MR. ANGUS FINLAYSON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 140, 15 June 1936, Page 3

MR. ANGUS FINLAYSON.

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, this day. The death occurred at an Auckland private liospitsil this morning of one of North Auckland's most respected citizens, Mrs. Angus Finlayson, aged 74. He was a son of two of the original settlers of Waipu, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Finlayson. He was educated at the Braigli School, one of the earliest, if not the first, free schools opened under the present educational'system. As a young man Mr. Finlayson took on bush colli "act work with his brother and for mally years was bush manager for the large timber firm of Goldie and Son. In 1883 the brothers took up a large holding in the Puma district, being among the first European settlers on the north side of "the Wairua River, which was then unbridged. While still engaged in bush supervision work they became successful farmers, grazing and fattening" large numbers of cattle. Together, the Finlayson brothers pioneered the Purua district. Mr. Finlayson played a highly important part in the 'affairs of the North. For ten years lie was a member of the North Auckland Land Board, while he was also a member of the Whangarei Hospital Board and a director of the North Auckland Farmers' Cooperative from the date of its inception. On all these bodies he held office at the time of his death. Ho is survived by his widow, five sons, Messrs. A. C. M., Erie and Graham (all of Kamol, and A. A. and C. H. (Purua), and two daughters, M'.'sdames ! Arthur Brown and T. L. Ranstead | (Matangi).