OBITUARY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5082, 31 January 1927, Page 2

OBITUARY.

SIR HENRY BBETT. The death Is announced of SU* Henry Brett, managing director of ‘he “Auckland Star,” which took place at Rotorua on Saturday evening. Sir Henry wag born in St. Leonard’s on Sea, Sussex, England, in 1843, and at the age of 19 came to New Zealand with the Albertfajnd settlers in the ship Hanover. He had a brilliant career as a shipping reporter on the “Southern Cross,” and “Auckland Star,”-and in 1870 purchased an interest in the “Star,” which had been smarted a few months before. For fifty-seven years he was connected with the journal. Recently he suffered from a severe cold, but had recovered and had gone to Rotorua to recuperate. He was progressing satisfactorily until Thursday, when he. was seized with severe gastric trouble, and was ordered into hospital. A small operation was performed on Friday, and he gradually sank, passing peacefully away on Saturday evening at half-past five o’clock Sir Henry is survived by Lady Brett, two sons, and two daughters. There are twenty-one grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.