LATE MR. HUNTER SHAW

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 13 October 1931, Page 8

LATE MR. HUNTER SHAW

A DISTRICT BENEFACTOR An early settler of the Whenuakura district, the late Mr Hunter Shaw, left the w hole of his estate to charities, and Patea came in ror a liberal share of the bequests. The work of allotment was left in the hands of Mr E. F. Warren, of Auckland, the sole executor. From the estate of nearly £20,000 Patea benefited by almost £IO,OOO. The consciousness and wisdom shown by the sole executor of the estate in the selection of the institutions and purposes of the grants should, be greatly admired. It was about 1860. or shortly before. that Mr. Hunter Shaw arrived in Now Zealand. In 18,60 he attended the sale of the Whenuakura Block, the first land sale to be held in the Patea district, and purchased, without seeing it, a large area of Imsli land which be named later ‘‘Orescent Falls,” from the course the stream took through the property. Bequests authorised by Air. Warren, as executor of tbe estate, were as follow- :

Patea: Domain Board, £1300: Hospital Board. £2550; Memorial Buildin (including all furnishings) £4984: Whenuakura Hall Fund. £SO; Plunket