OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21977, 29 December 1936, Page 8

OBITUARY

—♦ — MR W. H. WINSOR The death occurred early this morning of Mr W. H. Winsor, J.P., secretary of the Canterbury Builders' Association, and a very well known and highly esteemed citizen of Christchurch. Mr Winsor had not been feeling well for the last few days, and late last evening his condition grew worse, culminating in collapse shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. Mr Winsor was born in London in 1876—yesterday was his sixtieth birthday—and he received his education in London and later in Melbourne. Most of his adult life was spent in Christ-

church, where he carried on business for many years as a building contractor. He took a keen interest in outdoor sport. Cricket in later years was his chief interest outside of the building industry, and he was secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council and president of the Canterbury Cricket Association at the time of his death. He was also keenly interested in swimming ' 3 football. Among the offices held by Mr Winsor in his active life were those of president of the Canterbury Builders' Association 1916-18. Mayor of Spreydon 1916-18, president of the New Zealand Federated Master Builders' Association, member of the executive of the Canterbury Progress League, member of the Christchurch Domains Board, member of the North Canterbury Education Board, member of the Riccarton Bush Trustees, and member of the Christchurch City Council 1920-1925. DR. HARRY HARRIS SYDNEY, December 28. The death has occurred of Dr. Harry Harris, aged 56, one of the leading urological surgeons in the world and the leader of his branch of the profession in New Zealand and Australia. MR H. T. DAWSON (press association telegram.; NELSON, December 28. The death occurred suddenly on Saturday evening of Mr Hugh Tannock Dawson, who retired from the position of Chief Postmaster of Nelson last September. Mr Dawson, who was 62 years of age, served for 16 years in the Railways Department before joining the Post and Telegraph Department. He was in charge at the Trentham camp office during the last two years of the Great War. Since then he had held various executive positions before transferring to Nelson as Chief Postmaster. During his association with the department Mr Dawson made a study of electric appliances, and in 1919 he was appointed instructor of the correspondence school conducted by the department. He compiled text books for all technical courses in telegraphy, telephony, and line construction. He leaves a widow, one daughter, Mrs F. Wells (Melbourne), and one son, Mr J. Dawson (Melbourne and formerly of Auckland).