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New Zealand Mail, Issue 245, 29 July 1876, Page 12

The sad news of the death of Dr. Featherston was received with the greatest regret throughout the colony. He had been so intimately connected with all that affected the progress and prosperity of the colony from its earliest days, and in all the positions he had held had so completely won his way into the affections of the people by his honesty and ability in public life, and his generous and chivalrous nature as a private gentleman, that his death cast a gloom over the whole community. In Wellington province, over which he had presided as Superintendent for a number of years, and in which he had come more closely into contact with all classes, his death was most severely felt ; but regret was not confined to this province, for by reputation he was equally well known North and South, and colonists generally mourned the loss sustained. A supplement to this issue contains a portrait of the deceased gentleman, and a sketch of his history, and also reports the steps which have been taken to perpetuate his memory.