OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10417, 15 April 1897, Page 3 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

Over 1000 Europeans attended the tangi eoriseqdent oh the death of W. H. Taipari, atParawai on March 20, in response to an invitation of the natives. The visitors were received very cordially by the assembled natives, many of whom were profusely decorated with weeping willows. Speeches were made by several native chiefs, and also by Mr. Jas. McGowan, M.H.R., Mr. Thos. Radford (Mayor), and by Captain Mair, all of which were interpreted by Mr. James Muckay. Several hakas were then danced by the natives, after which the assemblage dispersed. Taipari was, on Sunday, March 81, buried at Totara with military honours, the Naval Artillery corps and its band being in attendance under l.ieut.Adjutant Orant (who represented the Defence Department), and Lieut.-Com-mandant Potts. The funeral cortege waa a very lengthy one, and there waa an Attendance of between 2000 and 300'Jspecta-

Mr. J. D. (Jolebrook died ab Coromandel on Thursday morning, the 23th of March, of typhoid fever; age 58, Ho was one of the oldest settlers there, having arrived in 1862, being attracted by the first Kapanga find. At the time of his death he was tho oldosb membor of the Coromandel County Council, always heading the poll at the elections. He was chairman for several tormv, and he was secretary of the Masonic Lodge for years and n past master. For many years until recently lie was correspondent for the New Zealand Heiuld. Mo leaves a wife and a large family. The body of a man, apparently from 60 to G5 years of age, was discovered on March 20 at the toot of Stuart-street, Dunedin, on tho harbour shore. Tho body has been identified as that of John Robertson. Deceased was 64 years of age and was an inmate of tho Benevolent Institution, Ho was a native of Sutherlundshiro, Scotland, and had been in the colony ovor 40 years. A man named G. Marley died suddenly on March 26 at Waihi, and a coroner's inquest was held. It was then elicited that the deceased was last seen alive ab seven o'clock in the morning, but nob making an appearance at tho usual time in the evening a search was made for him, with the result that he was found dead in an outhoußO. A post mortem revealed the fact that deceased had burst a blood-vessel, and the jury without retiring returned a verdicb to the offect that death was caused by the rupture of a blood-vessel leading to the hoilrt. Deceased was a single man, and about 43 years of age. The death is announced of Mr. Robert C. Reid, J. P., publisher of the Westporb News, at tho age of 58. Mr. Koid was nt one time a member of the House of Representatives for Hokibika, and a supporter of the Groy Ministry. In the Provincial Government days he was member for tho Duller in tho Nelson Provincial Council. Ho was brother to Messrs. John and J, T. Reid, merchants, of Auckland. Mr, Thomas HerYiok, who has been idontified for many years with charitable work at the Chrietchurch City Mission Home, died early on Wednesday, March 31, from hemorrhage. The Rev. G. M, O'Connor, Roman Catholic priest, died at Rangiora on March 31. He had been in ill-health for some months. Deceased was 39 yoars, and had been in the colony for 15 yoars, for ten of which ho was in charge of Rungiora, Mr. John Mathews, coachbuilder, a wellknown Dunedin citizen, died at his residence on Sunday, March 28. lie was born utßradford-on-Avon in 1834, and emigrated to Victoria in 1854.

Ib will be seen from our obituary column Uiat- an old colonist lihb passed away, in bhs person of Mr. John Buchanan, of the firm of Messrs. J. and G. Buchanan, monumental masons, Wellesley-street. Deceased had been in indifferent) hoaloh since last December, and died ab his brother's residence, Franklin Road, ab the ripe age of 76. He arrived in the colony in 1861, and settled in Auckland in 1862, commencing business as a monumental mason in Wollosloy. street, where lie has worked ever since. Mr. Bu'ohanan was well known and respected. Hβ was a native of Glasgow, North Britain.

Another of Nelson's earliest settlers (gays the Unionist) has passed away at the ripe age of 77 yoars, in the person of the late Mr. David Nnrgate, of Stoke. He came to Nelson in February, 1842, by the ship Mary Ann. Deceased endured all tbo rough experiences and hardships which wore the lot of the early settlers. He loft n family of fife sons, two daughter?, and twenty-two grandchildren. An old Thames identity, in the person of Mr. Tiios. G. Reid, died on the Bth of April, the cause of death being " miners' com plaint." Mr. Reid was a much-respected resident of the Thames, and for years was employed as an underground boss in iha Caledonian mine.

We (New Zealand Times) regret to record the death of another woll-known Old Wellington settler, Mr. Win. Barrett Howe, who died on Saturday, April 3, at tho age of 63 years. The deceased gentleman arrived with his parents in Wellington in the ship Clifton 56 yearn ago. The vosßol was the third ship to reach Wellington. His career in New Zealand was a most interesting one. He sorved throughout the Maori war, and went through the usual trials And troubles which attended the life of every early sotuler.