THE LATE MR. ROBERT GRAHAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7340, 29 May 1885, Page 5

THE LATE MR. ROBERT GRAHAM.

The funeral of the late Mr. Robert Graham took place from the residence, Jermyn-etreet, yesterday afternoon. The cortege moved off about two o'closk for the place of interment at St. Mark's Church, Remuera. There were four mourning carriages, containing the chief mourners as follows :—Firsts carriage : Master Arthur Graham (son of deceased), Mr. D. B. Cfuickshank, Mr. W. Cruiokghank, and the Masters Cruiokshank (3). Second carriage.: Master; Kussell Graham (eon of deceased), Mr. J. Wilson (Thames), Mr. J. Borne, Mr. W. Home, and Mr. J. Turner. Third carriage : f Hev. C. M. Nelson, Mr. John Kirk wood, Mr. Alister.Brown, and Mr. Hayward. Fourth carriage: Mr. G. Crnlckshank, Captain Braund, Mr. O. A. Harris, and Rev. D. Bruce. Then followed upwards of forty cabs and other vehicles, in which were all the leading citizens and influential gentlemen of the distriot. On the route at Meohanics , Bay, Parnell, and Newmarket, numerous other mourners joined in the prooeseion, bringing the vehicles up to fifty. The cortege was met *$. St. Mark's by a large number of Remuera residents. The mortuary service ' vna v .tiiotfc impressively read in the church ■ by' the Rev. C. M. Nelson. , Mr. Edwin. Heskoth presided at the organ, and executed Chopin's' prelude in £ minor .on the entrance of the procession into • the church. On the coffin being borne to the grave he played the Dead March in Saul. Here the burial service was finished by the Rev. Mr. Nelson, and the remaioe of one of New Zealand's moat enterprising, active, and useful colonists were committed to their last resting place. At the grave there was a very large* cod course of personal friends and others t« pay their last tribute of respect, to .the' .memory of one who had done so much'during his eventful career to advance the interests of thin end of the colony. The funeral arrangements were in oharge of Messrs. Winka and Hall. Mrs. Graham has received many telegrams of condolence in her great bereavement'from the South and other parts' of New Zealand. The flags on the shipping in harbour and at the' Grammar School were at half-mast yesterday out of respect to the deceased. We regret to learn that Mr. R. Graham, eldest son of the deceased, shows no signs of improvement in health.