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From the website "Papers Past NZ"
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
a lengthy obituary column about JOHN (HENRY) La MOTHE RALFE from the GREY RIVER ARGUS, Jul 9th 1873, page 2, copied from the ROSS NEWS.
"The death of Mr John La Mothe Ralfe is thus noticed by the Ross News :- " The deceased gentleman was a native of Ramsey, Isle of Man, and was educated at King William's College, in that island, matriculating at St. John's College, Cambridge ; but, like many other young and adventurous men, he cast aside the chances of preferment he had in his native land, and sought his fortune in the colonies, arriving in Canterbury about twelve years since, and bringing with him a sum of money which would have sufficed to support him in Europe. He speculated, and lost his little capital, when he applied for and succeeded in obtaining the appointment of schoolmaster in Okarito, the School Committee guaranteeing him a salary of L3OO per annum; but, this amount he never received, and, after struggling about six years in that place to support his family, during a portion of which time he acted as lay reader for the Church of England, and represented the Okarito district in the County Council, he turned his attention to Ross, and opened a school in this place a few months since. Finding his efforts successful, he sent, for his family — consisting of his wife, his sister, and nine children — and had just succeeded in making them comfortable, when, through over exertion, he was thrown on a bed of sickness. On Wednesday last he first cemplained of a bilious attack, and attended to his scholastic duties up to Thursday noon, when he was compelled, to take to his bed, and send for Dr James. Nothing serious was anticipated, but about four o'clock on Friday afternoon he had a paralytic stroke, and was unconscious up to the time of his death, about twenty minutes to twelve o'clock on Friday night last. Dr James was most assiduous in his attentions to the deceased gentleman, and was him at the time of his death. The decease of our much respected brother Ralfe was a sore trial to his many friends, but their grief was increased by Miss Ralfe becoming convulsive after the death of her brother and the helpless appearance of the poor little children. Deceased, who had only reached the age of 33 years, was a man of much ability, of an amiable disposition, and his loss will be deeply regretted by a large cijcle of newly-made friends in this place, as well as by those who have had the pleasure of being intimately acquainted with him. The funeral will take place to-morrow, and the remains of our departed brother will be followed to their last resting-place by members of the Masonic order."
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