki (Stormcloud, I 860); Mrs B. Little, nco Hocking. Piikcleraki (Chili, K-61). Two descendants were also enrolled.