"SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD."

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 501, 30 January 1920, Page 3

"SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD."

Early Colonist's History, OLD PAPAKURA RESIDENT. PASSING OF "AUNTIE." There passed away at Papakura on Saturday last another of Auckland's old colonists. The late Mrs. Emma Mills, aged 80, arrived in New Zealand in 1874 in the ship Waitangi. with her'husband and' young' family. After several years of city life, the deceased, with her husband, removed 'Hf> the Kaipara. Here for 16 years, though somewhat physically disabled, the deceased with her family took up several hundred acres of native bush land at Paparoa. Here, out of the primeval bush, a home was carved, roads wore opened up, find a] school and clur.h was built, mainly by the deceaseds iniVxtiw. I'o sirh noble souls («ui the de:e.«si>d possessed) this fair country <>wes a deep debt of gratitude. It is a Irighter und fairei land to Mr? in l>e<iiu>e (f noh'e self sacrifice made l>y those colonists. 3fTW late Mrs. Emma Mills, with her family- removed from the Kaipara to Fapakira some 27 yeftrs where, on th" Great South Road, adjoining hush, the deceased resided Hh h«r husband. Fmiiliarly known Z[h in the Kripara and nt Papakura ►*Au»Lie," fche was. though someRat crippled, of a very cheery dis- - position, and for tta veriest tramp ♦hero was always a smile and a welcome cup of tea - Trn, y jt could be BA id of "Auntie," "She hath done what she could." The funeral took pJnco on Monday last the remains bein* interred in * h 'jlethrdist cemetery a.t Papakura. JJL of .the deceased are Geo. T. ' u!K of Ohaupu, W. C. Mills, of Devnnort L. J- Mills,, H. Mills, and A. A. MlHs, of and 19 grandv children.