OBITUARY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue VIII, 19 February 1898, Page 226

OBITUARY.

THE news of the death of Mr John Cargill, brother of the Mayor of Dunedin, cast a gloom over that city last week. It oecured in British Columbia, and the sad tidings were communicated to his relations here by cable. The deceased gentleman was one of the first runholders in Otago, and he had several stations in his time, and in company with Mr E. R. Anderson was one of the wealthiest and most successful sheep farmers in the South. Reverses, however, came to these partners, as they came to so many others, and the enterprise eventually resulted in such losses that Mr Cargill and his partner were obliged to give up their fine estate of Teviot. Both then sought further afield for success. Mr Cargill went first to England. and then to British Columbia, where he passed away at the good old age of 77 years. The deceased gentleman took a great interest in public ■affairs, and during his long residence in Otago he filled several important public positions. He was one of the first representatives of the province elected to the General Assembly which met in Auckland immediately after the constitution of the provinces, being returned unopposed in October, 1853, in conjunction with Mr W. H. ■Cutten, to represent the country district of Otago. Mr Cargill went up to Auckland in company with his father and the late Mr J. Macandrew to attend the parliamentary session. In 1855 he was elected member of the Provincial Council for the Tokomairiro district, and in the same year was re-elected M.H.R. for the Dunedin country district in company with his father. He was. in his prime, a most enthusiastic volunteer, and his services to that cause can scarcely be over-rated. The death is announced of Mr Peter Ludwig Neilson, once of Kaiapoi, but lately resident in Hawera. He was one of the earliest colonists in Kaiapoi, starting there in 1858. During a long and useful residence in that town he took considerable interest in the Building Society, becoming one of the directors of the first and subse--quently trustee of the second. He also took a prominent part in Masonic affairs. One of his daughters is the wife of Mr A. B. Blanckett, of Rangiora.