OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16411, 3 January 1919, Page 7

OBITUARY.

LIEXJT.-COL. G. W. S. PATTERSON. (press association telegram.) AUCKLAND, January 2. Liout.-Col. G. W. S Patterson, Officer Commanding tho Auckland Military District, was found dead in bed this morning. Deceased, who was 56 years of age, had been connected with tho military affairs of Auckland for 30 years. Ho was formerly in command of the Auckland Garrison Artillery, aiul later of tho Coast Defence Corps. On tho outbreak of tho war ho took charge of tho mobilisation of the coast defences, and continued in that command till Colonel J. G. Hume was appointed to command tho Wellington District threo years ago. when he succeeded to tho command of tho Auckland district. Tho death occurred on Christmas Day of Mr William Busby, a well-known Poverty Bay sheepfarmer. He was 77 years of age, and was born at the Bay of Inlands. Mr James H. Jackson, of Koro Koro, Petono, whose death occurred a few days ago, started his career as valet to Governor Bowen's aide-de-camp, and since then, ho had visited various parte of tho world. He was chief officer i u tho ship Avalanche, which was run down bv the Waimea in tho English Channel a great many years ago, and was also mate of tho New Zealand Goverimont steamer Hincmoa. under the late Captain Fairchild. After giving up the life at sea, ho married in England Miss Bignoll, by whom he had ono daughter. Mrs Holmes, now of Koro Koro. After tho deatli of his wife ho settled in New Zealand. Ho was seriously injured in assisting in tho election of the l:ito Mr T. Kennedy Macdonald, and was lame up to tho timo of his death. For a number of years Mr Jackson was proprietor of tho Empiro Hotol, Petono, and later he took over tho license of tho Imperial Hotel, in Cuba street. Since disposing of his interests in the latter hotel, ho made two trips to tho Old Country.

The death is announced of Mr Peter Bartholomew, tho well-known sawmi llor of Levin, and tho pioneer of the industry in that district. The late Air Bartholomew, who was a native of Scotland, came out to Queensland as a youth, and 'finding the climate to bo too great a contrast to that of li"« native land, resolved on advico to como to New Zealand. That was over fifty years ago. He became the pioneer of the sawmilling industry in tho Palmerston North and Foilding districts, and when in those places the bush gave place to smiling fields, ho found work for his mills in the Levin district, with tho history of whieh nlace his name will bo associated for all timo. as the best farms in that district aro thoso located in those areas of hush country that were "cut out" l>y Peter Bartholomew. The deceased, who was 78 years of age, was a widower. Ho loaves five sons an<T four daughters.

A link with the very earliest days of settlement in the Mataura Valley and Wakatipu districts wns snapped on Tuesday night when Mr Donald Cameron died with the Old Year at his home at Nokomai. Tho cause of deatlj. was pneumonia supervening on an apoplectic seizure. Mr Cameron was born in Fort William, Scotland, in 1835, so that he was 83 years of ago when the call came for him. Having spent somo years in business in Glasgow ho emigrated to Australia in 1854, and capoo on to New Zealand in 1859. He at once visited tho Wakatipu district, where he solectod the run on which be lived for tho long span of 60 years, being at his death probably tlio reoordholder of New Zealand for length of years in occupation of the same station. Ono of the first white men to behold tho scenic wonders of the Cold Lakes district, it was his privilege to suggest tho names that have long sinco become known to lovers of the beautiful in Nature throughout Australasia and far boyond tho boundaries of these Southern lands. Ben Nevis. Lochy liiver, Nevis River, tho Devil's Staircase, etc., wero named by him after thoir prototypes in Locliaber and Glencoo. Ho was tho first Chief of the Highland Society of Southland. Everything connected with his native Highlands appealed to his inmost feelings (says the "Southland Times"). A fluent speaker of the Gaelic tongue, an ardont lover and exponent of historic pipe music, an enthusiastic devotee of the graceful dances identified with his native land, and well read in the history of tho Highland clans, he shono a typical Highlander. A sincere and dovotod member of the Roman _ Catholic Church, ho was prominently identified with every movement for the advancement of his faith in Otago and Southland. /