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Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. Newton King was able to preside at yesterday’s meeting of the New Plymouth Harbor Board, and was congratulated by members on his progress towards recovery. A vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Hon. Thomas Kelly, was passed by the New Plymouth Harbor Board yesterday, at their monthly meeting. In referring to the death of Mr. Kelly, the chairman (Mr. Newton King) made mention of the great service he had rendered to the board. The Taranaki Education Board on Wednesday passed a resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. S. Wylie, who died recently while occupying the position of headmaster of the Waitara School. The death occurred at New Plymouth on Tuesday, at the age of 88 years, o-r Mr. William King, who was one of those who helped to bear the troubles qf New Zealand in the early days of colonisation. Mr. King came to New Plymouth with the first detachment of ithe 65th, arriving here from Wellington by the Duke of Portland on September 6, 1855. He formed one of the fatigue party of the regiment which was set to work levelling the top of Marsland Hili, and he afterwards served through tne Maori wars. In 1862 the regiment was ordered to Auckland, Mr. King going with it and faking part jn the Waikato war until the expiration of his term of service, when he took his discharge, returning to Taranaki and joining the Bushrangers, “the best corps in the world,” and he certainly did his part to make it so, being one o-f the best men in Captain J. Black’s company. When the wars were over, Mr. King lived for a time in various parts of New Zealand before returning to Taranaki and finally settling in New Plymouth. His death is believed to remove the last survivor of the 65th Regiment.