EARLY SETTLERS

Evening Star, Issue 23678, 11 September 1940, Page 12

EARLY SETTLERS

OTAGO ASSOCIATION The mouthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association was held yesterday, when there were present Messrs \V. J. Strong (president), E. Webster, H. Baron, Jj. J. Calder, E. H. Campbell, A. F. (Jheyue, W. 11. Brugh, J. Dey, W. H. Eerens, and A. E. Selby. The following gilts were received and votes of thanks were passed to the donors:—From L. Pavletich, Hakataramea, framed portraits of his late parents, Mr and Mi's Thomas Bavletich, arrived Otago 1860’s. Mrs J. Pullar, Waitati a framed photograph of her late father’s chemist shop (J.' Wilson), Princes street, Dunedin, as it was in 1850’s (now Wilkinson’s chemist); also her father’s diary, which he compiled on the voyage of the ship Chitha, 1854; a bound volume of ‘ The Children’s Missionary Kecord of the Free Church of Scotland,’ published Edinburgh, 1846; and a number of interesting photographs. E. M. Samson, Swansea, England (per Mr James Begg, Roslyn), a water-colour of Port Chalmers as it was in 1852. Mrs A. Rennie, Mornington, framed portraits of her late parents, Mr and Mrs P. Broad, Roxburgh (father arrived 1865, mother arrived 1866). Mrs N. Williamson, Waitati, framed portraits of her late parents, Mr and Mrs Robert Hyslop. Robert Henderson, 1860. The following deaths of early settlers were recorded during the month : —Miss Elizabeth Erridge, Ravensbourne (89), arrived 1860’s; Thomas S. Cairns, Dunedin (late Kaitangata, 89), arrived 1860’s; the Rev. W. H. Ash. Melbourne (82), arrived Otago 1860’s; Francis Moyle, Lawrence (100). arrived 1.860’5; Airs Annie APLaughlin (nee Cahill). Lawrence (82), arrived 1862; George Todd, Dunedin (91), Chariot of Fame, 1862; Airs Alary Blair (nee Wright), Dunedin (86)_. Maori, 1857: Airs H. Sutcliffe, Dunedin (79), arrived 1864; Airs Elizabeth Barrowmnn. Dunedin (97), arrived 1860. The following descendants were enrolled during the month : —Atiss AI. S. Grant, Outram, great grandparents, Philip Laing, 1848; Leonard Pavletioh. Hakatararaea, parents arrived 1860’s; Gordon Smith, Dunedin, grandfather, city of Dunedin, 1864; Thomas Connor, Kyeburn, grandfather, Akbar. 1861; John Webber, Wanaka. grandfather, Star, 1856; Albert Wells, Auckland, mother. Stormcloud, 1860; R. B. Tennent. Dunedin, great grandparents, K«evilla, 1862: Airs W. Fraser (nee APPherson), Christchurch, father, s.s. Alhambra, 1863; Aliss C. Pringle, Alosgiel. grandfather arrived 1850’s; John APPherson. Dunedin, parents. Gala, 1862.