Obituary MR F. A. JOYNT

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29069, 4 December 1959, Page 16

Obituary MR F. A. JOYNT

A first-day pupil at Christchurch Boys’ High School in May, 1881, and a man who led a Varied and interesting life before qualifying as a solicitor to become one of the oldest practising in his profession, Mr Francis Arthur Joynt died in Temuka on Tuesday. He was 90. Mr Joynt was born on March 15, 1869, at Chippenham Lodge, off St. Albans lane, Christchurch, and for a period went to Christ’s College before going to Christchurch Boys’ High School when it opened in May, 1881. He later returned to Christ’s College before taking his matriculation, receiving coaching for a period from Mr O.“ T. J. Alpers, later Mr Justice Alpers. Leaving school to work for a period in his father’s office. Mr Joynt then took on various occupations including ploughing, harvesting and sheep droving, and for a period the secretaryship of the North Canterbury Saleyards Company. After a period in Otago on outdoor work he was engaged in a solicitor’s office and qualified when working for an Invercargill firm. Mr Joynt started his own business in law in Christchurch and came to Temuka in 1908. In 1926 he was joined by the late Mr G. J. Walker to found the firm of Joynt and Walker, which became one of the leading legal firms in South Canterbury and was only dissolved in 1956 when Mr Joynt retired as thef oldest practising solicitor in the Dominion.

During more than 50 years in Temuka, Mr Joynt had association with most of the organisations in the borough as honorary auditor, a service he did willingly as a means of promoting the progress of the body concerned. He served for a term on the Temuka Borough Council and held several secretaryships.

He was a keen member of the Freemasons, a former Master of Lodge St. George, Temuka, secretary for a number of years, treasurer at the date of his death. He was for a period the Provincial Grand Registrar of the lodge. He was also a keen member of St. Peter’s Church and was Vicar’s Warden for a period. Mr Joynt is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs D’Auvergne (Waimate) and ,Miss B. Joynt (Temuka), and one son, Mr W. Joynt (Timaru).

MR W. S. BARCLAY (New Zealand Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, Dec. 3. A former Wellington Plunket Shield cricket representative, arid Wellington and North Island Rugby representative, Mr Walter Sinclair Barclay, died this week after a brief illness. He was 57. Mr Barclay, who was district administration officer in the Lands and Survey Department at New Plymouth, was the father of Colin Barclay, of New Plymouth, and Lawrence Barclay, a National Airways Corporation pilot of Auckland, both of whom have played cricket as Taranaki representatives and for New Zealand in the Colts’ team and in the Brabin Shield.

Born in Waihola, Otago, and educated at Wellington College, Mr Barclay joined the Lands and Survey Department at Wellington in 1920, and served at the department’s head office till seconded as chief clerk with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research during World War 11.

Rejoining the Lands and Survey Department, he was promoted to chief clerk at New Plymouth in August 1947, and was to retire next March. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

FATHER A. LOUGHNAN (New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, December 3. Father Antony Loughnan, a member of the Roman Catholic Diocesan Tribunal, died in Wakari Hospital yesterday morning after a short illness. He was 55.

Father Loughnan was born in Gisborne. He trained for the priesthood at the Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel, and at the St. Sulpice seminaries in Issy and Paris and obtained a degree of bachelor of canon law at the Catholic Institute of Paris

For a period in the early 1930’s Father Loughnan was a professor at the national seminary at Mosgiel.

At the time of his death Father Loughnan was parish priest at Kaikorai.

MR R. H. L. SIMMONS (New Zealand Press Association) TAUMARUNUI, December 3. Mr Roy Herbert Lucas Simmons, who was managing-director of the Imperial Picture Company at Taumarunui for 40 years, has died. He was 74. Mr Simmons in his youth worked with the Railways Department and was a member of the crew who drove the first locomotive on the Main Trunk line.