OBITUARY

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1933, Page 5

OBITUARY

The death occurred at 'Wellington on Saturday of Judge Rawson of'the Native Land Court. Judge Rawson was appointed in 1906 (and previously had much experience as a - splicitor in the North. Island. The death is announced, of MrAKermot' of Auckland. '.- His; widow . was formerly Miss Ada Rae f a daughter of the late H. Richardson Rae, one of the early County Clerks of "Westland. . W VtQ The death took -. place at the . Old People’s Home, '-Greyrrioutli of Air James McLay, aged 89 years- He was a native of England and had formerly resided at Totara Flat. : . : The death teqk place, at Pago Pago Hospital on July 1 of Mr E. W. Gurr, who was Chief Judge; for American Samoa , from 1900 to 1908. Later he returned to Western Samoa, ’ from, which, with Messrs. O. F. Nelson and Mr A. G. Smyth, he was deported in • 1928... Mr Gurr spent his exile in New Zealand. He left for Apia last May, but owing t 0 ill-health ' entered the Hospital at Pago Pago. The death took place.on Saturday at Dunedin.of Mi’ D. E. Theomin,, one of the best known citizens pf Dunedin, at the age of 81 years. He-was the founder of the Dresden Piano Coy., nbw known throughout the Dominion a s the Bristol Piano Coy., and also with Mr G. P. Farquhar, he founded the tannery firm iff Gleiidermid Ltd. The death occurred at Colombo,, on Saturday morning pf Professor John Wilkie Hinton, Professor’of ; Physics at the University of- Ceylon from pneumonia aiu? pleurisy. The death of Judge Rawson,',of the Native Land Court,' on Saturday at Wellington, will probably, delay a sitting of the Court that is to be. held at Hokitika in order to deal with- an offer by certain sawmilling interests in Westland ito purchase from the Maori owners a valuable stand , of white pine bush in South Westland. .. It is located in the Bruce Bay district, covering something like 300 acres, and amounting to about five million feet. In view , of the rapid dep'etion of white pine supplies throughout the Dominion, this timber is now steadily.appreciating in value, and a royalty, of say 2s per 100 feet would be worth a large sum. Mr T. Tainui will, represent the native owners in Ike, negotiations( .. .