Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 623, 27 March 1929, Page 11

Obituary

MR. R. A. HALL Another of the early settlers of New Zealand, Mr. Richard Augustus Hall, died at Kawakawa last Saturday, at th© age of 71. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Mr. Hall ari'ived in New Zealand in the ship Mary Shepherd in 1866, landing at Wahapu, Bay of Islands. Later lie lived in Auckland until he returned to the Bay of Islands district in 1873, when he joined his brothers in farming. lie was in business in the district until his death. In the public affairs of the Bay of Islands district, Mr. Hall took a very prominent place. Pie was a member of the Bay of Islands County Council and the North Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. On the separation of the board he continued as a member of the Bay of Islands Hospital Board, of which he was for some years chairman. Pie was a member of the Bay of Islands Harbour Board since its formation, and at the time of his death was the chairman. He was also a member and chairman of the Kawakawa Town Board. Plis service on the Bay of Islands Licensing Committee was probably a record for New Zealand, as he had been a member since the inauguration of licensing committees, about 45 years ago. During that time he was absent from only two meetings. He had also been a member of the Bay of Islands Acclimatisation Society since its inception. Mr. Plall took an active part in church questions connected with the Bay of Islands parochial district. In his earlier days Mr. Hall represented the district in football and cricket. Mr. Hall was married in 1890 to Miss S. S. Burnside, of Ardmore, and is survived by his wife and two daughters and one son—Miss M. I. Hall Mrs. C. W. Howard, and Dr. R. J. b’. Hall medical superintendent of the Cook Hospital, Gisborne. Two of the four brothers who arrived by the Mary Shepherd, Messrs. J. A. L. Hall, of Kawakawa, and Dr Campbell Hall, of Monaghan, Ireland also survive. The funeral, which took place at Kawakawa on Sunday, was large and representative. The service was conRev. P. T. Williams. I*® fun eral rites of the Royal Orange Order, of which Mr. Hall was a member, were read by Mr. T. S. Joyce. CONSTABLE S. H. BISHOP Force an.wE® f ln the New Zealand /if a -S- i lo \ four years in charge TH Birkenhead Station, Constable fajdney Hurlstone Bishop died at Birkenhead yesterday afternoon at the age of 49. He had been on sick leave for some weeks, and two operations had been performed, the last on Sunday Born at New Plymouth, Constable Bishop joined the Police Force in Wellington in 1908, and later was stationed at Auckland, Rotorua, Tokaanu and Thames. He was a keen chess player and was founder and president of the Thames Chess Club. He is survived by his wife. The funeral will take place to-mor-row afternoon at the Birkenhead Cemetery.