DEATH OF A PIONEER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 13 January 1914, Page 5

DEATH OF A PIONEER.

A ZEAUHS PIiOi'AOANDIST. By Telegraph- Press .'.-socialion. iHVercargill, Yesterday. One, of Xew Zealand's early pionucrs, Dr. Samuel Ilodgkinsoii, [passed away at Ids home, Richmond drove, on .Saturday, at the advanced age of !Mi years, after an Active life, during which he hail done much to bring under the notice of the Old Country the disabilities of this young- country. He was distinctly ouu of New Zealand's most valuable propagandists, and, in whatever part of the Dominion deceased had been, he had shown the «»ino zeal to advance the interests of the country which be hail adopted for his future home. Necessarily, owing to hi- great age, the. Doctor had for some lime not been able to take the ramc part in public movements that lie readily performed in form-cr years, but, almost, to the end lie exhibited the same keen interest, in the world's a Hairs io noticeable throughout, his whole career. l)r, llodgkiiison was born in Nottingham. England, in \K\. and .studied fur the. nu-dical. profession at I'nivcrsity College, London, and became a. member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1840. lie came, to Nelson in 1812 as Surgeon-Superintendent of the New Zealand Compan.. 's -hip Bombay, and was afterwards in practice in England. hi 18-tli, be wis appointed bv Her Majesty's Oulonisilioii Commis-ioners as .surgeon-superintendent of the emigrant barque David Malcolm, which arrived at Adelaide in 1817, with -Jul) immigrants, and four year-: later be returned to New Zealand, entering into pastoral puivii'l-H in Canterbury. lie re-visited England in 1854, and actively promoted emigration to the colony. On his return in 1857. deceased resided in Auckland for two years, when he came to Southland and resumed countrv life. He was erected to (be Provincial Council of Southland in 18(M. and joined the Provincial E\oculivo in 1805. Dr. Ilodgkinsou also sat in the House of Representatives as member for Rivert'on in the Parliament of ISTII, and was returned for Wallace at tha; general election in 1577..' Deceased leaves two y. daughters, and. two sons. ■'.':....