Mr. Emanuel Snellgrove, who died on the 31st of December, 1896, occupied the position of mayor of the borough for four years, and had sat as a councillor previously for six years. A native of Wandsworth, Surrey, he came to New Zealand per ship “Canard,” arriving in 1859 at Wellington. He was apprenticed to the undertaking business at Wandsworth, completing his term in 1839, and worked at the trade as a journeyman until 1846. On arrival in Wellington he worked for Mr. Mills, Mr. Archibald, Mr. Carter, and several others, and established his business in Marton in the year 1869. He was the principal undertaker of the district, in which line, at the time of his death, he was supposed to have been the oldest in the Colony actually in business. Before leaving the Old Country he was in business on his own account in Pimlico, London, as an undertaker for twelve years. For several years he was minister's churchwarden of St. Stephen's Church, Marton. He had four sons and four daughters, all now living and settled in the district, of whom two sons and one daughter are married. Mr. Snellgrove's farm, known as “Flowerdale,” consists of forty-two acres, and that at Wandsworth of 375 acres, all freehold land. He was a good and successful colonist, and was at all times willing to help forward any good work. He was a Justice of the Peace.

The late Mr. E. Snellgrove.