OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16361, 5 November 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR P. J. CARMAN. An early sottlar in the Dominion passed nv.-iv in Mr Philip James Carman, whose death took place at his, residence, St. Albans, on Sunday, in his seventy-first year. Mr Carman was formerly Government inspector of machinery, engineer, surveyor, and examiner of engineers. Ho was born in 1847, in Norfolk, wliero he was educated. He was apprenticed at Duke's Palace Iron Works, Norwich, completing bis term. In 1.566. In the same year Mr Carman arrived in Wellington by the ship Weymouth, which brought the first cable for Cook Strait. For about,two years ho worked at Mr C. Seagar's foundry, and in 1868 he was appointed second engineer on the s.s. Ladybird. After a 6hort period he took < a similar position on the steamer Wellington, which he left to enter into business with Mr William Seagar, under the style of Seagar and Carman. In order to accept the position of engineer for the celebrated Caledonian mine, Mr Carman retired from the firm within a yeai;. He occupied this position all the time of the great finds, retiring at the end of three years.. For 6omo years subsequently Mr Carman acted as engineer on various coastal steamers; lie was second engineer for two years on the ill-fated Taranaki, and for a while on the s.s. Kennedy, chief engineer for five years on the s.s. Manawatu, for nine years on the s.s. Grafton, and for short periods on the s.s. Wallace and s.s. Maliinapua. He took up the appointment of inspector of machinery in 1893, and took charge of the Canterbury branch in May, 1902. Mr Carman belonged to the Masonic craft. He was married in 1869 to Miss Annie Kinniburgh, daughter of the late Mr David Kinniburgh, of Wellington, and had a family of two daughters and six sons. THE REV. C. H. GARLAND. (special to "the press.") > AUCKLAND, November 4. One of the best known ministers of the Methodist Church in New Zealand, the Rev. C. ,H. Garland, died suddenly this morning, aged 60 years. He had conducted church service yesterday; and was in his usual health. About eight o'clock this morning ho collapsed in bed, and died shortly afterwards. Mr Garland received his theological training in England. He came to New Zealand in 1882, and was first stationed in i the Northern Wairoa district. Subsequently ho went to Christehurch, and wag stationed successively at St. John's (Ponsonbj, __ Auckland), Cambridge, Wancanui, New Plymouth, Pitt street (Auckland), and Durham street (ChristchurcH). In 1912 he was appointed Principal of the Methodist Theological Training_College,. Three Kings, Auckland. He was president of the Methodist Conference In 1901, and was organising secretary of the Methodist Church "Century!' Fund-in 1900. Mr Garland ■was regarded as a man of high intellectual attainments, and was one of the most brilliant preachers in the Methodist Church. Of Jate years he had not enjoyed good health. He is survived by a widow, one son, and five daughters. Dr Henry Mark Lcvinge was found dead m his garden on Sunday, at Ruawai, near Dargaville. Ho was a retired naval surgeon, with scientific attainments The death occurred in Wellington Hospital, last week, of Mr Edward Polling, a well-known farmer, brother of-Mr F. D. Pelling, of Ekotalmna. Deceased was born at Wallacetown, Southland, and was fifty-three years of age. Ho settled at Tauhcrenikau with his late father in 1876. and subsequently resided at Groytown, Ekctahuria, Master ton, and Upper Hutt, having lived at the latter place during the past eight years. Whon ho was a yonng man he took an active part in sport, and was a noted athlete and Wairarapa representative footballer.