OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1932, Page 3

OBITUARY.

MRS. MARY BORRIE. At' Waihou the death has occurred of Mrs. Mary Borrie, one of the pioneers of the district. Mrs. Borrie was born at Wigtownshire. Scotland, 75 years ago, and was left an orphan at an early age. When 17 years old she left for New Zealand with a sister, and landed at the Bluff after a voyage of 90 days. In 1877 she was married to Mr. John Borrie, and moving northward they settled at Tauranga, and later at Thames. When the land.at To Aroha West was opened for settlement they were the first settlers to take up a holding, and held 100 acres there for some years. In 18S9 the family moved to Waikumete. Later Mr. Bonie became manager of the Otway Settlement, near Te Aroha, then held by the Auckland Savings Bank. When this was subdivided for sale Mr. Borrie became manager of a block of 1050 acres at Waihou, which he later purchased as a going concern for £GOO. In due course Mr. Borrie sold the greater part of the farm. Mrs. Borrio was known for her kindly spirit and sympathetic nature. She was the first sewing mistress at the Waihou school, and she always took a keen interest in the social activities of the district. She is survived. by her husband, a son, Mrs. D. F. Borrie, and daughter, Mrs. W. R. Johnson. There are 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children. The funeral was largely attended.

MRS. MARY HUNTER.

An old Waikato resident, Mrs. Mary Hunter, died in Hamilton, aged 73 years. Slie was a daughter' of the late Mr. David Nolan, and was born at Bathurst. She arrived in Auckland with her parents when she was about eight years of an-e In 1883, Miss Nolan was married to Mr. W. <T. Hunter and went to live at Ohaupa. where she remained about 20 years. For the last 30 years Mrs. Hunter had lived at Hamilton where she took a great interest in work connected with Urn Anglican Church. For many years Mrs. Hunter was a vice-president ot the ladies' guild. She leaves three children.

MR. MONTAGUE LAING,

I Advice has been received of the death in London of Mr. Montague Laing, a ' director of Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd. Mr. Laing had been absent from New ; Zealand for many years. He was a member of the staff of the old firm of Turnbull, Smith, and Company, and was transferred when that company was taken over by Sargood, Son, and Ewen, in 188!). After being manager of the Wellington office for many years, Mr. Laing took up the position of director in London in 100(5, which office he held till his death. Mrs. Laing survives her husband, and there are a daughter and two sons, one of whom is in the Flying Corps at Home, and the other is at preI sent stationed at Norfolk Island. I