OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18130, 30 June 1922, Page 8

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF OLD COLONIST. MK. EDWAitD RHODES. Another of tha pioneers of Auckland Province, Mr. Edward RhocV' . passed awisy yesterday at the ripe age o' ".">. Mr. Rhodes, who was a native of Yorkshire, arrived in New Zealand in 1854, and remained in the Auckland district ever since. He was one of the first to take up land at the Razcrback, which was then.on the outskirts cf settlement. He was, indeed, forced to leave his farm during the dangevous days of the Maori war. Over 40 years ttgo Mr. Rhodes bought a farm at Taru*here, which he occupied until his retirement about 1909, w.hen he came to live ab Epsom. Mr. Rhodes took an active interest in the public affairs of each district in which he. . lived, and served on road boards, school and church committees, and was connected with many instivai ons promoting social welfare. 'For many years he was air eider cf the Prefoytexiin Church. Undoubtedly he could b* pointed to as a citizc:, who always strovo to make himself publicly useful. Till recently be was a constant player on the Epsom bawling .green, and he .or-ntained his mental faculties right up to the day of his death. Ho leaveti tiiree soi4S, Mr. Charles Rhodes, of Ttemuera, Mr. H. Rhodes, of Paterangi, ?Jr. F. Rhodes, of Feflding, and two unmarried daughters, both of whom reside in Auckland. OAPTAIN-J. 0. SMITH. $ , Captain J. Christy Smith, who died recently, at the age of 83, wtas bora ab Arbroath, Scotland, and 6erved his apprenticeship in the China-Mauritius tradeAt.the uge of 21 years he gained his master's certificate, and was then connected with trade between the United. Kingdom and the colonies. He wae later in the coastal trade in New Zealand, and j in 1882 was appointed harbourmaeter at the Kaipara, a poaition from which he re-, tired in 1906. He then settled jfcfc -Te Kcpuru, where he died. Captain Smilh was. a Majson, being one of the oldest members of the St. George Lodge, 1801 E.C, and also % charter member of Lodge Hobson, 120 N.Z.C'HV is survived by hui wife and two children, Miss F. Smith and; Mr. C. E. Smith, all of Takapuna.. The, ' interment, which took place at Mount Wesley, was attended by many old settlers. MB- F. B. CLAPCOTT. Mr. Frederick Bunter Clapcott, who died at Hamilton the other day, at the age of 87, hid been a colonist for nearly 70 years. He arrived at Buoedin in the ship Garnatic in 1853, and he and, his "brother, Mr. Henry Clapcott, took up, land in Southland, Some years late;.' he moved to Auckland, wbsre "he resided for over 50 years, going to Hamilton three years ago. The late Mr. Qapcottfs wife died two years ago. '*• . . ' ."•;.'