In Memoriam.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 107, 10 April 1885, Page 2

In Memoriam.

From the Lismore Chronicle and Kich mom] River Courier, published at Lismore, New South Wales, ontho 19th February, we take the following particulars of the death of an old New Zealand resident : — Mauy of our readers will regret to learn. that Mr Agnux Buchanan, who resided m this district f«>r the past two years as agent I for the well known firm of Thompson and Niven, died m the Sydney Infirmary, on Sunday morning last, at the early age of 40 years. Mr Bu> ~ chanan was a native of Canada, aijjfll arrived m Auckland, N.Z., early m 186!. On the advance of General Cameron into the Waikato country '"and the opening of that river by the ironplatcd s, Avon and gunboat Pioneer, Buchanan, then a youth, was employed by Mr Young, of Drury, and took charge of the s. Kohera on that river, conveying rations and aut« munition to the field force. He was present at several engagements, notably that of Rangiriri where many a valiant soldierfbit the dust, also on the Waipa and Horotua rivers, and took part m thrt capture of To Awamutu, Rangiawhia, and Orakau. He then resumed work m the s. Hohitea at Te Rori proceeding down the Waipa and up the Horotua, meeting 1 General Cameron and his forces at Pukerimu. We remember him, as a youth of some seventeen years,arriv— ing with the Koheroa at Tuakau fort the day after the battle of Cameronton, wheie the gallant Captain Swift and others fell under the deadly fire poured upon them from the trees over head. Buchanan was a faithful comrade, and whatever his faults may havo been let them be buried with him. Truly, he served and foughc for his adopted country. He has 'gone home, but he only sleeps. His was a familiar name amongst the brigade, then comprising the 12th, 14th, 40th, 65th, 70th, Jackson's and Von Tempsky's Rangers, Royal Artillery and Naval Brigade. When other steamers would not venture to Te Ron*, Buchanan, the Canadian, always went to the front, with the words, " Tucker's wanted at the front, boys. Let go the hawser, and steam ahead."