MAYOR OF HASTINGS HEAD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 15 May 1913, Page 5

MAYOR OF HASTINGS HEAD.

$ SEQUEL TO s AN OPERATION. (By Tclesrapli.—Bpccial OorrcssondnnU Hastings, May U. Tho Mayor of Hastings, Mr. James Garnet)', who was recently elected unopposed for a third term of office, died at; midnight last night. Tho deceased was taken suddenly ill oil April 25, and was removed 1 o a'privalfl hospital, whero an operation for appendicitis anil x'entouitin was performed." He appeared to rccover iron (he operation, and was making: sailsfacfary progress, but tea days later a rej a use occurred. From that timo his condition alternated, but having survived tho worst crisis so long it was couhdcntly hyped that the danger was passed. Unfortunately anothor relapse occurred yesterday, and tho patient, gradually smking, passed away as stated. 'I'lie late Mr. Garnolt was ouo of tho most popular of all Uio men who from iinio to time have filled public positions in Hnstines. He was a man ot ttjong force of character, and possessed of on abundance of energy, characteristics which made him in many respects an ideal Mavor. Deceased was born at Kendall. Westmoreland, in 1653, and left England for New Zealand in 1883. spent a year in Chnstchurch, after which he tpok up his residence in Hastings, where ho started business as a hoilso furnisher and •contractor. His operations were suliseqnentlv extended to the timber trade, until to-day his firm, is ouo of tlw most important in tho province. Ho took « close interest in municipal matters, and after serving a term on the council ho »n. elected Mayor two years ago, and at the 'recent elections lie was returned again for the third eonsccutivo time to the Mayoral elkir. He was a raembor of tli< Napier Hospital Board, and of the Hastj ingl Firo Board, beside? being ulentihed with most of the local institutions. Mr, fiVrneti was a prominent Wcsleyan, hav< ill'- been, superintendent of Uie\ locaj slinday school for S3 yearsleaves a widow and fivo sons. io-rtay tlagVin the town wie.ro flown at half-mast, both in Hastings and Napier, out of respect to tho lato Mayor.