THE LATE WARDEN KENRICK.

Te Aroha News, Issue 166, 21 August 1886, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE LATE WARDEN KENRICK.

tTwfcilate Mr Harry Kenriok* R.M.. and W F?^» TO forever 21 years in the Civil, Zealand. ( His first appointffi*?t^V*s 4* 10 , J865, and. up : -tp ; the \ast he occupied several -important I positions. Mr Kenrick first' went to 'the I AWtraJiarf'goldfielda 'i^ 1852. r and Was on • the diggings at •Uendig'o.infthat.year.-Aiter, yari^di experiences^ in 4! the pujreui^ of the precious metal foi; about years,' he resolved upon ' leaving J Australia' and returned to England; -He next'eame to New Zealand. On reaching. Canterbury ,he purchased a bush at a place now, known as Oxford, erected saw mills, and carried •on the timber trade, with varied .success ; but in the end this,. speculation turned out unprofitable. . On the West Coast goldfields being proclaimed under .the Provincial Governmebt of Canterbury,,, Mr Kenrick "was attracted to the diggings, but on -thir occasion instead of following «tbe uncertain persuit of mining,; he eledtectto become olerk of the Court at Greymouth'j being sent over for that purpose by the then Superintendent of Canterbury. After eleven years residence on the Wej3t Coast, where he filled many; other responsible positions, he was appointed Resident Magistrate at Gisborne j and two years subasquently was transferred totheThames on the resignation of .Colonel Fraser. After his arrival at the Thames, Mr Kenrick soon acquired <a complete knowledge of the laws of the Hauiaki gold mining district, and during, the seven years of his administration of our gold field laws, we believe with one exception, his decisions were unquestioned. All his acts pertaining to appointments which he held . as Native Lands Trust Commission under the Native Lands Fraud Prevention Act, and the multifarious offices which, he was called upon to fill, were performed in the same efficient and conscientious manner that marked the discharge of his magisterial duties, gaining tht confidence of the Ministers of the Government, and the respect of the general public, The opening of the Te Aroha goldfield took place under his regime, and he ever took a deep interest in its welfare. In fact hia efforts on all possible occasions to promote the prosperity of our gold fields and forward the dovelopement of our Thermal Springs etc., are too fresh in the minds of local residents to need any recapitulation. During his very last visit he was busily engaged in arranging for the purchase from the native owners of some 45 acres at the rear of the Domain to which it is to be addod, and he also stoutly urged upon Government that the recreation ground .which runs right to the top of the hill be alao added thereto. He was exceedingly sanguine that a good future was in store for Te Aroha, spared no trouble to advance its interests, and his memory will long be cherished in the district.