OBITUARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5206, 13 December 1895, Page 2

OBITUARY.

THE LATE EOBERT HABE,

At an early hour this morning another " old identity" took his departure for " tlio bourne from which no traveller returns." Full of years and at a good old age to which few attain, a prominent settler has passed away. We have ourselves known Eobert Hare for over I twenty years, and have sat with him at, Park Trustee, Cemetery Trustee, and other meetings. Whoevor might be absent liobert Hare was wont to be always in his place, and was never more happy than when he was doing some little service for the district in which he lived so Ion;;, I When we first knew Mr Hare, he conducted a business in Queen-street, but had succeeded in his business ventures so well, that he was able to shortly afterwards retire, and pass the remainder of his days in comparative ease and comfort.

Many will remember a coach accident on the liimutaka, about twenty years! ago, in which tho late Mr Hare sus. taincd severe injuries about the head, and it was thought that he would never recover from them. However,| he was hard to kill, and in a few mouths, to the surprise of all that knew him, he was about again.

Mr Hare belonged to a group of old settlers, of which but very few—notably Mr A. W. Jackson, Mr H. H. Jackson, and Mr Charles Booking Carter-are now surviving. If ho was not one of the original trustees of the Masterton and Groytowu town reserves, he was for many years associated with the Trust as Secretary and did his part in developing the subsequent growth of these centres. He leaves behind him a largo family and a host of friends. He was a careful man, but a kindly hearted one, and we never met a settler who was more devoted to Wairarapa interests. It was his wont, even during his later yean, when he resided at Oriental Bay, Wellington, to work incessantly to gain any point which might be won in connection with reserves in this town, and also in connection with charitable aid. Even till yesterday he saw and talked with hisfriends, but in the afternoon appeared strange in his manner, and was taken to his room at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Dr Hosking was called, but at once pronounced the end to bo near, and as previously stated Mr Hure passed away at nn early hour this morning, the cause of death being senile decay and bladder trouble. Deceased who was in his eighty-third year, was, in his young days, in the Imperial service, and, we understand, served at Gibraltar and other foreign parts, Subsequently lie wenttoAmerica and married the late Mrs Hare, who died some ton years ago,

From llio foundation of the Mastcrton Park Trust till 1881 lie acted as Secretary to thai body. The late Mr Hare was also a Cemetery Trnstoe ami at one time a member of the Mastcrton Town Lands Trust, Ho oinifd several properties in Mastcrton, which since his residence at Oriental Day, Wellington, have been managed by Mr ff. 13. Chennells. Five sons and one daughter aro left, viz Mrs Walter liapp (late of Mastcrton, and now of Boston); Mr C. J. Jlare (Greytown) ; Mr John Hare (Ekctahuiia) ; Mr JJ. 13. Hare (l'abialua) iMr Fred Jlare (Tasmauia); and Mr Clarence Hare (America).