OTAGO EARLY SETILER'S ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Volume 30, Issue 2353, 30 March 1899, Page 26

OTAGO EARLY SETILER'S ASSOCIATION.

President. Mr E. B. Cargill ; vice-presi-dents— Messrs Arthur J. Burns, J. Walker Bain, Donald Reid, sen., John Reid, Dr T. M. Hocken, and Rev. W. Will; committee—Mr Donald Reid, jun. (chairman), Meisra R. N. Adams, Peter Barr, Robert Knox, Hector Mercci, F. J. Monson, T. 3v. Sidey, Jarach Smeaton, W. G. Soinerville, John Wood, Dr Fulton, Dr Will; hon. treasurer, Mr George C. Proudfoot; auditors, Messrs W. T. Monkman and F. J. Mon&on ; hon. secretary, Mr_ Peter Duncan. *"

We have already given an extended report of the proceedings at tho second reunion of the Otago Early Settlers' Association to celebrate the jubilee of the arrival of the ships Ajax, Mary, and Mariner in 1849. The event was a most interesting one, and it may tafely be said that moro passengers by each vessel met each other in the Choral Hull than have jinet since they parted from shipboard 50 yoaw ago. The attendance of so many early settlers, from great distances in many cafes, was a great compliment to tho asbooiatfon, and ia a direct encouragement to them in carrying out their objects. We ha^ o secured tho following list of passengers by Vacua ve»seh, who were present: — Ajux.— Janies Elder Brown, Elderlee, Milton; John Ray, surveyor, Dunedin ; William Hay. liomahana ; George Hay, Glonomaru; Mr, E. P. Jeffreys, Mornington: Miss Woolly, Palmerdton; Mrs Richard Nelines (nee Woolley), Waikouaiti ; Mrs E. AUcock (nee Woollev), Waikouaiti ; Mrs Familton (nee Woolley), Waikouaiti; Mrs U. Haynes (nee Woolley), Dunedin: Samuel Woolley, Palmc-r^ton ; Robert Campbell, St. Chiir; Mrs James Fulton (nes Valpy), West Taieri ; Miss Valpy, Mornington ; Mrs Ma-ion (nee Longuct), Outran) ; .lame* Strain, Dunedin ; Thomas Culling, Mataura. Apologies were received from— W O. Filleu], Nelson; Mrs Duncan Stewart. North Taieri ; Henry Sutcliffe Sawjcrs' Ray; Mm W. M:\tlieson (nr-e Brown), Clarkaulle; Mrs George liay, Romahajja.

Mary.— Mrs T. R. Davidson (nee Lloyd), Mornington : Mrs P. Jones (nee Lloyd), Mornington ; Mrs H. Foster, Dunedin ; G. Foster, Dunedin : J. H. Duckworth, Higucliff; Mrs Basire (nee Tayler), Port Chalmers ; Thos. Knew3tubb, Port Chalmers : Donald Reid, North Taieri ; Mrs Chas. Reid, Dunedin ; Mrs Wm. Patrick (nee Simpson), Dunedin. An apology was received from Dennis Heenan, Dunedin.

Mariner. — Andrew Boyes, Caveraham ; Mrs John Coombs (nee Boyes), North- East "Valley ; Mrs John Anderson (nee Colder), Caversham ; David Calder, Caversham ; Mrs Peter M'Laren, Caversham ; George Calder, Nortn East v alley ; Hugh A. Calder, Caversham ; John Calder, Caversham ; Robert Wilson, Oaversham ; Mrs Robert Chisholm (neo Thompson), Roslyn. Apologies were received from : Kenneth Bain, Christchurch ; Macleod Oubell, Geraldine; Mrs H. J. Miller (nee Orbollj, Oamaru ; Dr Lindsay, Auckland.

The following are the surviving passengers who were married when the vessels arrived: — Kobert Campbell, Mrs Foster. Mrs Charles Reid, Andrew Boyes, Mrs M'Laren, Robert Wilson.

The following original passengers by earlier vessels also honoured the meeting with their presence: — Win. Begg, Blundell, 1848; J. R. Monson, John Wickliffe, 1848: Lauehland Langlands, Victory, 1848 ; A. J. Burns, Thomas Walsh, Win. Duff, Mrs Wm. Duff, Mrs Bannerman, Mrs A. K. Livingston, Philip Lftingr, 1848.

The thanks of tho association are due to those ladies and gentlemen who assisted *o entertain the members ; also specially to Mr J. Elder Brown for taking tho chair.