Capt. John Hare
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Sudden Death Of
Captain John William Hare, ister of New Zealand Island rritories Department’s new Moana >a, was found dead, slumped over b radar screen, on the bridge of > ship an hour after the vessel d cleared Auckland for Rarotonga January 16.
Phe ship put back and sailed ain the following day, with the •mer chief officer, Mr. R. A. aser, in command.
Captain Hare had assumed com md of Maui Pomare several years d on the retirement of Captain Boulton. He had been chief icer in that ship for some years, earlier he had served as Second ’icer in the well known cable p Iris during and after World ir I when that ship was based Suva. He served with the RAN World War II, afterwards bring : a vehicular ferry across the sman to Auckland where he re ined. le went to the UK last year to :e command of the new ship, Mr. iser taking command of Maui mare for the closing voyages, ptain Hare was aged 62. He is vived by his wife and a married