SIR JAMES CARROLL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 7

SIR JAMES CARROLL

THE MEMORIAL STONE EARLY SHIPMENT PROM NAPIER (Special to the Herald.) NAPIER, this day. The handsome stone which is to be erected over the resting place of the late Sir James Carroll has been in process of construction in Napier for some time, and now awaits transportation to Gisborne. The stone is the work of the Hawke's Bay Monumental Works, and is a credit to the" workmanship of those responsible for its construction. Made of Coromandel granite, it is mounted on a sft, square base, and rises to a height of 13ft. A solid block weighting a ton and a-half, composes the centre portion, and upon one face appear the words "James Carroll," and below it "Timi Kara," the name by which the deceased was more affectionately known by his native people. On another face appears his political record, while the remaining iwo. .sides are perhaps the most interesting. On one there is engraved the words "E ta ma taihoa, tatau tatau," which was a favorite saying of the late Sir James. His epitaph appears on the remaining face, written in Maori; this, being translated into the English tongue, means "Kahungunu (an ancestor of the Maoris) returned a second time, born into the world as mediator between his two peoples, Maori and pakeha. so that they should dwell amicably together." The construction is surmounted by a ball-shaped stone about 2ft, in diameter, the whole making a most imposing piece of work, the total weight of which is in the vicinity of five tons. It is to be removed to Gisborne within the next week or so. where it is to be erected over the vault containing the mortal remains of the late Sir James Carroll. The vault itself is four or five feet above the ground level, and with the 13ft. stone erected upon it. it should be a fitting memorial to the memary of a great peacemaker between the Maori and the pakeha.

Arrangements are in train for a. great gathering of native representatives from

all over New Zealand, for the unveiling of the memorial to the late' Timi Kara. Sir James Carroll. It is proposed that the function will take place within the next few weeks, and preparations are being made to accommodate for the few days of the hni between 2000 and 3000 people. The unveiling ceremony will be attended by Parliamentarians and official friends of the late Sir James, as well as by the representatives of the native tribes with whom his memory is treasured as that of a personal friend as well as a great,statesman. The occasion should rank high as a manifestation of Maori sentiment.