MANIOTOTO.

Otago Witness, Issue 2106, 5 July 1894, Page 22

MANIOTOTO.

July 2. — It is with sincere regret that I record the death of Mr William Elliot, of Patearoa station, which sad event took place at Naseby on Wednesday last, 27th ult., his funeral taking place there on the following Friday. Deceased was, I believe, a native of the South of Bc6tland, where he received a good education as well as a considerable amount of "schooling" in both agricultural and pastoral pursuits. He was a younger brother of Mr John Elliot, the manager of the Gladbrook estate, Stratt-Taieri. Deceased had been in the colony some 12 years, and most of that time had served faithfully on Patearoa and Gladbrook stations under the supervision of his brother, Mr John Eliot. He- filled at different times the dual capacity of head shepherd and overseer to ihe poisoning parties. " Willie," as he was designated inapopular sense, was decidedly a practical and energetic.voungman, endowed with much common sense and indefatigable in his various duties. He was a general favourite with all who had the privilege of enjoyirjg his genial society. This the writer can truthfully testify, as he spent many pleasant hours in his sociable company, when the current topics of the day were duly discussed with interest, as well as receiving many little acts of courtesy and kindness from poor " Willie" that will occupy a fresh and lasting place in the memory not easily to be erased. Deceased often in the writer's company, referred to the shortness and uncertainty of life and freely confessed he had no special predilection for the "almighty dollar," though from a rational point of view he considered money indispensable ; and had he been spared he would nodoubt havefitly adorned a superior calling to that which he held, for he possessed considerable ability, and was steady, trustworthy, energetic, and had sound judgment for practical work of all kinds. Hia illness was of short duration Being attacked by inflammation of tho lungs, he somewhat delayed the precaution of medical aid in time, and hia \ illness unfortunately reached, that fatal Btagq

from which there was no hope of recovery ; and despite the indefatigable efforts of Dr Church, he passed away, esteemed and respected by all knew him, and by no one more so than the writer of these few lines—" In Memoriam."