OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 236, 5 October 1936, Page 3

OBITUARY.

MR. D. B. WALLACE. One of the earliest surviving settlers of Auckland, and a prominent 'Freemason, Mr. David Brown Wallace, died at his home in Orakei Road, Remuera. Mr. Wallace was born in Dundee in 1845. With his mother he came to Auckland in 1854 in the ship Bank of England. As a boy his first employment was in the drapery shop of T. S. and S. Forsaith. Mr. T. S. Forsaitli was a member oi' the first New Zealand Parliament, and prior to that had been a member of the Executive Council without portfolio. Mr. Wallace entered the service of a Mr. Greenwood, an Onehunga trader, and in 180(i went with an expedition to the West Coast goldfields. After spending two years as a timber merchant at Greymouth, Mr. Wallace spent six years 011 the Thames goldfields. Later he was in business at Whangapoua and at Turua. He bccame manager of the Hokianga Sawmills Company at Kohukohu, and was then appointed local representative for the Kauri Timber Company. Mr. Wallace was the first master of the Masonic lodge at Kohukohu, and for 20 years took part in the proceedings of the New Zealand Grand Lodge. In 1911 he held office of junior grand warden, and in 1924 was granted the rank of past grand warden. For many years lie was a member of the executive of the Masonic Institute, and"at fine time was president. He is survived by three sons and two daughters.