OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 820, 18 May 1910, Page 4

OBITUARY.

DE. T. M. HOCKEN, DUNEDIN. Dunedin, May 17. Dr. Bockcn, who has been intimately associated with the progress of Dunedin for nearly half a century, died to-night at the age of 71 years. He had been in ill-health for several months, and his condition had been reported as more or less critical for some iVeeks past. Ho settled in Dunedin in 1862, and, in addition to filling ths position of coroner for 22 years, he acted as surgeon for a,, number of public institutions for many years, and was the first lecturer on surgery at the Otago University. In ISB3 he was appointed a life member of the University Council, and, on the retirement of Jlr. Justice Williams from the chancellorship this year, deceased succeeded Mr. Jas Allen as vice-chancellor. He took a very keen interest in the early history of the colonies, and went to a great deal of expense to collect maps, mamiEcrips, plans, papers, et<j., relatins to the early days. These he re. cently presented to tho people of tho Dominion. The "Hocken Wing" of the building in Dunedin in which they are housed was recently opened by Lord. Pluuket. Auother notable memorial of his industry and public spirit is hia "Bibliography of New Zealand," upon which fie was engaged for many years. The late Dr. Hocken was the son of the Rev. J. Hocken, and was born at Stanford on January U, IS3G. Ho received his early education at The Grove, Yorkshire, and later continued his studies at Durham and Dublin. Soon after his aTrival in Now Zealand he married Hiss Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Mr. W. T. Buckland, M.H.E., of Auckland. Among various offices filled by Dr. Hocken were those of vice-president of the Otago toancVi oi ttve N.o\v Zealand Institute, lion, surgeon to the Dunedin Hospital and Benevolent Institution; and surgeon to the Dunedin Naval Brigade. The list of works which bear his name/is as follows:— "Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Otago)," in 189S; various papers in "The Transactions of the New Zealand Institute," "Tasinaa and his Journal," "Earliest Literature and Maps relating to New Zealand," and "The Fiji Fire Ceremony." In 1907 Dr. Hocken edited with notes and illustrations F. E. Manning's "Old New Zealand," "War in the North," etc.;. and in I9OS, "Bibliography of Literature in Now Zealand," which was published by the New Zealand Government; and 'The Life and Journals of the Eev. Samuel Jfarsden." Honours conferred upon Dr. Hocken were those of F.K.G.S. (Bng.). L.S.A., and F.L.S. He was also a member'of the Anthropological Inst. M.J.S.