DEATH OF MR. AULD.

Evening Star, Issue 3792, 20 April 1875, Page 3

DEATH OF MR. AULD.

His Honor the Superintendent received a telegram this morning, informing him of the death of John •Auld, Esq., the agent for the Province, which took place on the 7th of this mouth. It will be remembered that Mr Auld, having accompanied Mr Frank Buckland on board the .Timaru, sometime in January, to superintend the shipment of the salmon ova, unfortunately fell into the hold of that vessel. Ho never recovered from the effect of that fall, which no doubt tended to induce the disease of which he died—inflammation of the lungs. Otago is much indebted to Mr Auld for its prosperous position. A leading member of the New Zealand Company, he, with Mr Crawford, since deceased, and the late Mr John M‘Glashas, then secretary to the Otago Association, took a prominent partin the settlement of the Province, in the welfare of which he felt deep interest. After the winding up of the New Zealand Company this interest did not abate, bat he and Mr Crawford continued their agency for the Province gratuitously until the year 1861. The business connected with Otago had then so much increased, and its funds, through the gold discoveries warranting the step, the valuable service he had rendered was acknowledged by a handsome gratuity; he was appointed agentfor the Province at a salary, and zealously promoted its interests up to the time of his death.

•Mr Auld, like.Mr Crawford, was a writer to the 1 Signet,’ and resided in Edinburgh; be was a man of very high character, and consequently commanded much influence, and his loss will be alike regretted by those who knew him, and by those who only knew his worth by his acts.