OBITUARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2820, 6 December 1924, Page 2

OBITUARY.

THE REV. THO ALAS 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. The Rev. Thomas Porritt was educated at Durham University and came to New Zealand with his wife 01 years ago in the Humphrey Nelson, landing at Nelson. He was ordained by Bishop Suter, of Nelson, and took charge of the parish of Picton, and afterwards of Kaikoura. In 1874 he came to Wellington, and with the late Rev. A. A. Bowden, took charge of the English school. Seven years later he entered the service of the Wellington Education Board, beng appointed headmaster of Greytowu School and subsequently Feat hers ton school. He leaves live sons and three daughters all of whom are in the Dominion. They are Airs Bey, widow of Dr. Bey, Grey town; Colonel E. W. Porritt, solicitor, Paeroa (father of Captain E. A. Porritt, AI.C.); Air 0. IT. Porritt, Timaru; Dr. E. E. Porritt, Wanganui (father of the popular Rhodes scholar and champion athlete at the Olympic sports); Air H. E. Porritt, Cambridge, Waikato; Alii' Oscar A. Porritt, Netherton, Hauraki Plains; Airs Capel Bisdee, Levin; and Airs Reginald Revell, Koromatua, Frauklon Junction.

As an old pupil of the late rev. gentleman, we desire to extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and to pay tribute to the memory of a Christian gentleman.