OBITUARY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10601, 2 November 1910, Page 4

OBITUARY.

MR ROBERT HEWAT, SEN. We regret to-d l\ to have to announce tho death of' one "ol Noun Otngo's oldest settleis, that of Mi Robert Hew at, at the "ripened age »' 80 Mr Hew at arifved "iiT"Oa'marn in the month oi \o\ember, JBbO, a ]nst ov \eais ago, and he lias been a'leSidon! ot the ilistntt eiei since B\ tricle a caipentei, Mi Hew at was associated with the building ot what is iioii'kiioun as old Oaiiiani, and he has outhved ui.ui\ ot tlie stiucuiies .which, ]spraii«£ into bein,! undei hi-- skiltul hand," as se\enl oi them h.ue already gone to deea\ and been iemo\ed to make place" for the moie imposing edifices of piesontda\ roiiimeicial liti Tlie deceased, gentleman was of a leseived natuie and did not interest himself much in pubhe nutUis, although m his pnvtfte lite the ie--[)e<t in wind' he was held always drew around him a wide circle of Friends. Mr llewat took a keen interest in tlie athletic prowess of his sons, and his was a well-known figure oh the. local recreation grounds. He is survived by his wife and a family of four sons and three daughters, to each of whom the sympathy of the. community will be extended iii their bereavement.