Motukaraka.
OBITUARY
( Own Correspondent./
A sad event occurred on the 2nd inst., namely, the death of Mr Wm. Gordon, one of the pioneer settlers, aged, 54 years. Deceased, who formerly be* longed to the 18th Royal- Irish, Was suffering from that painful disease, cancer in the mouth, and Vhad undergone two operations in the Auckland Hospital. The first about March pf last year, and the other in last March.-, He leaves a widoyr and four children, "i three bpys.anil a girl^ ihe eldest, a] bpy agefi about 16, and the youngestva" girl afibufr-m* ;<. r : -^ v^ . . / GRASS. _;:.. Now that the warm weather has set in grass' and other growing crops are lodising Well. SCHOOL. There was a special meeting of t^ie School Committee on the 4th, to cqii.sjder a circular re drainage, but /as there are no drains and the scHdol buildings are on a bad foundation,; it was considered that it would require .an expert to deal with the matter. Replied to accordingly.
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Northern Advocate, 14 October 1893, Page 1
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163Motukaraka. Northern Advocate, 14 October 1893, Page 1
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