OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24424, 9 October 1940, Page 2

OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS

MONTHLY MEETING OF COMMITTEE The monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association was held yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs W. J. Strong (president, in the chair), H. Baron. F. H. Campbell, W. R. Brugh, W. H. Ferens, E. C. Hazlett, and E. Webster. The president reported that the oldtime dance held on October 2 was again a verv successful one and that a number of members of the Air Force were present.

The following gifts were received and voles of thanks were passed to the donors; Mr A, H. Fisher, Dunedin, photograph of his late mother, Mrs R. Fisher, arrived Otago 1860’s; Miss D. Marchbanks, Wellington, portraits of her late parents, Mr and Mrs D, Marchbanks, Dunedin. Alpine, 1859; Miss J. Coats, Dunedin, framed portraits of her late parents. Mr and Mrs William Coats, Dunedin. Sir William F,yre, 1863; Mrs John Sime (late Awatea, Owaka), photographs of herself and late husband, Mr Sime Silistria, 1862; Mrs C. Taylor, Tomahawk, photograph of her parents, Mr and Mrs William Young—Mr Young, Robert Henderson, 1861, Mrs Young arrived 1860; Mr W. Downie Stewart, booklet, “ Early Adventures in Otago,” by Edmund Smith, edited by himself: Mrs F. H. McAdam, Eiffelton. Ashburton, framed portraits of her late parents. Mr and Mrs James F. Ayson, Kaihiku—father Royal Albert. 1853, mother (nee Robson), Columbus, 1851.

The following deaths of early settlers were recorded during the month:—Mrs Jessie Parker (nee Waugh). Stirling; s.s. Gothenburg, 1865 (82 years): Hugh Nelson, Dunedin (late Balclutha and Waikaia). 81; Hamilla Mitchell, 1864; Miss Anne Tarlton. South Africa (late Invercargill). 92, Bosworth, 1857; Mrs Mary Heckler (nee Farquhar). Warepa (77). arrived Otago 1864; Mrs Caroline Hall (nee Harris), Mornington (85), arrived Otago 1863; William T. Hildreth, Wellington (82), s.s. Aldinga, 1861. The following descendants were enrolled during the month;—Miss M. Patrick. Dunedin 1 parents, Stormcloud. 1860. George Scott, Lowburn Ferry: parents arrived 1860. Mrs Hugh Blaikie (nee Kempthorne), Clinton: parents arrived 1862.