MR C E M HAUGHTON, DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 21 April 1904, Page 19

MR C E M HAUGHTON, DUNEDIN.

Th-e demise of Mr C E M Haught.on, Diinedin, wlm'i ot'ciuied on Saturday night, did not come as a Miipuse to his immediate friends, as his condition for "-overal days prior to the sad event precluded any hope of his ieco.very. By his death it may be truly said l.hat one of Hie public landmarks not alone of Otago lut of the Colotiy has been removed As a member of the Olapo Provincial Council and lateT on as a representative in the General \s^emblv ho made his mark as a shrewd and far-seeing legislator who sjtoke his mind. fieely and who<-e acts and motives were above suspicion, whilst as a journalist for nearly a third of a

century his intimate knowledge of home and colonial affairs was used with the best advantage in forming a scyund public opinion. The deceased was born in New South, Wales, but was taken to England at an early age. He was educate*, a. Oxford, where he graduated as M.A., and shortly after was appointed Anglican chaplain on board II M.S. 'Queen,' on which he served during the Crimean War, and for which he obtained the medals Later on he was transferred to the' Kuryalis,' where) he acted as tutor in navigation and mathematics to his RII the Duke of Edinburgh Shortly after he left tihe navy and abtfut the same time was received into the Catholic Church, of which he was a faithful momlber until his death. He arrived in New Zealand in 1863, and settled in Wak'atipu, which he represent od in the Piroivincial Council of Otago for some years, d'uung wihich time ,he acted as Cliairman of Committees to the great satisfaction of the Council. In 1872 he was elected to the (ieneral Assembly, where his undoubted talents had a wider scope. After filling the position of Under Secretary for Immigration and Mines for about four years he retired from the public sen ice and demoted "himself to .lotirnalisni, joining at first the staff of a Wellington paper, but later on placing his services at the disposal of the Dunedin ' Evening Star,' with which, journal his connection lasted from the seventies until his death. As previously stated, the late Mr. H'atighton was a faithful Catholic,, and at all times took a> keen interest in Church affairs, and in the days of the old Literary Society was one of its most zealous patrons, being always ready to assist and encourage the members in every possible way. During) his illness he was attended by the Rev. Father Murphy, Adm St. Joseph's Cathedral. The funeral, which, according to the deceased's wish, was private, took place on Sunday afternoon, the remains being interred in the Northern Cemetery, Rev. Father Murphy officiating at the graveside — R I. P.