OBITUARY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 September 1924, Page 7

OBITUARY.

OLD RESIDENTS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Mr. Richard John Harman, who died at Wellington a.t the age of 84 years, ■ came out from the Old Country ,more ; than half a century ago. In his younger days he walked over the. Rimutakas from Wellington to Carterton, where he eventually settled with his family, and followed his occupation as builder and contractor. He lived in Carterton until three years ago, when he and his wife (who predeceased him by two years) came to live with their daughter in Petone. Mr. Harman leaves a family of six. The death occurred this week of Mr. Charles M. Rbss, head of the firm of C. M. Ross and Co., Palmerston North drapers. The late Mr. Ross was a native of Tain, in Ross-shire, Scotland, and after serving an apprenticeship to the trade came to New Zealand by the ship Leucadia in 1878 Four years later he settled in Palmerston North. The death occurred suddenly on Sunday morning at Newtown, Wellington, of. Mr. James Cairns, who, for the past twelve years has held the position of health officer for the Wairarapa district. The late Mr. Cairns who had resided in Masterton for the past 20 years, leaves a, widow and three sons and three daughters. . A lad Y much esteemed by her many tnends Mrs. Clara Harrison, died on (September 3 (states an Auckland exMrs. Harrison was born at tiawau i 3 years ago, being a daughter of the late Mr. James Ninnis, a mine manager,, who came from Cornwall under engagement to Sir George Grey to develop the copper mine at ‘Hawaii. Mr. Ninnis (who, like all Cornish mine managers, was called captain) lived with his wife and family at Kawau .f f ime . Later he moved to YY aitangi near Waiuku, and was farming until the war with the Maoris brokeout. It was at Thames that Miss Clara Nmms was married to Mr' t Hacnson in 1871, by the Rev. James Buller. Captain Ninnis was in charge of some of the principal mines, including the Kaponga at Coromandel. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison were at Tauranga for some time, and then went to Coromandel in the days when communication was by cutter. For a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have resided m Auckland, the husband predeceasing his wife. A' very old and highly esteemed resident of Auckland passed away on Monday m the person of Mrs. j. L. Holland. The deceased lady, who had reached the age of 84 years, was born at Leicester, England, m 1840, and arrived at Auckland by the ship Surat in the year 1864. The same year she was married to the late Mr. J. L. Holland, who was also a native of Leicester, and with the exception of several visits to the Old Country she had lived UU Auckland ever since* She had thus seen the place of her adoption grow tioin the state of a little pioneer village to that of a modern and well appointed city of nearly 200,000 inhabitants. Mrs. Holland’s husband predeceased her seven years, and she leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. The death has occurred of Mrs Michael Browne, at Auckland. She had been m poor health for several months . and failed rapidly after the sudden death of Mr. Michael Browne, early m August, eventually passing away on Saturday morning. Mrs. Brown was born in Bendigo, Victoria, sixty-four years ago, and came to New Zealand at the age of eighteen. She lived at Ihames for several years, following the profession of teacher at the Waiotahi school but came to Auckland shortly after her marriage. Mr. William Saunders, who died at Russell, Bay of Islands, recently at the age of 68 years, wa s born when the steamer by which his parents travelled was, rounding the North Head Auckland, in the year 1856. At the age of 17 he left Auckland in the whaler Swallow, which cruised off Rarotonga and Tahiti, North America, and eventually the Arctic regions. After an absence of ten years he returned to New Zealand, and'Settled down for the rest of his life at Russell, where he wa« engaged in the fishing industry. A widow, two sons, and five daughters are left to mourn his death. The great war was responsible for the a son (Jim) and the serious disablement of another. \