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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 71 (Supplement)

A rook can fly sixty miles an hour, a hawk 150 miles,.

The oldest inhabitant —a crocodile, familiarly known as "Jim” —died at the London Zoological Gardens last month. Jim had spent forty years at the "Zoo.” Mr H. O. Caul ton, an old resident of Hawke’s Bay, joined the great majority on-the 15th, aged sixty-two years. The Napier "Telegraph” states that the deceased came to the colony during the troublous times of the Maori war, and participated in the fighting. He subsequently resided in Napier for a number of years, and was licensee of the Masonic and Albion Hotels. On removing to Hastings he took over the Pacific Hotel. Deceased leaves two sons (resident in Hastings) and one daughter (Mrs Hickey, now in England).

Mr William Lindsay, of the Lands and Survey Department, who has severed his connection with the head office staff to take up field work in the Marlborough district, has been presented by his fellow officers with a case of silver-mounted pipes as a token of their esteem. The presentation was made by the Surveyor-General (Mr J. W. A. Marchant), who spoke in high terms of Mr Lindsay’s ability. The Under-Secretary (Mr W. Kensington) and the Chief Draughtsman (Mr F. W. Flanagan) also testified as to the value of Mr Lindsay’s services. Occasion was taken at the same time to present Mr G. J. Heffeimn (who is leaving for the district- office at Auckland) with a souvenir.