FUNERAL OF MR. H. POLLEN

Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 3

FUNERAL OF MR. H. POLLEN

■ *—-— l^r^c? 1 °{ tko kte Mr - Hugh PolJen .Under-Secretary for Internal Mair, took place on Saturday afternoon. • The cortege lett Mr. Pollen's late residence in by nay of PolliiU Gully, to the Karon Church cemetery. Representative!'o[ I tactically every branch of the Public Service attended. His Excellency the Governor was represented by Captain B Istcourt, A.D.C. The Department vhich Mr. Pollen controlled until the timo of has death was strongly representcd, many members of its staff attending to pay the last tribute of respect to Iheir late clnef. Relatives of tho deceased who attended wore his eons, Messrs. Arthur Pollen and Essex Pollen, his brother, wr. (~ it. Pollen, Commissioner of Crown Lands at Napier, his cousins, Dr. H. Pollen, and Mr. H. Stewart Pollen, and his brother-in-law, Mr. L. G. Porter! At tho churchyard gate the funeral procession was joined by a large number of mourners on foot. The Rev. J. G. S. bartlelt conducted a brief funeral service in St. Mary's Church, and also officiated at the graveside. Amongst those who attended were tho Prime Mnuster (Sir Joseph Waid), Col. oncl Collins (Controller and Auditor-Gnu. cral), Mr. P. W. Mansfield (RegistravGeueral and Chief Electoral Officer), Mr. H. J. 11. Blow (Under-Sccretarv for Pui. lie Works), Mr. J. W. Povntbn iSccrctary to tho Treasury), Mr. D. Robertson, Secretary, and Mr. P. V. Waters, Chief Clerk (Post and Telegraph Department), Dr. Valintiue (Inspector-General of Hospitals), and Dr. Frengloy, Mr. L. Stoire (Clerk of tho Legislative Council), and Mr. Geo. Davis (late of tho Native Department). Amongst those who represented , the Department of Internal Affairs were Messrs. R. P. Lynch (Chief Clerk), G. Newton, De La Mare, Kennedy, and Reid. Others present were Messrs. E. J. Von Dadelsaon, H. D. Bell, Ernest Bell, and P. O'Neill.