OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19763, 14 April 1926, Page 8

OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association was held yesterday, the president (Mr W. Nicolson) in the chair. The following gifts were received, and votes of thanks passed to the donors; — From Geo. M'Donald (Middlemarch), set of drought horseshoes made by himself and exhibited Taieri Show, 1882, winning first prize, also, on deposit, silver medal for same; J. M. Smith (Queen street), number of old photos; Henry Allan (Oamaru), portrait of himself, Lady Egidia, 1861; Geo. MTptosh (Lawrence), photo of himself, City of Dunedin, 1863; Frank Templeton (Dunedin), diary Pladda, 1861, written by his grandfather, T. J. Young; from Miss M. L. Ferguson, Bible which belonged to her uncle, late Captain P. Logan, Robert Henderson, 1858; Edmund Anscombe (Dunedin), framed photo panorama New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition buildings, 1925-1926; Jno. Flett (Allanton), framed portraits of his late parents, Mr and Mrs Geo. Flett, Taieri, Srathfieldsaye. 1858; Miss Atkinson (Wellington), framed portrait of her late parents, Mr and Mrs E. B. Atkinson (Oamaru), Mr Atkinson— John Wickliffe, 1848, Mrs Atkinson (nee Harland) —Maori, 1853; R. N. Gordon, framed picutre Lake Taupo; J. Hudson (Dunedin), copy Ladies’ Journal Album, 1858; Mrs W. Spence (Glenomaru), framed portrait of her late mother, Mrs W. Tough (Milton), Gala, 1868; Mrs M. E. Cowie (High street), rifle used by the late R. Curie when a member of the old Port Chahnei’s Volunteers; J. Currie Elies (Sydney), framed painting of old First Church Manse in Princes street South, also parallel ruler used by his late father. Captain Elies, in navigating Philip Laing to Otago, 1848. The following deaths were reported:— Geo. Mackie Williamson, Gisborne (81), Philip Laing, 1848; Mr Jas. Bryce, Oamaru, Ceylon, 1863; Mr D. Scott, Roslyn (78), William Davie, 1807; Samuel Young, Tuapeka West (77), Mary, 1849; Mr Thos. Hope, Dunedin (88), Stormcloud, 1861; Matthew Andrew, Abbotsford (67), Pladda, 1861; Robert Angus, Balclutha (85), Bruce, 1860; Thos. Allan, Auckland, late St. Clair (90), Lightning, 1861; Thos. Bennet, Portobello (90), Lightning, 1861; Jno. M-Guffog, Clutha (82), 1806; Arch. Frew, Oamaru (77), Cheviot, 1862; Mrs Francis Rees, Nelson, late Wakatipu (88), early sixties; H. C. Tewsley, Auckland (68), arrived Otago 1863; Miss E. Haggit. Cumberland street (-70), arrived .1865; Mrs Mary West, Carroll street (95), South Australia. 1866. The' following early settlors were enrolled;—Mrs J. Carrington (nee Mayall), Cumberland street, Evening Star, 1860; Charles Dallas, Te Houka, Balclutha, Stormcloud, 1861; Mrs Charles Dallas (nee Matheson), Te Houka. Balclutha, Jura, 1858; Mrs W. J Stringer (nee Turnbull), St. Albans, Christchurch, Ethereal, 1864; Mrs Elizabeth A. Henderson (nee Poppelwell), Wellington, Blundell, 1348; James Kay, 70 Russell street, Stately, 1854; Mrs Marion Robertson, Palmerston South, Siltstria, 1862; Mrs W. Familton (nee Wooley), Hampden, Ajax, 1349; Mrs Jas. M’Callum (nee Sellars), George road, Southland, Schleswick Bride, 1863; George Balsille, North-East Valley, Dunedin, 1868; Mrs Geo. Balsille, North-East Valley, Calicia, 1863; J. S. Lind, 80 Carroll street, Strathfieldseaye. 1858; Mrs Annie Goodman (nee Low), Peter street, Caversham, Palmyra, 1858: Miss Helen Hislop, Kaka Point, Port Molyneux, Gala, I 860; Hugh Wright. Wellington), Robert Henderson, 1861; Mrs Caroline Wilkinson (nee Smith), Princes street, Musselburgh, Omeo, 1862; John Edwards, J.P., Argyle street, Larking, 1849; Mrs John Edwards, Argyle street, Pladda, 1861. Thirty-seven descendants of car’y settlers were also enrolled.