OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 8

OBITUARY.

Tho late.Mr. H: A. M'Gregor, J.P., formerly GoVcrnment. (Inspector; of . Machinery, who died on Sunday in: his:seventieth year, was born, at Largamore,. in-Arglyeshire,' and :was educated' and.'servcd 'hisitime as aii'..engineer;, at - Durham.'> ' In ,1860 ho joined tho engine-room .staff' of the steamer Lightning, ;at,.Jjiverpool,,. and. went with this vessel to Victoria, where he transferred to the Blackr bird." A little later, ho. accepted, a position in the -jiVilliaihstown, and was 'a fellow',worker.'of tWlate Mr. Seddon. .Later, on hejvenfT 'to .the.diggiiigs, antl served (in turn ,; as ;engineer, with Stan-, '.dardj Mining. iCompaiiy. at, Dalesford, engineer,' on? the , steamer .Lady Darling,. ;and engineer on the'Tararua. '.Cojnin'g-to-Now Zealand,, in „ 1868, he' Twas- in'-'turn''engineer on ; tho steamer .which' he was also part vowner—at;Jjyttcltdn, ,and. manager of the .'Otago Foundry afaDiinedin. ' 'Jn1875 hoi was appointed Govorrimenti Inspector ; of- Machinery,*, under .the late Mr. Nancarrow, from .;which s position, ho,.retired''after,:,over twenty .years'.' able .servipe, '.Tlio'lnte/Mr. M'Gregor | i,eav,c.3;.a,wi4ow; (formerly Miss Stark, of Dur:ham),' '.two', .sonsj;''arid;four.'..daughter's. . The older son,';;Mr.''George . M'Gregor {manager for - NiveiV,.and' Co.', .engineers, Napier), was an Inspector-of Machinery , for several years. Mr.;H. M'Gregor, the younger son, is a marine engineer; ,The surviying daughters'are married, to Mr. : J.- P. Luke, of thiavcity. Captain Post; of the Tutanekai,' Mr.' Charles Aiken, of Messrs. 4 John, Duthie and Co., Ltd., and. Mr.'J. : . W. 'Robinson',"mariho ongincci'. A fifth Mrs: '.Garratt,. died ; about■ thrce iyears ago.; - The, funeral will leavo.'.the lato Mrl M'Gr'egor's '.'residenco', ' M'Parlane Street, at 2;30 p.m. to-day for the Karori .cemetery. : ' v ' ■■

- (DT TELHGBAPn— rjIESS ASSOCIATION.) , Walroa; Eobruary 10.> The funeral of: Mr. W. Moloney yesterday was tho .largest 'evor seen' in .this district. All tho members.,pf, local -bodies and volunteers attended. .-■■■• ..'.v J (BY TELEOBArn —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.) '.' Auckland, February 10. Captain R. G. Hunkin, of tho s.s. Clielms'ford; -died .at ,his'residence, Ponsoriby, last night. Tho .deceased had complained of indisposition earlier in the:- day] • and ■ whilst sitting in a chair'before'retiring to bed suddenly, expired.