EARLY SETTLERS

Evening Star, Issue 22878, 9 February 1938, Page 8

EARLY SETTLERS

DTAGO ASSOCIATION The monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association was held yesterday afternoon. There were present;—Messrs W. J. Strong (president, in the chair), H. Baron, E. 0. Hazlett, John Hope, R. S. J. A. Macdonald, C. C. Robertson, J. C. H. Somerville, E. Webster, John Wilson, and A. E. Selby. All arrangements in connection with the celebrations of the ninetieth anniversary of the province of Otago to be held on March 23 and 24 nest were left in the hands of the Social Committee. The President reported that the Balclutha Early Settlers’ picnic would be held on February 19. The following gifts were received, and votes of thanks were passed to the donors : William Nicholson, Ettrick (from the estate of the late Mrs H. H. Herron, Roxburgh)—A framed water colour painting of early Roxburgh about 1864. Painted by Ned Hughes, painter and miner, of Roxburgh. J. Bremner, Temuka—a small photograph of Jock Graham, who earned the mail on horseback from Dunedin to Invercargill in the 1860’s, and also to Gabriel’s Gully, 1861. Messrs R. Powley and Co, Ltd., Dunedin—Booklet, ‘ Hotels of Dunedin— Historical Record.’ From the estate of the late James Graham (per Mrs J. K. M'Fie, Dunedin)—Framed portrait of his late father, Malcolm Graham, Pcictiers, 1850. Mrs H. Dunbar, Roslyn—Framed portraits of her late parents, Mr and Mrs Gilbert Al'Kay, Balclnthn. Mr M'Kay arrived 1860’s. Mrs M'Kay fneo Honliston), Robert Henderson, 1860. 11. M. Wilkie. Anderson's Bay—A charcoal iron which belonged to his

late grandmother, Mrs James Henderson, Berwick, Mariner, 1850. Mrs M. Stobo, Sydney—Framed portraits of her late parents, Air and Mrs Thomas Greig, Dunedin. Air Greig, Sevilla, 1860. Mrs Greig (nee Straohan), Alpine, 1859. The Rev. T. A. Pybus, Port Chalmers—Booklet, ‘ Centenary Commemoration South Island Otakou and the First Christian Mission ’—a brief statement by the Rev, T. A. Pybus. Kaitangata Borough Council —Illustrated booklet, ‘ Sixtieth Anniversary Kaitangata Borough Council, October, 1937.’ Mrs Ann Fraser, Timaru —Framed portrait of Andrew Robertson, Northeast Valley, Blundell, 1848. W. B. Anderson, North-east Valley— Framed portraits of his parents, Mr and Mrs David Anderson, North-east Valley, arrived Dunedin 1859. Alexander Bethune, Wellington— Framed portraits of his late parents, Air and Airs Alexander Bethune, arrived early 1850’s. Mrs A. Agnew, Taieri Beach—A very bid manuka armchair. This was made in the early 1860’s by the late Thomas Agnew, for her late father, Robert Fairbairn, of Taieri Beach. From the estate of the late Aliss AI. E. Coull, Alornington—Two bound volumes containing records of Victoria's diamond jubilee, 1897, and also various jubilee numbers. _ From Airs Briscoe, Waitati, and Airs A. W. Alacandrew, Auckland —A medal which was presented to their late mother, Airs George West (nee Newman), June, 1857—Crystal Palace Handel Festival. Aliss J. Robertson, Frankton - A candle mould, lantern, and flour-miller’s picks. Aliss E. O’Rawe, Dunedin —Book entitled ‘ History of New Zealand, 16421861,’ by Alfred Saunders. The following deaths of early settlers were recorded during the month:— Airs AI. A. Crocome (nee AVarden), St. Kikla (103), Stately, 1852 (widow of Dr Joseph Crocome, first 'doctor to "settle in Otago Heads), 1836; Airs Eli-

zabeth George (nee Brown), Naseby (75), arrived 1850’s; Mrs John Macdonald (nee Low), Invercargill (83), Nelson, 1862; Mrs Ellen Sutherland (nee Wilson), Timaru (84), Strathallan, 1858; Samuel Miller, Portohello (90), arrived 1867; Mrs J. Hayes, Mornington (89), arrived 1865; Mrs M. J. Palmer, Ashburton, arrived 1861; William Hood, Wellington, Robert Henderson, 1861;’Mrs Margaret Scott (nee Blackwood) , Papatowai (84), Alpine, 1859; Edward H. Hart, Dunedin (87), arrived 1867; Mrs A. Edwards, Mornington (81), late of Waiwera South, Pladda, 1861; Mrs Mary Scott, Mos- . giel, arrived Otago 1863; Mrs J. Spavin, Caversham (80), arrived 1861; Hume Beeby, Dunedin (80), arrived 1867; Charles Fitzpatrick, Auckland (99), Gabriel’s Gully, 1861; James Sutherland, Caversham (84), arrived 1860’s; Mrs Louisa Fleming (nee Adam), Kahiku (94), Nonrmahal, 1858. The following early settlers were enrolled during the month:— John H. Waigth, Roslyn, s.s. Omeo, 1864; John M‘Kissock, Waikaia, s.s. City of Hobart, 1861; Andrew M'Kissock, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, s.s. City of Hobart, 1861. The folowing descendants were also enrolled during the month:— Joseph Pledger, Roslyn, father, Aldinga, 1861; Miss M. M'Leod, Dunedin, mother, Strathfieldsaye, 1858; William Nicholson, North-east Valley, father arrived 1862; Mrs W. J. Dundas (nee Gibson), Oturehua, grandfather, Nelson, 1862; John Harvey, Straits Settlements, Malaya, grandfather, Mooltan, 1849; Mrs H. Carr, Dunedin, mother, Mariner, 1849; James Fyfe, Wellington, father, Gala, 1860; Mrs E. M‘Combe (nee Morgan), Auckland, grandfather arrived 1862; John M'Diarmid, Woodside, grandfather, Philip Laing, 1848; Hugh Ferguson. North Invercargill, grandparents, Maori,, 1852; William Wright, South Dunedin, parents, Mooltan. 1849; Peter Matheson, North-east Valley, father, Arima, 1864; lan Dixon, Wellington, grandfather, s.s. Pirate 1859; Findlay Aitken, South Invercargill, father, Simla, 1851; Colin M'Lean,

Ohal, Southland, father. Victory, 1863 j Mrs T. Kennedy (nee M‘Lean), Caversham, father, Victory, 1863; Leonard Grey, Hangaroa, Gisborne, father, Larkins, 1849; James Armstrong, Pet on father, Gabriel’s Gully, 1861; Mrs FBandy (nee Loudon), Christchurch,parents arrived early 1860’s; Alexander Bet-hune, Wellington, father arrived 1855; James Henderson, Dunedin, parents, Robert Henderson, 1860; Miss C. Mackenzie, Dunedin, father, Gabriel’s Gully, 1861; John Borrie, East Taieri, grandparents, Maori'. 1857: Mrs David Milne (nee Russell), Taieri Beach, father, Stormcloud, 1860; Mr* A. E. Allen (nee Thomson), Palmerston, grandfather, Larkins, 1849.