OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 13

OBITUARY.

MRS. ELIZA YOUNG. ALMOST A CENTENARIAN. Tutor and guide over 70 years ago to many present-day grandmothers and a few great-grandmothers of Auckland, Mrs. Kliza Young, <>f Bassett Road. Remuera. lias died in her !)Bth year. By the surviving |>u|>ils of her governess and teaching days she would lie best remembered probably as Miss Kliza Kidd, who kept a "iris' private school in Bcckham Plait', (irafton. when Auckland was still very young. Subsequently she became the wife <>f the late Dr. Alexander Young, f the Auckland Hospital. IJdiii at Liverpool on September 1."), ls-11. Mrs. Voting came to New Zealand with her parents. North of Ireland folk. They landed at Auckland on Christmas I've'. 1S.")!».-Some indication of her long association with the city may be gleaned from the fact that her first occupation here was as governess to the daughter of Sir John Logan Campbell, "the father of Auckland." In the course of talking over old flays, she also had necuMon to mention her friendship with Mr. Dihvoith. whose name is linked inseparably with the city in Dil worth

School, Dilworth Avenue and Dilworth Building. Later she took up teaching in All's, Glover's private school for girls, at Glcneide, in Upper Syinonds Street. Owing to her mother's health failing she had to give up teaching and go to live in Devonport. But her mother fretted to get back to town, where she could lie near a doctor —for Auckland was then a long way from Devonport— so Mrs. Young, then Miss Kidd. returned to town and opened a school for girls at Beckham Place, Graftpn. The transport was eo primitive daye that pupils whose homes were across the harbour, at Devonport and Takapuna, lived at the school as boarders. Her teaching days ended with her marriage to the late Dr. Young.

MR. AUSTEN GOSS. At a largely attended meeting of the Douglas Credit District Council last evening, the chairman, Mr. W. Jordan, said the movement had sustained a severe blow in the unexpected death of Mr. Austen (ioss, one of their most pitted members. The chairman said their late member had a thorough knowledge of the Doufjlas system, and his expert knowledge was known and appreciated throughout the Dominion. As a mark of respect all present stood in silence. Mr. Ooss was attached to the City Waterworks Department as an assistant engineer. He received his early training at the engineering school of the Auckland University College. Mr. Goss became a licensed surveyor and was a registered civil engineer. After being in | practice in Auckland for some years he joined the staff of the Auckland City Council in 1025. One of his survey jobs was the pipeline from the Huia dam. From 1927 to 1031 Mr. Goss was engaged on surveys in the catchment areas in the Hunua Ranges. For the last nine months has had been supervising the erection of a new reservoir on Hamlin'a Hill at Westfleld. This is part of the scheme for the supply of water to the industrial area at Westfield. Mr. Goss served during the war with the New Zealand Field Engineers. He is survives by his wife and two children.