OBITUARY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 62, 25 May 1928, Page 6

OBITUARY

MRS C. M. STEWART. SISTER OF BELLY HAYES. (Special to “Post”) AUCKLAND, This Day. Mrs Catherine, Mary Stewart who tiled at Whangaroa. was a sister oi' Ere fariiotis,'South’ Seas Rover, /Bully Hayes. Mrs Stewart was 90 years of ago and Had 1 lived in the north of Auckland all her life. She had six sons add two daughters and. left 75 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchlid ton• Mrs Stewart wa s twice married.

‘I can jilst rerncnibor tile notorious Blilly Hayes,” said one of her sons, Mr T. Smith, of To Whctu, near Piitanru, arid: |Ho recalled a‘ few interesting incidents in Bully’s career, When he was die skipper of a small craft plying between Whan. ga>roa and Auckland. Even in his* young days Bully had a penchant for smuggling, hut he had a witch of a littlg, schooner, and the revenue cutters of those times had difficulty in! pursuing him. ‘

Mr .Smith ■ recalled that there is a! 'small (island (off Whangaroa. where) Bhlly used to dump occasional cargo when the limit became to© hot! On one occasion “Bully’s” father had to pay ,-£2OO in the way of a fine and “Bully” then decided' to try the South Seas.