Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 962, 3 May 1930, Page 12

Obituary

MR. R. B. STIVEN The death has occurred in In* cargill. after a short illness, of £ R. B. Stiven, proprietor of the Wallastown Hotel, and well known in Dot nion racing circles. Among ot:-: horses, he owned and El dowa, winner of the'Thomson Has: cap in 1926. His wife died recerr P.A. CANON HARRY MASON __ Canon Harry Mason, vicar o! i Saints’ Church, Howick. who died j* terday, had been in failing health r some time. Canon Mason was bon: England 62 years ago. On his arm in New Zealand he entered the teaefe profession and later studied far -■ Church. In 1596 he was ordained: Bishopcourt Chapel, Auckland. = served for three years at Okato, Tn naki, as curate and was vicar fori year. At Huntly he was vicar forte years, and then followed a period: 20 years as vicar of Otahuhu, dorr which h© was appointed a canon cf.' Mary’s Cathedral. Nearly five rtr ago he became vicar of' All Sam: Howick. An assiduous worker. Canon Madevoted most of his attention at Ho* ick to the restoration of the Chars He was well known throughout X? Zealand for his skill as a water-dinar He was also very interested it - early church history of Auckland c collected many valuable data conec ingr this. He leaves a widow, wholrr at the vicarage, Howick. and ok JTa farmer in the Whitford district

MRS. MARIA KELLOW Mrs. Maria Kellow. widow of the - Mr. G. S. M. Kellow. died this *?;- at the residence of her son-in-l»*- ; G. P. Robson, Ngaruawahia. Bor: Yorkshire 80 years ago, Mrs. Ku came to New Zealand in the er sixties on the shin Ernestina, her parents. Mr. ard Mrs. Kay. • its arrival the famil.v lived at Th*J<* where Mr. Kay erected the firs *■ tery for Hunt’s Sliotover mine- r j Thames Miss Kay married Mr. Ke*l- - was paymaster-sergeant to *- troops at Ngraruawahia. where sh«since lived. Mrs. Kellow is surc’; by four sons. Messrs. A. and Kof Ruakiwi. 31 r. G. Kellow. of TeAt and Mr. E. Kellow. also of and by four daughters. Mrs. of Raglan. 3frs. Robson, of Sear-' - : Mrs. Carson, of Ponsonby. There 33 grandchildren and one child. MR. EDWARD PAVTIT 31 r. Edward Pavitt, a 5011 .?'JL John Pavitt, who landed with - 11 - ; and family at Akaroa SO years * died at New Plymouth yesterday. 31r. John Pavitt was a farmer in England and changing, ditions there caused him to enu. : in the middle of the last century ,;., intended to land at Auckland, out { a five months’ journey the bn£ arch struck a storm off Akarc* £ vessel having to put into the sbojr... Pavitt decided to live on Banks sula and the landing was April 2. 3 850. He purchased an of bus'iland and established a sounder the supervision of Ferr, supplying most of tiie , tJin na fj the building of eaifly Christchurch. Some years later. the land was cleared of tint®* Pavitt gave up the sawmill- j A S All his sons were then 5C . j Edward Pavitt having m ? rri Eoir'! C. Abbott, the daughter o. a ent early settler of Canterbury, «. l; had nine children, four y'i hoys. 31 r. Pavitt was tor 40 ye*- >,; nected with his brother general merchants’ business church, the partnership bem*, .« some years ago, when 31 rPavitt interested himself in Coast railway, of which be jf of the founders. , * 31 r. Edward Pavitt retired py to live with his son. Mr. J- V-g* ~ of New Plymouth, at whose '“ T died. Another of Mr. sons is 3ir. Walter Pavitt. | the Royal Insurance Compan. \ land, whe^retired^hi^^^^