OBITUARY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 129, 1 May 1940, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR L. P. PEDERSEN. The death occurred recently of Mr Lars Peter Pedersen, of 114 Te Awe Awe Street, in his eighty-eighth year. Mr Pedersen came to new /.ealaiul as a young man and took part in several activities in the development of the Manawatu district, where he lived for the rest of his life. Mr Pedersen was a native of Denmark, where he was bom in 1852, and spent his boyhood there. In 1874 he left for New Zealand in a German immigrant ship, the Humboldt. This ship, a sailer, took six months for the voyage, and had passengers on board of all nationalities. Mr Pedersen and some of the others landed at Foxton in 1875, and the remaining passengers were taken to various other parts of the country. Two days after his arrival Mr Pedersen had the misfortune to break a leg. When lie recovered he came to Palmerston North and started railway work, helping in the construction of the railways between Palmerston North and Foxton and between Palmerston North and Wanganui. He was also engaged on similar work in various other parts of the district. When such work was slack he sought other employment, and was one of those engaged in the laying-out of the Square in Palmerston North. Mr Pedersen had some trouble with the language difficulty on arrival, but mastered English and spoke, read and wrote it fluently. Eventually he became a naturalised British subject. When he had saved sufficient money he bought a four-acre section on the corner of Ferguson and Albert Streets, where he raised fruit trees, of which there were not a great many in the district at the time. He also took up poultry raising and bee-keeping, and these activities formed his livelihood for many years. About 20 years ago he went to live in retirement in Te Awe Awe Street, but still had horticulture as one of hie main interests. Mr Pedersen did not marry, and had no relatives in New Zealand. MRS J. PRINT. Mrs John Print, of 17 Mere Mere Avenue, who recently died in her eighty-second year, was an early settler of the Manawatu district. Born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, Mrs Print came to New Zealand in 1877 to meet Air Print, who had left England before her, and they were married shortly after her arrival. At this time the country - was mostly undeveloped, and the railway had just been taken through as far as Feilding. Mr and Mrs Print settled in Feilding, taking up a farm there, and after 13 years moved to Bunnythorpe, where they farmed lor more than 30 years.' They retired 16 years ago, coming to live in Palmerston North. The day before Mrs Print’s death was the sixty-third anniversary of her wedding. Airs Print’s main hobby was her garden, in which she was an enthusiastic worker. She and her husband were among those who attended the recent old identities’ celebrations at Palmerston North and Feilding in connection with the Centennial. Airs Print is survived by her husband, three daughters, Airs H. Wright (Tauranga), Mrs A. Price (Rotorua) and Airs C. Payne (Palmerston North), and three so'ns, Messrs S. Print (Whakatane), G. Print (Bay or J'lenty) and D. Print (Palmerston North). There are more than 30 grand-children and several great grand-children.