OBITUARY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1339, 29 May 1918, Page 8 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

MR H. S. BOURN. After an illness of only a fortnight 'l duration, Mr Horton Smart Bourn, well known in business and farming circles in Canterbury, died peacefully last evening. Mr Bourn was the fifth son of tho late Mr Charles Bourn, who arrived at Lyttelton in 1850 in the Randolph, one of the first four ships. Born at Ricearton in 1864, he was educated at Springston, Southbridge, at Mr C. Cook's "Melville House," and at Christ's College. Then he rejoined his family in Timaru, and entered the service of Robert Wilkin and Co., merchants and auctioneers, in which firm his father was managing partner. A few years later Mr H. S. Bourn totk up agricultural work, but about 20 years ago he joined the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., as a stock agent in South Canterbury. Seventeen years ago he was transferred to Christchureh, as auctioneer. Under his management the auctioneering branch flourished. Eight years ago Mr Bourn was appointed manager of the firm's Christchureh branch. Close on three years ago, however, he retired, and took up farming at Rakaia,, with wheatgrowing as a particularly important part of his agricultural operations. Taking a keen interest in matters affecting.the business, agricultural, and pastoral life of the community, the late Mr Bourn was fpr a time president of the New Zealand Woolbrokers' Association, and afterwards was for two years president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, continuing to take a keen interest in the work of the Chamber after ho retired from the positio- of president. He was also a member of die executive of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund. Mr Bourn gave much attention to patriotic movements, and contributed generously to "Such funds. He • was a member of a family of IS—lO sons and eight daughters —the surviving members of which are living in Africa, Australia, and different parts of New Zealand. He was a single man. In his younger days he was a prominent cricketer and a keen sportsman. The funeral will be held to-morrow.