OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17100, 24 February 1916, Page 9

OBITUARY.

H. D. BUCHANAN. The death took, place in the city yesterday. of Mr H. D. Buchanan, formerly, of .-Little, jl-iver, who was well bn own throughout Canterbury, and also in the Gisborne district. Mr Buj chanan was born on the famous Kinloch Estate, Little River, in 1804, and was educated at a private school at Christchurch. 'When only twenty-three years of-age he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. For many years lie took an active interest in local affairs and in all agricultural and pastoral aF- ' fairs. Ho was a member of the various local bodies, and was at one time chairman of the Little River Road' Board. In’ 1909 he removed to Gisborne. Mr Buchanan was one of the most liberal patrons of rifle shooting that New Zealand ever had. As an officer of the C.Y.C., he early displayed keen enthusiasm in marksmanship, and was generous in offering encouragement to riflemen, particularly those of Banks Peninsula. He subscribed liberally to all. district rifle, meetings, and cups, medals, and other, trophies donated by him are scattered, about.the district in large numbers. For many years ho annually held a camp on his property at.Kinloch, where for several days were gathered members of the C.Y.C. and of the several rifle clubs of ' the Peninsula, who indulged in a series of competitions for shields and trophies given bv Mr Buchanan. The camp's were held under the authority of Ih.e local Defence Department. The whole of ' the expenses—including the victualling cif the men—was defrayed by Mr Buchanan, and he also had prepa red n’t life own expense a first-class range on which were erected-six targets. Tn 1889 Mr Buchanan married Miss Roberts, and leaves a. widow and two sons, one of whom, Mr Hugh Buchanan, is at present training in Scotland with the Army: