OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 18, 21 July 1934, Page 11

OBITUARY

MR. HORACE L. ROGERS

Mr. Horace Leonard Rogers, well known, in the motor trade in: the Dominion,'died yesterday in a, private hospital in Wellington aftOrva short illness. Ho was born in Ihvercargill and was 53 years of age. After spending •some years on tho west coast of the South Island, lie became associated with tho motor taido as a traveller for E. Koynolds and Co., Ltd., of which he Was managing director- when ho died. Ho relinquished' his^ early association 'with that firm to become managing director of Inglis Bros, and Co., Ltd., a position ] which ho occupied for many years until the business, went into liquidation some two years ago. , Up' thereupon, becameassociated again with his early firm, in; the capacity of. managing director. i An appreciation of the unselfish work of Mr. Kogers in the interests of 'tlio motor trade appeared in a trade journal ten years ago. From 1920 to 1924 he was president of tho New Zealand Motor and Cyolo Traders? Association and the representative.. of the motor trade on tho first \Transport Advisory Council set up by the Ward Government. Ho also represented, tho New I Zealand Wholesale motor trade.at the first International Motor Conference in Melbourne in 1926. "To many men the I holding of a public position is anenjoy-' able experience, but to Mr. Bogers the prominence given him was Often embar.rassing," stated the appreciation of ten years,ago. : "If was only, his keen sense of duty which persuaded him to accept the' responsibilities of office. Once having accepted:,thd position his personal feelings wore pushed into.the background and he gave to his duties the wholo of his force and personality. ; As a speaker' lid "had few. equals in tho motor tradeI—in1 —in spito p'f his natural dimdeneo arid "nervousness. Ho was in such a nervous state at, the but-: sot.of his first public appearance' as leader of the . wholesalo trado in 1919 that it seemed questionable if ho would be able to carry out his duties!' How well he succeeded is now: a matter of history. It was from.that address.that tho question of technical.... .training, in tho motor trado was first mooted. -To' him must bo.given tho:ctedit of starting that movement." : . ; ■

Although not connected with many sporting^ bodies, Mr. '.Rogers Was a prominent, and L popular' meniber of 'the Miramar Golf Club. Mrs. Rogers' died about ton years agOj and ho is survived by two daughters and a Son, Misses! Joan and. Joyce Bogei-s■ and, Mr. Lloyd Rogers.' Ho was: tho ] a st surviving brother of Mrs. John DuthiO and' Miss Maude Rogers, both-of Wellington. A;servico was held in St. Thomas's Church, Newtbwn, this morning before tho funeral-at Karori.?' ;,