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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9210, 2 December 1915, Page 4

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), sitting in divot ct yesterday, dealt willi the case of O-iarles E. Richardson v. Minnie Richardson. Mr A. H. Hind marsh appeared for the petitioner, who was married at Auckland in Feb ruary, 1009, find applied for a dissolution of marriage on the ground ol habitual drunkenness on the part oi the respondent. A decree nisi was granted. Tne death was announced yesterday of Mr Samuel C. G. Vickers, who passed away at his homo in Khandallah on Tuesday evening. Mr Vickers, who was eighty-one years of age, was for many years connected in an official capacity with the borough oi Onslow, where he was very widely known and highly respected. The deceased gentleman first set foot on New Zealand shores in 1851. when he arrived in Auckland, at the age of sixteen years, with hig parents. In ISO? he entered the Native Department, and when the seat of Government was changed to Wellington he was transferred with it. After nine years he was returned to Auckland, and became chief clerk of the Civil Commissioner's Office. In 1882 he was again removed to the Native - Office in Wellington, and four years later was retrenched from th», Civil Service, becoming town clerk to the Onslow Borough in the year 1894. •He held this position until three years ago, when, at the age of 77, he retired. Mr Vickers took a keen interest in the social life of the community. He interested himself also in religions matters, and had a great deal to do with the erect : on of the Khandallab Anglican Church. He was instrumental in the erection of the first public school in the Onslow district, and played a leading part in the transaction whereby the Onslow Council became possessed of the Kbandnllah Domain. Mr Vickers left a widow, three sons and two daughters, Messrs H. G. and W. G. Vickers (Wellington), Mr H. Vickers (Auckland), Mrs C. T. H. Brown (Wellington), and Miss Vickers (Khandallab).