MANUREWA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 364, 28 March 1918, Page 3

MANUREWA.

(See also page 1 ) Golden Wedding Celebration Manurewa has amongst its residents an aged couple, Mr and Mrs R. M. Scott, who having been married on March 23rd, 1858, at St Mark's Church, Remuera, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding on Saturday last. Mr Scott was born at Leicester, England, in 1835, and is therefore in his 83rd year, whilst Mrs Scott, who claims New Zealand as the country of her birth, is a few years his junior. A representative of the " Times" paid a visit on Tuesday last to Mr and Mrs Scott at their residence on the (ireat South Road to offer them his felicitations in connection with -the happy event of the previous Saturday. He found them both in a cheery mood and on enquiry arceitained that despite Mr Scott's advanced age he still looks after his farm, comprising 71 acres, and even milks a cow or two. Mrs Scott who possesses a remarkably retentive memory, 'narrated that she remembers the time when there were no streets in Auckland. When the Maori war broke out she and her husband were living at Drury and with, her three children she went to Auckland in a dray to escape from the scenes of battle the journey taking 3 days. Mrs Scott mentioned that of their family of II children eigllt were still living (six girls and Kxo boysl. And, said Mrs Scott smiling, " I have twelve grand-children and nine great grand-children." Mrs Scott is a sufferer from rheumatism and Mr Scott'sliearing is a little defective, but otherwise both are free from infirmities. They were both proud of the fact that they have lived in the Manurewa district nearly all their lives.

At the meeting of the Manurewa Town Board on Monday Mr Lupton made reference to the celebration of Mr and Mrs R. M. Scott's golden wedding. "They were," said Mr Lupton, " practically the father and mother of Manurewa," and he thought that a letter of congratulation signed by the Board members should be sent to them as an expression of goodwill on behalf of the residents for their future hapiness. This was unanimously agreed to.