THE LATE MR. C. G. MURPHY OF EAST TAMAKI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8988, 28 February 1888, Page 6

THE LATE MR. C. G. MURPHY OF EAST TAMAKI.

The funeral of the late Mr. C. G. Murphy, of Inglewood, East Tamaki, took place on Sunday last, and was attended bya largeconcourse of personal friends and country settlers —many of whom had travelled long distances to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of one of the most highly esteemed and energetic farmers of the East Tamaki district. A short and affecting service, conducted by Mr. Hogg, was held in the house, with the sorrowing relatives and friends of the deceased. The funeral cortege left Inglewood at one o'clock, the carriages, buggies, and horsemen extending fully half-a-mile along the road, and on arriving at the Otara Presbyterian Cemetery the solemn burial service was conducted in a very impressive manner by the Rev. J. Macky. Mr. Murphy was born in the North of Ireland, and resided for many years at Portadown, bub the news of the discovery of gold in Victoria led him to leave his native land and seek his fortune in that rising colony; where he resided for some years. Like many other Victorians, he was attracted by the tempting reports of the rich goldfields of Otago, and spent some time in the Lake district, whence he travelled through Canterbury to the then new discoveries on the west coast of the South Island, where he engaged in business, and by his genial disposition and integrity of character, won the respect and confidence of all sections of the community. Having amassed a competency, Mr. Murphy decided in 1867 to visit Auckland, and after some time purchased the farm where he has spent so many happy years. Some ten or eleven years ago, at the earnest request of the directors of the Whakatane Cattle Company, Mr. Murphy let his farm and removed to Whakatane, where he took the active management of their estate for about five years, but failing, health led him to return to his farm at the East Tamaki, where he continued to reside until his death, which took place last Friday night, after a very short illness, at the comparatively early age of fifty - eight years. He leaves a widow and nve sorrowing children to mourn. his sudden departure. Mr. Murphy was a member of the Church of England, but his large-hearted sympathy was not confined to one church, it was felt and acknowledged by members of the other churches in the district where ho resided, in fact, until the erection of the Episcopal Church at the Flat Bush, he was one of the most regular worshippers at the Wesleyan Church in the district. A kind husband, a loving father, a real neighbour, and a faithful friend, there are few who have stood as high in the regard and esteem of their fellow settlers during the last twenty years as the late Mr. Conway Grey Murphy.