EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3831, 16 August 1927, Page 5

EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Early Settlers’ Association the following ’ gifts were received and votes of thanks passed to the donors:— From J. Bowie, St. Clair, “Souvenir booklet, historical sketch, Tuakitoto and Lovell’s Flat School and district, 1927”; ,W. E. Mills, Dunedin, programme on silk, Queen’s Theatre, May, 1875; Miss Barr, Dunedin framed portrait of her late father, G. M. Barr, civil engineer, Dunedin (Jura, 1862) ; Mrs A. Kilgour, Young street, framed portrait of her late parents, Mr and Mrs Peat, Mount Gowrie Station (Pladda, 1860); James M‘Ara, Lawrence, enlarged photo of Stock Exchange Building as it was in 1868; A. A. Barsdell, Oamaru, two copies jubilee souvenir booklet, Oamaru South School, 1927;

J. Bain, Maori Hill, photo early Dunedin, 1849; Miss Wilson, Dunedin, framed portrait of her late parents. Captain John and Mrs Wilson (Captain Wilson. 1860's; Mrs Wilson, George Canning, 1857) ; Mrs M. Aitken, Reid road, photo Halliwell’s School, old wooden building, about 1865, also two old books; Mrs J. B. Johnston, Tahatika, very old type of knitting machine; W. T. Dunne, Dunedin, programme on silk, sports meeting, January 5, 1884; James Hamilton, Milton, pair wire-cutting pliers as used for cutting wire *vhen reapers and .finders first came into use about 1880; Hunter and Waters. “Honour Roll of their late employees who went to the Great War.”

The following deaths were reported:— William Munro, Berwick, 90 (Robert Henderson, 1858) ; James Lees. Balelutha, 76 (Pladda,-1860) ; L. F. Ayson, Wellington, late Toiro, Clutha (Royal Albert, 1853) ; Mrs E. L. Mills, Cumberland street, 82 (late ’sixties); David Young, Purakanui, 87 (arrived 1862) ; Angus Shaw, 83 (Lady Egidia, 1861); C. A.

Junge, Outram, 87 (arrived 1867) ; John Deering, 91 (Gabriel’s Gully, 1861)'; John Miller. Abbotsford, late Central Otago, 85 (early ’sixties); Mrs Isabella Matthews, Roslyn, 87 (Jura, 1858) ; Mrs Isabella S. Pryor, Roslyn, late Anderson’s Bay, 77 (Strathmore, 1856); William Young. Invercargill, 83 (Robert Henderson, 1861); Charles Columb, Roslyn, 89 (Helenslee, 1863) ; David Cormack, 77, Auckland, late Otago (1860’s) ; Miss C. MKeniie Dunedin (arrived 1863); Mrs Thomas-- Tomlinson, Christchurch, late Dunedin (Sir Edward Paget, 1856) ; Mrs J. H. Pope, Wellington, late Dunedin (early ’sixties) ; Mrs Joseph Robertson, Roslyn, late Kaitangata, 87 (Maori, 1857); J. P. JSimon, Dunedin (arrived 1866).

The following early settlers were enr oils'*!+■ -Mrs R. C. Bryant, Kinlock, Lake Wakahpu (arrived 1861); Mrs Marion M’Ewan (nee Mason), 5 Princes street, Musselburgh (Pladda, 1860) ; George A. Fenwick, Fairy Hill, St. Clair (Caelcno, 1367).