PERSONAL MATTERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 4 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr J. J France, who for the last five years has been postmaster at Fairlie,' has been transferred to Picton. , At the meeting of Court Robin Hood, A.0.F., last night, the death of Bro. John W. Slatter, at Wellington, was announced. Deceased had been a member of that court for' some years, and '. was formerly a resident of Nelson. " A Melbourne cable states that s the Medina's New Zealand . passengers' are Messrs Richmond, Bridding, Bloonifield. Griffith, Gregorv, Wolf jMesdames McDonald, Richmond, Bloomfield. Laracy, Wolf; Misses McDonald, Ho'lfbid, Newbold, Good, BlobmfieKd. The death occurred at Motueka. oh, Friday last of Mrs Ann Boyce, relict of the late Wm. Boyce, at the ripe age of 87 years. Deceased, who was born at Sydney in 1827, came to New Zealand in 1837, and for several.years resided at Port Underwood, where she was married to thexlate Mr William. Boyce by the Rev. S> Ironside. .' She • was then a girl of 16 years o'f age, her - husband being in charge of. a whaling, station there. Mr and Mrs'Boyce came, to Nelson in 1847i%nd for four years lived near the Saltwater Bridge. They then removed to Motueka. Deceased's husband died 19 years ago, and' then she has resided with, her son, Mr, William Boyce, Borough Clerk of Motueka. They had a family of 13 children, ten of whom are # living. They are • Mrs, Staples (Levin), 'Mrs'- Nelson "(Nelson), Mrs G>, Calinahi (Wangariui), Mrs J. Burns (Wellington), Mrs: W. George (Wellington), Mrs J. Kirchex (Wellington), Messrs-George and William Boyce' (Motueka), Edward Boyce (Nelson), and Frederick Boyce (Auckland). There aije 56 grand-children, 65. .gfeai>grahd-chil-dren, and two dren. The remains of'-,deceased .were , interred in the.Motueka cemetery on} i Sunday " last, the .; funeral service being read by Mr Wj Wortley iFrehch. : j(Pres> ' byterian- minister), in the :absence : ; o'f the Rev. J. McArthur (Wesleyany; There was a [representative attendance, the deceased having been highly respected in the district. 4