Obituary.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7731, 6 February 1905, Page 2

Obituary.

On Friday there departed from this world, at life I'll": old age of 8!) years, Mr William liasone of Taranaki's oldest and mi»st resjJecl'ed Haulers. Mr I las-s-It, who peacefully away at his residence ill Powderham Street j West, where lie has lived since giving up lijs farm ait Wcstowjp, landed liji N&w Plymouth in 1841. Needless ( lo say, he took pgrt in all the rough and dangerous duties of settlers in those days. Ho also bore a lull share of the military risks of ,the times, for which he received the New Zealand medal. Mr Jiasgett, who was a native of Cornwall, ft. leading member of the Primitive MplhodWt Plturc-H. of which he was one of the original founders in the colony, anil one of the oddest J#, cal preachers l connected with that church .in New Zealand, lie was in '(.'very respect a model settler, and trap lygiariled with the highest estowii by nil vjto kficw liim;. lie leaves as descendant# thV'ec tutM and two daughters,,. Of these Ml' W. 0. Bas'sUt is settled at W'unganui, Me John Hossi'it u ;t CoM'iag- | wood', ami Mr lilchard Uassett at ,Te Puka, on the East Coast. The j. wo daughters are Mrs Clover, wife .ojftlw Ktav. .J, Clover, of Stratford, and Miss liuws»tt, of hjq town, who | lived wit)i her father. of the deceased gentleman will leave his residence at two o'clock, and prior to the in|tcrmcnt tllere will bo a ssort service at tho Queen Street wCJIUSfe