OBITUARY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XIII, 28 September 1901, Page 609

OBITUARY.

At was with profound regret the newa-of the death of Mr S. D. Harker was received in Christchurch this morning, he having died at his resilience, Cranmer Square, last night, the 17th, after n short illness supervening on influenza. Mr Barker was a son of the late Dr. Harker, coming to Canterbury in the Kandolph. one of the first four ships, and had many a tale to tell of those early days. After his father’s death in 1R73, Mr Barker went to England, and also paid a visit to South Africa, where his health became somewhat undermined, and he returned to New Zealand, settling on a farm at Temuka. Thence he came to Christchurch, and was appointed librarian of the Supreme Court Library. He was most intimately known "in connection with the St. John Ambulance Association, apd was one of the founders of it, and secretary sit the time of his death. He also acted r.s secretary for the Christchurch Domnin Board, and took a very warn* interest in the work of the TWautifying Society. He was specially interested in the cultivation of native plants and shrubs, and the river bank between Madras and Manchester streets has been planted and cared for entirely by him.