DEATHS.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 90, 21 September 1868, Page 229

DEATHS.

BAXTER.—On-the 15th inst., at her residence, Eastern Spit, Caroline, the wife of Mr E. Baxter, aged 29. GROVES.—OiI the 10th inst., at Castle Point, Sarah, the wife of Mr John Groves, aged 20. OGItVIE.—Aft Nelson,' on the 31st August, Mr James Ogilvie, of Her Majesty’s Customs, Nelson, aged 38 years. POYNTER.—At his residence, Haven-road, Nelson, on the 30th -August, J.- l’oynter, Esq., in his 68th year. Mr Poynterwas one of the oldest ot our settlers, having sailed .from England with the first hody of emigrants for Nelson, in September, 1841, and arrived here in the Fifeshire,. on the Ist February, 1842. The deceased gentleman held, for many years, several offices under the General as well as Provincial Government. Until quite recently, he filled the office of Resident Magistrate. Registrar of Deeds, Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, and Provincial Treasurer. The latter office he resigned some 16 months ago; his. General Government appointments were given up by him about four months since. He was-also Local-Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Mr Poynter’s health had evidently been failing for some time, but he was-at his office in town only a week before his death, when on his return home ho was seized with paralysis, from which he never recovered. Mr Poynter’s hospitable board -was well known to visitors, and the aged and- in linn who resided near him have lost in the deceased a valued friend.—Nelson Examiner, September 1.

ROWE.—At Hokitika, on the 25th August, from disease of the'heart, Mr Sandford Rowe (better known as Mr Sandford Fawcett), aged 28 years.