Death of Mr. J. W. Sharpe

Forty-Four Years In

Cook Is.

From Our Own Correspondent.

RAROTONGA, August 11.

A FORMER manager of the Cook Islands Trading Co., Mr. Joseph William Sharpe, died at Rarotonga on July 28, aged 74. Forty-four years ago he went to Penrhyn in charge of Messrs. Hender son and McFarlane’s store, where he re mained until offered the management of W. H. Grove and Son’s Rarotonga branch, which he later relinquished to take over the C.1.T.C., finally retiring from business in 1916.

Mr. Sharpe, who had not left his plan tation at Titikaveka for 19 years, was little known to the present generation, although his figure was a familiar enough sight to those passing along the Rutaki road. He took a keen interest in political economics, and was very certainly the only man in these islands to have ever bought and studied each successive issue of the N.Z. Govt.’s Hansard.