THE REV. DAVID HAMILTON MISSING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 3644, 16 July 1873, Page 3

THE REV. DAVID HAMILTON MISSING.

Jh P ™;T ft a eli!1 | s of dee P re s ret we have to chron ele the fact that the Key. David Hamilton, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, twlV - mi9eiQ g f or six days, and tWh h" " ° nl 7, t0 ° muci > reason to fear that he has met with Borne Berious accident, or W w untimely end. On Wednesday last, Mr. Hamilton left Ihe Whau, on horseback, to conduct divine service at the Manukau Heads, one of the posts in his widely scattered district. He was expected to return in time for the services at the Whau, on Sunday last. As he did not then make his appearance, his congregation became uneasy, wh.vf i TaS £ ote j tbe fitrict punctuality in which he attended his dutic-3. This aniiety increasing by the rev. gentleman's longtha Wht, ence > B ? veral gentlemen left f\? Bearch P ar ty» to scour the country; and these were again followed on Monday morning by several others. A public meeting of settlers was held on Monday ZZZ g 'r ICh i L mony expressions of St w j l6 KeV - , Mr " Hamilton, it was •greed that four gentlemen should start at •nee to join in the search, and the resolution ot the meeting was given effect to. The case ffas reported to tbe police, and a mounted •onstable was despatched to make search for tie missing gentleman. A constable was also ent down to the Manukau with orders to earch the creeks. A message was received rom the Manukau Heads on Monday evening ° i j efiect that Mr. Hamilton had not cached that place, which makes his disappearoce more mysterious. There are Humerus surmises of what may have happened to pwsmg gentleman, but with the party r 8 ?* the cause of his non-appearance lln® 7 1? D S to remain a matter of übt. ihe police had not, up to a late hour J* evening, received any intelligence from the «ih party, which would have been the case rnTat.M 7 bee , n ,, successful, as the mounted t, «„ ? ould have once returned to town v report it.