OBITUARY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4786, 8 December 1924, Page 2

OBITUARY.

o. THE REV. THOMAS PORRITT. The death occurred in a private Hospital at Wellington on Wednesday of the Rev. Thomas Porritt, at the age of 87 years, after a long and successful educational and ministerial career. Deceased was a member o' the Masonic Order, m which he had held high offices. He attended the Masonic Conference in Nelson some weeks ago, but was attacked with congestion of the lungs while there. The Rev. Thomas Porritt. was educated at Durham University, and came to New Zealand with his wife 61 yeans ago in the Humphrey Nelson, landing at Nelson. He was ordained by Bishop Suter, of Nelson, and too*, charge of the parish of F.cton, aud afterwards of Kaikoura. In 1874 ie went to Wellington, and with the late Rev. A. A. Bowden took charge of the English schools Seven years later he entered the services of the Wellington Education Board, being appointed headmaster of Greymouth school and subsequently Featherston school, being nine years at the latter. He then retired on superannuation. The de-' ceased wats the father of Messrs E. W. Porritt. Paeroa, and O. A. Porritt, Nether ton.