OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16212, 15 May 1918, Page 7

OBITUARY.

LORD COURTNEY

(By Cable.—Pres3 Association. —Copyright.)

(Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 13. The death is announced of Lord Courtney.

The late Lord Courtney was born at Ponzance in 1832, and was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, or which he became a Fellow, after graduating as 2nd Wrangler ancl bracketed Ist Smith's Prizeman, ISoo. He was called to the Bar at V nc qq o s Inn in 1858, anS was Bencher in 1889. Pie was Professor of Political Economy at the Univemtv College, London, from 1872 to 1875, and Examiner m Constitutional History in the ity of London from 1*873 to 1875. Ho was Undor-Secrotary of State for the Home Department from December, 188.3, to August, 1881, and held the same position at the Colonial Office from August, 1881, to May, 1882, when ho was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The last office he resigned in 1884, in order to advocate proportional representation, as opnosod to the single seat system of the Redistribution Bill. Upon the advent to power of Mr Gladstone, in 1885, ho ivns prepared to offer high office to his old stanneh supporter, of whose abilities he had always entertained a high opinion, "but though the disruption of tlm Liberal party was not yet accomplished. the split whi"h heralded it was inevitable, and Lord Courtney was jnnong thofe members who repudiated Home Rule. The Unionist Government of 1886 placed him in the coveted position of Chairman of Committees and Deputy-vSpeaker. Lord Courtney was formerly a loader-writer on "The Times," and was a frequent contributor to the periodical prcw.. He was the author of a book on the "Working Constitution of the United Kingdom and its Outgrowths." He was created fi v *t baron Courtney of Ponwith in 190 C.

Dr. H. C. Wine, whose death occurred recently, was one of Auckland's oldest and best- known medical practitioners. He was born in Bristol, England. 84 years ago, and practised in his native town for many years prior to leaving for New Zealand in 1876. He carried on his profession in Symonds street for about 36 years, retiring to take up his residence at Bayswater six .years ago. Dr. Wine had been in bad health" for some time. He is survived bv Mrs Wine.

The death of Mr Thomas Redwood at Blenheim on Saturday night removes one of the earliest and bestknown colonists of the Marlborough district. Deceased, who was 85 years of age, was .born in Staffordshire, England, in 1833, and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1842. After managing his father's properties for several years lie bought the Burleigh estate, on which he lived for twentythreo years. Later he farmed Woodhouse, near Renwicktown, but in 1900 met with an accident which compelled his retirement, and he had lived at Blenheim ever since. For somo years, in tho early days, ho was a member of the Provincial Council Executive. He was also for a considerable period secretary of "the Marlborough Racing Committee, and took a prominent part in the sport. He leaves a family of five sons and seven daughters. One of his brothers is his Grace Archbishop Redwood, who was with him when he died.