Obituary

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28429, 8 November 1957, Page 19

Obituary

MR E. A. G. COXON (From Our Own Reporter) . GREYMOUTH, November 7. Erie Anderson George Coxon, principal of the Greymouth Technical High School since 1951, died in Greymouth this morning at the age of 51. Mr Coxon had been in ill health for some time and had been granted leave of absence by the board of managers. During his term of office, the school had almost doubled in size, an assembly hall, a new gymnasium and several classrooms having been added. •? Mr Coxon was born in Palmerston North and was educated at Hastings High School where he was later a pupil teacher. He then joined the staff of the Petone Technical College before returning to Hastings. His next appointment was as first assistant master at Hawera Technical College and he was then appointed to Greymouth.

Mr Coxon was very interested in music and the school orchestra and choirs made great progress under his encouragement. He also formed the school brass band and started classes in music for primary school children on Saturday mornings. Mr Coxon was a member of the Greymouth Rotary Club, the Masonic Lodge Mawhera. the Whanakei Royal Arch Chapter, the Greymouth Film Society and the Community Arts Council. He is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. A school service will be held tomorrow morning and a public service in the school assembly hall at four o’clojck in the afternoon.

MR N. C. KENSINGTON

Mr Norman Charles Kensington. who died in Christchurch on Wednesday, was Commissioner of Crown Bands in Christchurch from 1937 until his retirement in 1944. Mr Kensington, the second son of Mr William Charles Kensington, was born in Auckland and educated at Queen’s College. He came from Fiji, where he was a registered surveyor, to join the Lands and Survey Department. He was stationed at first in Taranaki and for many years he carried* out settlement surveys in the King Country. In 1923 he was appointed chief surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson. Two years later he was transferred to Invercargill, where he remained until 1929, when he was appointed chief surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands at Dunedin. In 1937 he became Commissioner of Crown Lands at Christchurch. Mr Kensington is survived by three daughters and one son.