OBITUARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 220, 3 September 1929, Page 5

OBITUARY

THE VERY REV. DEAN MAYNE. The nows that the Very Rev. Dean Frank Mayne, of St. John’s Cathedral, Napier, had passed away at an early hour this morning was learnt with great sorrow. Beloved and highly respected by all with whom ho associated, the late gentleman was blessed with a multitude of friends whose loss is now a great one. Since coming to Napier in 1908 Dean Mayne had carried on his teaching and had watched and fostered his parish with fatherly affection. To him his parishioners were as children and he lavished his affection, care and guidance on them as such. For some months he had been ailing, and it was hoped that he would make a good recovery, but such was not to be, and this morning he peacefully passed into the Great Beyond. The late Dean Mayne was a brilliant scholar. Born in Ireland on December 22, 1867, he was educated at Hatfield College, Durham, where in 1891 he gained his B.A. The following year saw him appointed Deacon at Bath-and-Wells and in 1893 he qualified for his M.A. It was in 1894 that he had his first associations with New Zealand, being in that year appointed assistant chaplain at Christ College, Christchurch. While in the Cathedral City ho gained his priesthood and moved to Dunedin in 1896. From the beginning of the present century until 1905 he held the dual offices of Vicar of St. John’s, Roslyn, and Canon of St. Paul’s, Dunedin. This was prior to coming to Napier where, on December-12, 1906, he was made'canon and on October 2, 1918, ho became dean. About this time he greatly interested himself in tho erection of tho fallen soldiers’ memorial which at present gracs© the Cathedral. Ono son, Mr A. H. D. Mayne, of Napier, and three daughters, Mesdames Nelson-Smith (Havelock N.), McLaren (Wellington), and Dinwiddie (Napier), are left to mourn their loss. The funeral will leave the Cathedral, Napier, to-morrow afternoon for the Havelock North cemetery. A service will be conducted at the Cathedral at 2 o’clock. MR. ARCHIBALD MoLEAN. An old, widely known and esteemed colonist died at his residence, “Greenhill,” this morning in the person of Mr. Archibald McLean, at the age of 85 years. The deceased was deeply interested in cattle breeding, and his stud stock took prizes at agricultural shows all over the Dominion and in Australia. He •was at one time manager of Maraekakaho Station, but for many years was the laird of the Greenhill Station. He was of an extremely kindly disposition and was held in respect and affection amongst a large circle of friends through the Dominion.