THE LATE COLONEL PITT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81892, 22 November 1906, Page 2

THE LATE COLONEL PITT.

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the closing scenes. NELSON'S GIUEF. Per Press A-sociat on. Nelson, November 21. The funeral of ti, e hue Colonel i Jtt was regarded by whole community as a solemn jccasion, and :he ntefa w-re impressively p-rfoim-ed. Tuc moiling was one of Notion s brightness, with jus; a fleecy cloud jr i\vu flouting on the mountain sides, and along and above the ma,n streets flags fluttered ai halfI iie brilliant mcnimg offerod strong contrast to ilie gloom that weighed 011 the heart; of the pocple, At n o'clock every place ci business was closed, even the hotels i.oing closed, and that hour tiio caskot containing- all was mortal of tiie late Attorney-General was reverently raised by ten non-commis-sioned officers and men of the "H" Battery, of which the deceased states-

man was formerly commander, and carried ashore from the steamer Tu- • tafiekai, and placed within the hearse, eight of the senior combatant officers of the distilict forming two tines between the ship and the • hoarse, the military and the Tutanekai's officers standing at the salute. The hearse then moved off, and the pall-bearers—Sir J. G. Ward, Hon. J. McGowan, Hon. R. McNab, Hon. F. Trask, Hon. T. Duncan, Mr McDonald (son-in-law), Mr E. B. Moore, Mr P. Moore, and Mr C. Y. Fell—walking on either side, were flanked by the voluntees and officer! under Colonel Wolfe, and followed by 'he bearers from the Battery. After those came a long sting of carriages, the} line being over half a mile in y length, and these carriages contained members of the Legislature, representatives of the local bodies, memb*s of the Law Society, Civil servants, representative citizens and settlers. On the casket were placed wreath' by. the most immediate connections, and the large number remaining were borne in speclial conveyances. The cortege fiist proceeded to the Cathedral, which had been very beautifully draped, while masses of white lilies had been placed in the chancel. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Nelson, assisted by ihe Rev. J. P. Kempihorne, and the, service was very impressive. On the procestVion re-forming, it proceeded to the new cemetery, where the concluding portion of the service was performed, and after a farewell look at the casket the mourners dispersed, having paid a final tribute to one who was regarded as a friend by all conditions of people here, and whose loss will be acutely felt. The whole route of the funeral procession was lined by people whose gilief and respect for the departed was manifest. Wellington, November 21. As a mark of respect to the late Colonel Pitt, the Government Offices ; in Wellington were closed to day be* ' ivveen 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. ', At a meeting of the .Victoria Col« lege Council to-night, the following '■ resolution was carried on the moAion of Sir Robert Stout; "This Council [ desires to record its deep regret at .he untimely death of the Hon. Al« ; bert Pitt', a member of the Council} its recognition of the many servlices rendered to education, to appreciation of his worth and high character, • and its heartfelt sympathy with hi* relatives lin their great loss." Duncdin, November 21. At the' sitting of the Native Land Court at Puketeraki, Chief Judge Palmer, Hone Heke, and Tame Parata, M.'sH.R., made feeling referc e'nee to the loss the colony had sus. s tained by. the death of the late Hon, • A. Pitt. . Christchurch, November 21. At the meeting of tne North Can* terbury branch of the Farmers' Union to-day, reference was made to the deaths of Mr Kirkbride and the Hon, Colonel A. Pitt, and motions of symi pahy were carried.