LAST TRIBUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 8

LAST TRIBUTE.

MR. A. B. ROBERTON. LARGELY-ATTENDED FUNERAL WIDE REPRESENTATION. Final 'tributes to the late Mr. A. B. Roberton, who died in a private hospital yesterday morning, were paid at the funeral this afternoon. It was widely representative of the business, church arid civil life of the community. Before the long cortege left for Waikumete Cemetery, a simple, impressive service was conducted by Archbishop Averill and the Rev. P. Houghton at St. Mark's Church, Remuera. The church was filled. The Archbishop and the vicar also officiated at the cemetery. Since 1022 Mr. Roberton had been Auckland Consul for Japan, and the Japanese Consul-General for Australia and Xew Zealand, Mr. Murai, sent the following cablegram:—- • "On behalf of the Japanese Government and myself, I desire to express heartfelt sorrow at the death of Mr. Roberton. Please accept and convey to his family my sineerest condolences." Representation at the funeral included: —

Auckland City Council: The deputyMayor, Mr. A. J. Entrican, and the assistant town, clerk, Mr. J. Melling. The Auckland Harbour Board: The chairman, Mr. T. B. Clay, the superintendent, Mr. H. B. Burnett, deputy chairman. Mr. C. G. Macindoe, the harbourmaster, Captain Sergeant. The Auckland Transport Board: The deputychairman, Mr. E. 11. Potter, the manager, Mr. A. E. Ford. Auckland Electric Power Board: The deputy-chairman, Mr. S. G. Harbutt, and the general manager, Mr. R. IT. Bartley. The Auckland Institute and Museum: Mr. Gilbert Archey. The Kauri Timber Company, Ltd.: The chairman of directors, Mr. John Robb, and the general manager, Mr. D. L. J. Clayton. Wilsons (N.Z.) Portland Cement: Messrs. TTiomas Simson, R. 10. Williams, and George Winstone, directors, the general manager, Mr. S. Rcid, and the secretary, Mr. F. W. Wilson. The Union Oil, Soap and Candle Company, Ltd.: Messrs. G. W. Evans and 0. V. Houghton, directors, and the secretary, Mr. A. Craig. Grey and Menzies: Messrs. T. 11. Barstow, W. Eddowes, T. Buxton, T. B. Clay, directors, the general manager, Mr. R. R. Menzies, the secretary, Mr. E. Stratton, Mr. R. R. Menzies, jun., and Mr. A. G. Menzies.

Bycroft, Limited, the chairman of directors, Mr. G. R. Hutchinson, Messrs. E. Anderson, Erie Rhodes and J. Lawry, directors, Mr. J. T. O'Connor, manager, and Mr. H. Lawry, secretary; Northern Steamship Company, Messrs. A. J. Hutchinson and Ernest Davis, directors, and Captain R. C. Hammond, manager; South British Insurance Company, Limited, Messrs. V. J. Lamer, R. S. Ward and S. Austin Carr; the Northern Club, Messrs. L. T. Symcs (president) and C. B. Buddie; the Auckland Club, Messrs. H. GiKillan (president) and J. A. Gentles; the Auckland Rotary Club, the president, Mr. S. G. Harbutt, the vice-president, Mr. G. -L. Taylor, the secretary, Mr. D. G. Commons, and jtast presidents, Messrs. 11. T. Goldie, T. U. Wells and F. M. Shortt; New Zealand Newspapers'. Limited, Mr. N. K. Brett.

New Zealand Insurance Company, Limited, Messrs. Henry liorton and C. I. Nathan, directors, the Auckland manager, Mr. T. C. Buddie, and the secretary, Mr. C. V. Mark; the National Bank, the manager, Mr. I. S. C'antrell; the Chambcr of Commerce, the president, Mr. Harvey Turner, and the secretary, Dr. E. P. Neale; the Dean of the Consular Corps, Mr. A. M. Ferguson, and members; New Zealand Shipping Company, Mr. "VV. A. Moor; Union Steam Ship Company, Mr. D. Carter, manager; L. D. Nathan and Company shipping department, Mr. W. S. G. Paton; Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, Mr. E. Anderson; Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Mr. .T. H. Hume; Commonwealth and Dominion Lino, Mr. J. L. Blackmore.

Sir James Gunson, Hon. Sir George Fowlds. The Church of England was widely represented, among those present being the Diocesan Registrar, the Veil. Archdeacon Simkin, Colonel J. E. Barton, Mr. Le Sueur, Mr. J. Hogben and the Rev. Jasper Calder. Maori boys from St. Stephen's College and girls from the Victoria Girls' College were also present. Business Men's Tribute. Reference to the loss the city had sustained, in the death of Mr. A. B. Roberton was made at the meeting of the, council of the Chamber of Commerce this morning. The president, Mr. Harry Turner, said that Mr. Roberton was president of the chambcr in 1905 and was a man if very high standing in the business community.' Members stood in silence out of respect to the former president. .