OBITUARY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 23 June 1920, Page 3

OBITUARY.

jtiß ROBERT COBBBy the death of Mr F'd.ert Olaki. which occur, oil on **n&K Sew Zealand has lost one ol inost K « as regards the sheeptarnun industry. Hr Cold. Lein? tor 5 wars recognised as one ot in authorities on shcep-and mow l‘« tieularly Komney Harsh sheep-m tl,c Dominion. t Robert Cohit was a son ot the hu Mr Thomas Cold,, of Ivyehurc , •'•‘•U , Rn-land. and cunrn to Hew Zealand in 16Sn. He '.as one of ,h- Inst to introduce' to this -ounirv Komney Harsh sheep < from his nam e county hu ), which have ever since occup-ed so h a prominent place among V"' / - ilo-lm Air t'o'ldi started his first hoinnec At- .-h stud farm at Mo,mm, Fusion, .. x ,. r v extensive eonaii<l soon nuiu up n ti'"-' <>. «. muth into tavoui. l-.mi w«®t to •• kn.ih.itt.i. ; , Sforth, where he carried on a,- sn business most stP-res-fiilly tor many veaTS . until l,is health tailed him. Afterwards he settled down at Qtaki. Ho was a keen and most .-accesstill exhibitor at A. and f>. shows, in "kick he took v keen intoreand was reI&hrfZSSSFZ Cobb made two trips to the Uemeland , h strain* ot the lawous Row Harsh to CP. and ®trained ui - nud i!t 11 Short, of started his^e"rf i%5 th»u S i.. '"t *f and breadth of the out the length an count rv as a man who had done a du den! for sheep u> -« Dem.inioa. ... Decease. who was OS years ot leaves a Wife, one daughter (H.s 1--V Clarke, of Oh an), and one son >-l H. Cobb, of Wellington). The funeral took place at Ot..e» . - ttriay, and the service was conduct*. bv the Roy. G. F. Petrie, H.A-