THE NIXON MEMORIAL.
A JiEETiSG of picrribers of. the committee-of tho. fund, for erecting, a memorial to the late Colonel Jvixon.dcpk ]';in'c;e rit.Otahuhji on Saturday last, ; wlien Evny Mel can, T.sc]. r took'tbeehairy Anioiip:t those present niro Messrs.,Baspetii, Mnrtyu, Jorrrs Foley, Ihmeirnan. and Gordon. Pevcfal matters having;, letn arranged, and iho sile finally oprrcd en, llr.-James Foley met Messrs. Earscit sine) l-iiiiifiican. on Monday, and the Ihrce r«rjtknicn piocwclrd 1o pep off the prcuncl pre] aratorj - to ol'the grunt. "\Ve ofiEiiot l.vt notice Ihe very handfome gift m.ide ly Mr Foloy for <bi.« object in presenting as n s-ito so valuable a portion b/ ground as that v.l.icb foims tbe vejy sipexof'tbe Triangle, _nt tliC' juivctipii of the Manpayri and Otahuhu road's -, and'also'of Mr. Alfred'Enelclaßd, ibr.tlio hni.clfchie in -nLuh. us. leaseholder,pf the he ti aired' his interest in the ground rftjiiircd. ; -.; • Ike nurnojial ti ill cccupy a. space of ; qiio chain ly l.ialf'-a clsiin—riiJl , stssd CO feetvin l)ciglit—vill LeAniilt of dressed stone obtained, frein the Lit He l'arrier Island—and frrnujts ieoivmandinp: fos.iticn can he seiiu frem j&faian-gnta-nlnri. Hcm'y's Hill, Onchiuiga, Hcwjek, and I'tuimurc. "We are plnd to find that the intention of .(he settlers of this; yrevince to erect aTasting meinoriiil of their e!-tc(m ar,d respect for a gallant gentleriian , and' soldier, who fell in defence!of their henrths 'arid hemes, is now ;about toTbc practically'carried out. ' ■ • r ",\ ■■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 495, 14 June 1865, Page 4
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227THE NIXON MEMORIAL. New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 495, 14 June 1865, Page 4
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