OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5443, 28 April 1879, Page 3

OBITUARY.

11l another column will be found an obituary notice announcing the death of Mr. John Munro, for many years the representative of the Marsden electorate in the General Assembly. Though originally from Nova Scotia, he has been many years in thij provines and has taken us active part in the public business of the country , Though not a fluent speaker, he has had cl ear and sound views of public life and the policy best adapted for the development of the revenue of new countries, and aided in these matters by his pen as well as by his vote in the House of Representatives. He died on Sunday last, at the ripe age of nearly four seore years, after a prolonged illness. He leaves a family to mourn tbe loss of a good and exemplary parent. A Waipu correspondent sends the following Mr. John Munro, late M.H.R. for Marsden, died on Sunday evening, the 20th in=t., at hi 3 residence, Whanrrarei Heads; having been in very feeble "health of late, his death was not unexpected. He was, we are informed, quite eeniible, and in the intervals of pain Epoke composedly of his approaching death. Only a few months since you chronicled the death of Mrs. Munro, his late wife ; another old couple who having lived to a ripe age happily together, have gone from amongst us nearly at the same time. Mr. Munro was well knov.n all over this colony, and as widely rc-spected as a politician. From the the time he rrrived in the colony, in December, 1557, he had held a seat in the Pre vincial or General Legislature, and foi many years in both; until very lat'. ly he was a member of the llou3e of Representative; for Marsden. He was a man of disinterestec motives as a politician, and having a mos agreeable manner, he made strODg friend ships, many of them only ending with lite In some respects Mr. Munro, when at hi best, had few equals ; his fund of anecdote was comparatively unlimited, and he wa never at a lobs for an illustration in coiiver sation or writing. His knowledge and ac cjuaintance with the ancient lore, particular! of Scotland and the Highlands, made him ; most pleasant companion to young and old A3 to his efforts and success a3 a politiciai in the cause of the s?.rugg!ing settlers 11 ' Xew Zealand, it ia too soon to write; suth : cient to state that he wa3 the friend of th I poor, the helper of every one who needed hi i assistance. He will long be held in grateft 1 remembrance by bis fellow colonists. Mr. H. A. Cleary, who died at Short land on April 17, was score ary to th Thames Scottish Vi and foi ' merJy one of the military sctthra c the. West Coast. Mr. Cleary was wounde I whilst marking at the butts some tw I or three years ago, and sustained a fractur ; of the shoulder-bone, frtm which he he S long suffered. A few moi.ths ago Mi | Cleary suffered severely from an affection c fclu* luriLTP, raid to be tliu result of the wouni and i:-j v.-- s e nlined I'thr. r .tea f<T sun wotlrs L ;S3 of bleed fr-mi 'un- liiu.s :■ dueed his constitution very materially, an although ho recovered temporarily lie w; yet week and indisposed. In this condition 1 !left for Auckland on Saturday morning la to consult Dr. Philson, and whilat in tow caught a cold which flew to his ar produced bcemorrhage. He returned hon on "Wednesday afternoon, and yesterdi morning suffered another attack, whi< proved fatal last night. Deceased was mui respected by the corps to which he attache He was formerly an officer in an Engli Militia regiment, and served in China. 1 •was afterwards one of the Police Cadets Victoria, in which corps he served until | came to New Zealand, and did active serv: I in the Military Settlers Defence Force 9 Wanganni and Tarannki. He distinguish I himself by bis bravery during the time thi 1 corps were in active service. Since i ■ accident by which he lost the usn of his ar | he has frequently been an invalid, and 1 I session endeavoured to obtain some redr H from the Assembly for the loss of the use £ his arm whilst in the service as a Volunte ■ This was not successful, and we regret to £ 9 that he leaves a widow and a largo fam 9 totally unprovided for. .JU&t