OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3774, 13 July 1926, Page 54

OBITUARY.

The death occurred at Portobello on the 4th of Mr Henry Dills Angeleis Reynolds, who arrived in New Zealand in 1853. He first went to the gold diggings on the West Coast, and then went to Wickliffe Bay, where he took up land. Mr Reynolds was 78 years of age. A Press Association telegram from Gisborne announces the death of Major C. D. Pitt, a well-known figure in the Auckland and Povert} Bay districts in the early days, aged 82 years. HiL grandfather, in 1847, was commander of the forces in New Zealand. His father, Colonel Pitt, assisted in the formation of the first Waikato Regiment in 1864. The deceased served in the Waikato campaign and later in the West Coast-Ure-wera fighting. He was promoted in 1870 to inspector of the armed constabularj*. and later entered farming and commercial pursuits. Hemiona Tarepe, chief of the Maoris of Temuka, died on Tuesday last; aged 77 years. He had lived in the Temuka district all his life, and was well and highly respected by both Natives and Europeans. He took a prominent part in Maori public life, and was keenly interested .in sport. Deceased is survived by his widow. The death, at the home of her daughter Mrs E. M. Walton, Remuera on Friday, July 2, of Mrs Mary Searell, removed a personality who was respected and admired by all with whom she was associated. Mrs Searell was the widow of Mr Richard Trist Searell, whose name was a pominent one in musical circles in Christchurch and Southland. The deceased was one of the most ardent supporters of the Red Cross Society and of the Plunket Society, being a vice-president of the latter body, to which she gave much valuable assistance. The interment took place on Sunday at Purewa Cemetery, there being present, in addition to the relatives, a lar~e number of friends. Mrs Searell is surged by one son, Mr Trist Searell, of Pukekohe; Mrs Walton, and Miss Gladys Searell, of Remuera, Auckland; Miss A. C. Searell, R.R.C., matron of the Kinjr George V Hospital Rotorua, and Mrs H. H Featherstone, Wellington. A Christchurch Press Association telegram announces that the death occurred on July 8 of Mr H. R. Smith, for 22 years town clerk of Christchurch. He retired at the end of 1923 owing to illhealth. The death occurred at Christchurch on July 8 of Mr Robert Michael Marks. MiMarks, who was 89 years of age, resided in Dunedin until three weeks ago, when he left to join his son, Dr J. I). Maries, of Christchurch. Mr Marks, who was always a highly-respected citizen, was a member of the Dunedin Bowling Club, and a senior member of the Jewish congregation.