OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19412, 21 August 1926, Page 12

OBITUARY.

MR. EDWARD A, DALDY. Mr. Edward Arthur Daldy, who difid yesterday in Thames Hospital, was for many years associated with mining in New Zealand and was mine manager of the Golden Pa mine and the Haura'ki Main Lodes, Ltd. Mr. Daldy was born in Hobart 68 years ago ' at' 4 was the second son of the late Dr. H. J. .Daldy, for many years a magistrate in Tasmania, and a nephew of the late Captain Daldy, of Auckland. He came to New Zealand when 18 years of age, arriving at Coromandel in May, 1875, and commencing mining. Soon afterwards he went to Whangarei and for some • time was engaged in shopkeeping. Selling out, Mr. Daldy went to Thames and worked some of the principal mines of the district, but, after a few years, returned to Coromandel and worked at the Tokatea, Old Union Beach and other mines; About this time he essayed storokecping again, but gave it up and directed, .jll his energies to mining. He was employed for 1 a number of years at the Kapanga mine, and became a member of the tributing. party under.. Mr. George H. Legge, which discovered what, is no.w, historically known as Legge's Reef. Mr. Daldy is survived by Mrs. Daldy and a family. The interment- will, take- place - at Thames tomorrow. MRS. CHARLOTTE COLLINS. An Auckland resident since the " sixties," Mrs. ■ Charlotte Collins died on Thursday, at • the age of 95. Since her arrjval in New Zealand with her husband she had ; seen the' development of Auckland from a settlement to a city, and she had a sich < fund, of- anecdotes' df the early days. Mrs., Collins w#s married.in the ; parish church of . Ballymacarrett, County Antrim, ori July ■•l7,'.' 1864] and two yearago she and her husband were' the recipients of numerous congratuilations on the occasion of their diamond wadding. Mr. and Mrs. Collins came to New Zealand in 1865 by the nhip. Ganges, landing as was the custom with immigrants of those 'days, ''in Towing boats °.J? sp?t ■ waterfront, long since converted, into handsgmei Queen - Street buildings. The par{y welcomed by, Sir George Groy, arid, 'on the very clay ■of its ..arinvaP a> in -Sliortland .Street, ""destroying a' '.nnrtif: berv-of Aiiowly-ei'ected • houses? * Mrs. "C'ol^ - lins-jand ;her hashand actively" iritoreslied themselves, as all the pioneer settlers dldj in the prosperity and welfare of their new home. Mr. Collins was a membor of the committee that erected the first church of St. Benedict's,- a little Wooden building that formerly-stood, in;the !sytnond? Street Cemetery; arid he. Was also a leading figure 'in- the 1 ' formation of "the Auckland 'Hibernian 'Society. v Mri'; : Qql,lins had interesting memories' of many, of the leading men of early days, incli;qing Sir George Grey, Sisljop Selwyn caid Bishop Pompallier. Mr. Gpljips survives his wife, and he has now attained; ikhe age of 91years. 1 _. T

■ {•THE REV. JOHN:' SMITH. An old colonist, the, Rev* John Smith, who had laboured long in the' Methodist ministry in-New Zealand, passddaway on Thursday at the residence of his son, Mr. F. I. Smith, Clonbern Road, Remuora. Mr; Smith' was borii at Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1835. He arrived in Auckland in 1859 and 'the following''year entered the ministry; His first charge wa3 at New Plymouth, where he was associated with. the. late Rev. John Whiteley, who was killed by the Maoris. In 1863 "Mr. Smith was associated with the late.Rev. W. Gittos, at Kaipara, in Maori mission work and . later . continued that work at Raglan, where he was assisted by two Maori, ministers. Subsequently M r - Smith occupied charges in different centres of both 'North' and Soiith Islands. His last charge was:at. Kumara, Westlnnd. from which: he retired,,in 1891 and went to reside at Chrfstchurch. He came to Auckland thirteen years ago. Mrs. Smith died in, Christchurch in 1890.'. Two sons survive, Mr. C. A., Smith, of Opunaike. and Mr. J?. 1. Smith, ,of Auckland. A memorial service will bo held in, the Methodist Church, Remuera to«morrow. MR. DAVID JOHN - BEWS. The death of?' Mr. David John Bews, which occurred on Thursday at Waifcui, Lower Hutt, Wellington, removes a prominent figure iti insurance-' circles in New Zealand. Mr. Bews -was born in November 11, 1860, and ioined the staff of the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company as manager in September, 1888. He first joined the New Zealand Insurance Company's staff when it took over the business of the New Zealand . Accident Insurance Company, ,io which he iivas senior officer.- This was in 1906, when he was appointed superintendent of the accident • section, with headquarters in Auckland. Later be became secretary to the company. In 1918 he was appointed manager of the Wellington branch, and there he remained «p to the time of his retirement in 1925. While in Wellington he was chairman of the Fire Underwriters' Association, and also chairman of the local section of the Marine Underwriters' Association.

Deceased Js survived by a widow and an adult family."