EARLY SETTLERS

Evening Star, Issue 19891, 13 June 1928, Page 3

EARLY SETTLERS

MEETING OF COMMITTEE Mr F. W. Knight presided at the monthly meeting of the committee of the Early Settlers’ Association. The following gifts were received and votes of thanks passed to the givers From Edward V. Scott (Waimate), fancy stitched leather belt made by himself: Mrs W. Martin (Wangaloa), brass plate off captain’s cabin door, s.s. South Australia, wrecked at. Coal Point, 18G7; Miss Melville (William street), framed oil paintings of her late parents; Mr and Mrs Andrew Melville, Dunedin, Mr Meville, ‘King o) Italy,’ 1861; Mrs Melville (‘Kamilla Mitchell’), 1864; F. Waite (Balclutha, per Mr Skinner), very old-time wooden ladle; Survey Office (Dunedin), number of old maps; Miss Columb (Ross, street), copy ‘Evening Star,’ May 20, 1865, ‘ Daily Times,’ July 4, 1867, January 16, 1873, July 25, 1876, also number of old photographs; J. W. M'Tntyro (Dunedin), framed portrait of himself (Tamar. 1862) ; John Gillies, jun. (Bruce 'Street), number of old directories; R. J Pope (Wellington), framed portraits of his late parents (Mr and Mrs J. H. Pope, arrived Dunedin 1863) ; Mrs M. Blackwood (Wallace street), framed portrait of her late mother (Mrs Archibald Macdonald, Dunedin, Philip Laing, 1848) ; Mrs J. C. Tyson (Musselburgh), large photo group (‘Lawrence Old Identities’); J. Colo (Lawrence, per R. Norman), very old branding iron used by Mr Cole in tho early ’sixties; Alexander Anderson (Herbert), copper token (Jones and Williamson, Dunedin, 1858); Alexander Gilmore (Dunedin), framed family group (brothers, sisters, and self, father), ‘Evening Star,’ 186(1, also a very old meerschaum pipe, much repaired, used by his father for over sixty years; Mr M. Souness (Purekireki, per Mrs J. A. Somerville, Wailapeka), old-time candle moulds, as used for making tallow candles in the early days; Miss J. L. Columb (Dunedin), framed portrait of her late parents (Mr and Mrs C. Columb, Ross street; Mr Columb, Helmslic, 1863, Mrs Columb, 1865); P. 11. Sargoocl (Dunedin), framed photo group early New Zealand Governors.

Tho following deaths were reported : Mrs E. Shanks, nee Wilson (Strathallan, 1858); Dr J. M’Phcrson (Auckland, late Dunedin, 71 ; Gala, 1860) ; Mrs W. R. Fraser (Waikiwi, Southland, 82; Palmyra, 1858); W. L. Kerr (Mokotua, Southland, 82; Mariner, 1349) ; L. D. Nicol (Auckland, late Matnnra, 83: Three Wells, 1858) : John Dickson (Milton, 83; Oscar, 1861); Miss Jura Farquharson (Port Chalmers, 69; Jura, 1858); William M'Lelland (Miller’s Flat, 88, arrived 1859) ; Mrs Rosanna Arthur (Dunedin, 91; Silistria, 1860); John Edie (Lawrence, 73; Aldinga) 1863) ; Airs Ellen Prictor (Potone, late Dunedin. 81; Silistria, 1860); Mrs M. J. Johnston (George street, 98; John Wickliffe, 1848); M. E. M'Loan, home missionary (Beaumont; arrived 1856). . Tho following early settlors were enrolled:—Mrs R. Clark, nee M. Wallace, 33 Lindsay road, Rockyside, Caversham (Robert Henderson, 1862); F. Boyd, Waianawa. Southland (Jane to Bluff, 1863) ; Mrs F. Boyd, neo Mary Mitchell, Waianawa, Southland (Lady Egidia. 1861); Mrs Alexander Martin, neo Alice A. Wood, 60 Tennyson street (It. P. Bowcric, 1868); Charles Brensscll, Outran! (from Victoria, 1802). Twenty-three descendants were also enrolled.