DEATH OF MR I.N. WATO

Dunstan Times, Issue 1281, 17 September 1886, Page 3

DEATH OF MR I.N. WATO

Another gap has been made in the ranks of N w Zealand pioneers through the death of Mr Isaac N. Watt, who expired at his residence, North-East Valley, at 1 p. m. on Friday last, 10th inst. The deceased gentleman was in his youth a student at Sc. Bartholomew's Hospital, but never took his medical degree. In 1842 he emigrated to this colony, landing in Taranaki. Shortly after his arrival he obtained a c ramission in tire Militia, and, as a captain, was through the first Maori War. During the war he had several narrow escapes—having once when at the head of his company had a meerschaum pipe knocked out of his month by a holier. After the war Mr Watt was elected Snperintendant of the Taranaki Province, and during his term of office Judge Richmond was Clerk to the Provincial Council. A few years afterwards he obtained the post of Resident Magistrate at the Bluff, and remained there until about 1868, when he was transferred to Dunedin. From that date until about five or six years ago he held the offices of Sheriff, R.M., and coroner. About 18*40 he retire I from active wo k on a pension, but still retained the offices of sheriff an 1 coroner. Durtng the last duple of years or so Mr Watt has been in exceedingly poor health, and it was not much of a surprise to his fnen 'a to heath at he had succumbed to some affection of the brain. Mr Watt, when a public servant, was universally like I anl respected, and those who knew him in the early days especially snok<- well of him. The deceased genileman, who was ov-r 76 years of age, was a wi lower, on i leaves two sons —one in Mr Duncan's offi ein Melbourne, and the other employed in the Hillside Workshops—;and ;wo married daughters.