OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 17967, 7 March 1917, Page 5

OBITUARY

PROFESSOR WILLIAM SALMOND. (Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, March 6. Obituary ; Dr William-Salmond, Emeritus Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, Otago University, aged 82. Professor William Salmond, 8.A., D.D., who filled the chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy at the University of Otago, was born in Edinburgh in 1835, and was educated at Hernofs Hospital, the High School and University. Dr Salmond graduated B.A. in 1553, became a Doctor of Divinity of Glasgow University in 1882 and of Edinburgh University three years later. He studied theology in Scotland and Germany for four years, and Was ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of North Shields in the North of England, where he remained seventeen years. Dr Salmond arrived at Port Chalmers in February, 1876, by the ship Carona. He was Professor of Theology in the Presbyterian Church for ten years, received the chair of mental and moral philosophy in 1886 and had been a member of the Senate of the New Zealand University since 1882. He had pubdished several sermons,. lectures and pamphlets, chiefly theological and contributed largely to periodicals. The rev. gentleman was married at Dunfermline to a daughter of the Rev. Jas. Young, and leaves four sons and four daughters. His eldest son, Mr J. W. Salmond, is M.A., LL.B., and Fellow of London University. HON T. H. PARATA, DUNEDIN, March 6. Obituary ; Hon. Taame Haereroa Parata, M.L.C. The Hon. T. H. Parata was born at Ruapehu in 1837. He was a chief of the Ngaituhu, Waitaha. and Ngatlmamoe tribes in the South Island, and his genealogy ran back to the time of the traditional migration from Hawaiki and was a direct descendant of that famous navigator, Tamatea, the captain of the Takitimu canoe which arrived from Hawaiki, the ancient land of the Maori, some time during the tenth century. After landing some of his companions, (now the Ngatlparou tribe), at Hawke’s Bay, Tamatea and his canoe proceeded southward until he readied Murihiku (Southland) where he landed and his long and remarkable voyage came to an end. The canoe Tikitirnu still lies not now, however, as her gallant skipper knew her then, but a long mountain of stone so transformed by the hand of time. The name of the place is known by the Europeans as the Nightcaps and to the Maoris as Takitimu. While Taame Parata was a youth he moved to Waikouaiti and then joined the pilot service at Otago Heads. After a few years in that service he rejoined ihs uncle at Waikouaiti, where he had resided ever since, following agricultural and pastoral pursuits. He was elected in Parliament in 1885 by the South Island Maoris and represented them for many years. On his retirement he was appointed to the Legislative Council, and was succeeded in the representation of the Southern district by his son, who now holds the seat. Mr Parata spoke English fluently. He paid special attention to securing land for landless natives in the South Island, and was instrumental in getting 150,000 acres reserved.

F. W. MARCHANT. TIMAJIU, March 6. News has been received by cable of the death in England on February 11 of Frederick William Marchant, wellknown in New Zealand as a civil engineer. He had much to do with the early harbour work at Timaru. He laid out the New Plymouth breakwater, and was consulted by Gisborne and elsewhere. At Gisborne he laid out the water supply and drainage, and as engineer for local bodies here laid out many schemes, including water races. He built the first ferro-concrcte bridge in New Zealand for Opihi, and designed and carried out in many places a system for confining vagrant shingle rivers at bridges by means of artificial banks, which have been the means of saving thousands to local authorities here and elsewhere. He leaves a widow, two married daughters, and one son, Dr Eric Marchant, of the N.Z.A.M.C., in France. Another son, Captain in the Bth M.H., was killed in Egypt.