DEATH OF THOMAS MACREADY.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1666, 21 June 1875, Page 3

DEATH OF THOMAS MACREADY.

Ax half-past four on Sunday morning died Thomas Macready, in the forty-eigth year of his age. In Mr Macready the city has lost one of its mo»t useful citizens. His views of public matters were always of a practical and suggestive character, and although not gifted with the power of making long speeches, his few well-chosen words were to the purpose and usually effective in their influence upon public bodies. Mr Macready had been unwell for some time, but nothing dangerous was anticipated. Up to the last few days he was well enough to take his daily ride m his carriage. On Saturday evening however he became worse, and expired at the hour mentioned in his chair at the Star Hotel, Albertstreet the hotel which he had conducted for some years. Mr Macready was a Scotchman by birth and leanings. He was born at fctanraer, Wigtonshire, in 1827. He was a watchmaker by trade, and left his native land for this colony in 1853. He has held a seat at most of our city boards, and was a prominent member of the old City Board, and since> of the City Council. He was amember of the Provincial Council for City West, and at the time of his death was the representative of Newton. Several important local reforms «c partly due to the exertionso Thomas Macready, who was elected a Public BuildSss Commissioner and a member of the Harbourßoard. Mr Macready was a Provincial a man of BrinciSe who spoke out frankly and fearFessly upon eve?y subject that came under Ws notice. Mr Macready was a Mason of many years standing, and much respected by that body of men. :

THE FPNERAI/. Previous to the time of ■*"J^J3™£j hundred persons had assembled outside the late residence of the deceased, and a few SnuLs after three o'clock the. remams o* Mr Macready were with some difficulty got the hearse, and the following was the order of the proceseioß:--1. Tb« repreiintatms ai th« wrtotti lodgei

of Freemasons in Auckland, including alout one hundred of the brotherhood.

jv- 2. The hearse with plumes, coata ning the body of deceased. Carriages withjrelatives, friends, and executors. 1.- Thomas Macready, Mr Brock, and Messrs Anderson and Stevenson (executors). 2. Messrs Tunny, Home, Captain Braund, and Dr. Lee.

3. Messrs Dingwall, Whitson, McDonald, and Rev. D. Bruce.

4. Representatives of Provincial Council. 5. Representatives of the Council. 6. Bepresentatives of the Haibour Eoard. 7. The Licensed Victuallers. 8. General puMic on foot. 9. Carriages of citizens. A few minutes after three the funeral cortege moved towards .the cemetry, where the service was performed in an impressive manner by the Rev David Bruce, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The funeral was conducted by Mr Black, undertaker, in a praiseworthy-manner.