OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 21138, 25 June 1932, Page 13

OBITUARY

SOUTHERN MAORI M.P. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Juno 24. The death occurred at Leviu to-night of Mr Tuiti Makitauara, parliamentary representative of the Southern Maori electorate. He was fifty-eight years of age. . ■ [Mr Makitauara was first elected to Parliament in 1928, when he gained tho Southern Maori seat in the interests of the United Party by one vote. In tho general election in 1931 he stood as the official Coalition candidate, and was again successful. He was born at Have* lock in 187-., and educated at the Canvastown School. Ho took up farming in Marlborough, and later moved ca Levin. There he continued as a farmer and also as a Native land" agent. In this latter capacity h« represented Maori interests in seine of the most important land negotiations between Maori and pakeha.] MR T. B, SPENCEGISBORNE, June 24. The death occurred to-day of iifn Thomas Bruce Spence, of Tiniroto Nation, one of tho best known s. m holders in Poverty Bay, and als., ip many years a prominent inembi of local bodies in this district. The deceased was sixty-three years of age, MR R. CLAYDON [Special to the ‘ Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, June 25; The death occurred at his residence afi Selwyn yesterday of Mr Richard Claydon, aged eighty, well known and greaty respected throughout the district. Born in tho village of Bodicote, Oxfordshire (Engand), in 1851, Mr. Claydou carao to New Zealand when nineteen years of age by the sailing vessel Crusader. For some years he resided at Ashburton, and helped to build the first railway bridge over the Ashburton River, in addition to assisting with many other large undertakings in the Canterbury and Auckland provincesAmong Auckland works upon which ha was engaged was the building of tha Calliope Dock. Standing 6ft in height, sturdily built, and possessed of great! strength, ho was a- fine* all-round athlete in his younger days, excelling ati running, boxing, and field sports. Tti is recalled that’when the famous Donald Dinnie was once competing at sports ati Ashburton, Mr Claydou was the only other man on the ground who could toss the caber used by Dinnie.