OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS. ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 36

OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS. ASSOCIATION.

A committee meeting of tie Otago Early Settlers' Association, held in the office of the association on Monday evening, was attended by Mr Donald Reid (in the chair), Messrs Duke, Duthie. Brebner, Brown Brugh Ferens, Crawley, Praiu. G. C. Proudfoot and L Langiandf (secretary).

Votes of thanks were passed as follows: — To Mrs Mary Thomson, The Nook, Queen street, for a relic in the shape of a small reading desk, made by Mr A. C. Stewart, cabinetmaker, City road, Ros'yn. from the wood of the pulpit of the origin?! First Church, which was erected near the beach on the site where the Standard Insurance Company's bui'dings now tttand. This relic was given to Miss Jaap (now deceased), and by her to Mrs Thomson, and though highly prized by Mrs Thomson, yet, ait +be request of the secretary, was, in a most -unselfish spirit, presented to the association, so ths.t. being on view in their office, others might be gra-tdfied by seeing a relic charged with so many memories; to Mrs Charles Fynmore. Stuart street for a fan, most skilfully carved out of a piece oi wood at a sawmill, Oamaiu, and for a number of ancient photographs and lithograph* of early Dunedin, the fir3t Botanical Gardens subsequently washed away, the Old Jetty and Harbour Chambers. Port Chalmers, Wiltshire Bay (WiUsJbers). Blue Spur, and on* litograph of a morai at Owhyhee, taken in 1784 — altogether a rare and valuable collection; to Mr George Wise, Reef ton, for Volume II of the Statute* of New Zealand, 1842-1884 by "Wilfrid Badger, barrister and solicitor, Christchurch.

It was decided to hold the usual spring social in the first week in September, a meeting of n .adies to be called to make arrangements fOT +he tables etc.

Irt was resolved to congratu'ai« Mr and Mrs Alfred Wilkinson. Eden street, passengers by the John Duncan, February 1863. on having celebrated their golden wedding, and <o wish them though m their seventieth year, many years yet- of health, happiness, and prosperity. Eleven new members were enrolled.

The- following deaths w*xe recorded — Mrs William Brown (62) and William Brown (72), Kaka Point (late Waitaneka), City of Dunechi) 1860; Mrs Helen Robertson CU), "Dunwlin, Pladda 1861; Mrs Joseph Real (90), Waikouaiti.' Magnet 1840; Mrs David Dunn (Flora Mercer) 68 Romabspa Simla 1851 ; Gecrge M. Hord«r (74), Duredin Jessie Brown. 1860, Henry (Toss (87), Dunediu. Robert Henderson, 1860; Richard Lean (84). North- Ea a t Valley (late Rocks. Port Chalmers), Hea.fber Bell 1851; Mrs James Miller. Dunedin, Elertra. 1863; Hugh M'Gregor (88). la*e Waikouaiti Lady Egidia. 1861; George Brook (74), Evan's Flat, 1862; J. C. Gilcbrist (76), firs+ mayor Oamaru. 1860. The passing away of Mrs Joseph Beal. Waikouaiti, removes the lost of the adu't t>a=sengers who arrived at Waikotiaifi in the brig Magnet, 16+b March. 1840 to f »nu for Mr John Jones. TheTe aie still five left trho werp ciii'dren on arrival but Mrs Peter Wilhanjs, who died at Port Chalmers on December It. 1900 a?ed 89. and Mrs Btal. aged 90, loi-p survived a1!a 1 ! the other adult passengers It is specially reqtie&t-e<l that on the passing away of anyone who arrived in Otaco befoie December 31. 1864, particular- of ape. year of lending Bid name of uhn> be sent to the secretary, so that a compete list may be mvde out a» \vi'r>ou' «uc" .'-form ition it is ''curd impossible to distins-uish -wHo came out a lew year** previous to that dfte, or lmme'hatejy after.