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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 3

MR. JAMES EDWARD FROST. The death has occurred of Mr. .Tames Edward Froe-t at the age of S3. He was a pioneer of lnvercargill and was sulisecpiently well-known in the Kuahino and Bay of Plenty di-tricts. Born in Northamptonshire, he came to New Zealand with his parents when he was only 1.") and was employed on the construction of the old wooden railway between lnvercargill and Bluff. While still a young man he took jiart in the Otago and West Coast gold rushes. l->r ±-~) years he lived at Mangaweka and was the founder and director of the lvangiwahia - Kualiine Dairy Company, lie later moved to the Bay of Plenty, where he was engaged in active farming until about live years ago. Keenly interested in the friendly society movement, he was a member of the Abbot sfurd Oddiellowe-" ]>odge. Waipawa. for 51 year.-, and also belonged to the Te l'like Masonic lodge for many years. He is survived by a wic'inv, three sons and one daughter. MR. GEORGE WILSON. ' A member of a pioneer North Auckland family, Mr. George Y\ il.-on bas died at Kirikopuni at the ac; ■ of Si years. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, were among the lirst settlers in Northern Wairoa, where he was born. Mr. W'iison farmed at Kirikopuni for many years, living partly there and partly at Auckland. He comes from a family remarkable for it- longevity, two of his brothers being over ninety an<l three over eighty. He is survived by four sons and two .laughters. MR. ALEXANDER DUNN. i (By Telesraph. — l'ress Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. ( The death has occurred of Mr. Alexj ander Dunn, aged who hail been in practice in Wellington as a solicitor since IS9O. MR. JAMES WATSON. (By Telegraph—l'res.s Association.) MASTEKTON. Thursday. Mr. .Tames Watson, a former secretary of the Farmers' Union in the Wai- ' rarapa for many years, died in hospital last night. He was .">7 years of age. j MR. J. J. HUNTER. I j (From Our Correspondent.) j WANGANUI, Thursday, j One of Wanganni's oldest residents, ! Mr. John Joseph Hunter, died to-day at the ase of S2. Born in Auckland, he , served during th<? Maori War. having : joined the militia while only 10- For many years Mr Hunter was. a gold ■ prospector and he was one of the first ; to find gold at Addison's Flat. Westport, 4."> years atjo. He was in the Thames district when a rich tind was made there. Mr. Hunter had lived in Wanganui for the past 20 years. He leaves three ' daughters. I