OBITUARY.
ME. BICHARD MONK. A Press Association message from Auckland announces the death of Mr. Bichard Monk, who for many years sat in tho House of as member for Waitemata until his retireii>cnt ill 1802. Tho late Mr. Monk was 81 years (if age. Ho was born in Lancashire, but his parent; brought him to Now Zealand at a very early age. In 1819, at the age of seventeen, Mr. Monk accompanied his father to the California diggings. He returned to New Zealand after a _lims, an( l entered into business as proprietor of. a sash and door factory, subsequently becoming connected with the Mercury Bay Timber Company. In 18S1 Mr. Monk first stood for Parliament as a candidate for the Parnell seat, but was defeated. Five vears later he was elected as member for Waitemata. He was defeated in tho great struggle of 1-590, and was ejected in 1593, but unseated. From 1596 to 1902 he represented the constituency continuously 111 the Opposition interest.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1430, 3 May 1912, Page 4
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165OBITUARY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1430, 3 May 1912, Page 4
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