MR. W. SUTHERLAND, TINWALD.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 43, 22 October 1903, Page 20

MR. W. SUTHERLAND, TINWALD.

A well-known resident of Tinwald, Mr. William Sutherland, lost his* life through a trap accident at Ashburton on October 10. The deceased was a *. .'.live of the Shetland Islands, and was i>: his 65th year. Ho came out to Melbourne in 1856, and four years luter came over to New Zealand, where he spent a time on the Cromwell and Shotover diggings After a time he went to Christchurch, and was engaged in the construction of the Lyttelton tunnel, on the completion of which he settled at Ashhurton, where he engagod in farming, and later on at Winslow. He was also a very successful contractor and ' cropper,' and was a very large employer of labor. Deceased (says the ' Mail ') was a man with a large heart, and was continually collecting subscriptions for churches and other philanthropic objects. The late Mr. Sutherland leaves a wife and eight children—six sons and two daughters The funeral took place on Tuesday, and was one of the largest ever witnessed in Ashburton. The cortege was quite three quarters of a mile long, and included some of the leading residents of the town and country. The body was first taken to the Catholic Church, where the service was conducted by the Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, who also officiated at the grave A number of floral tributes were fllaced on the grave, and as showing the further respect in which the deceased was held, all the flags in Ashburton were flying half-mast.— R.l.P.