OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 286, 30 August 1941, Page 10

OBITUARY

• Mr. Thomas Pattie

The death recently of Mr. Thomas Pattie, "Uralla,” Johnsonville, removed a very well-known and respected resident of the district.

Mr. Pattie, who was in his Slst year, was born in Victoria and came to New Zealand at the age of 14 to join his brother, who was in the Postal Department. In March, 1877, lie joined the Railways Department at Sheffield and at the irge'of 21 was appointed stationmaster at Ealing. After serving in the same capacity at Cust and Sheffield he was transferred to Inglewood in the dual capacity of stationmaster and postmaster in 1884. Here he met and married Miss J. H. Davis, the daughter of Mr. W. Davis, first white settler iff the Inglewood district. He was stationmaster at Pending, Marton, Waitara and Stratford successively. In 1902 he was transferred to the accountants’ branch, Railway Head Office, in Wellington, aud in 1917 retired on superannuation. Mr. Pattie will be well remembered in Johnsonville for his interest in horticulture and arboriculture. He was a keen Mason aud was a foundation member of Lodge Coronation. His widow, two sons, three daughters, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild survive him. The interment took place at the Pahautanui cemetery after a service at St. John’s Church, Johnsonville, the Rev. Samuda officiating. Mr. R. W. Collins Mr. Robert AV. Collins, of Crawford Road, Kilbirnie, died on Tuesday in a private hospital at the age of 64 years. He was the eldest son of the late Colonel R. J. Collins, C.M.G., and the brother of Mr. Cyril Collins, AuditorGeneral. He was on the staff of the Lands and Survey Department at the time of the South African War, and, gaining a commission, he went to Africa as a lieutenant in the 4th Reinforcements, ami was rather severely wounded in an engagement at Ottoshoop. At the end of the campaign he received a commission in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, but a permanent disability to his left arm, the result of his war wound, prevented him taking up that commission. On his return to New Zealand lie rejoined the Lands and Survey Department as draughtsman, and retired in 1939 after 45 years’ service. Mr. Collins leaves a widow (nee Miss Olive Beck) and two daughters, Mrs. AV. M. Smiley (Kelburn) and Miss AVini Winifred Collins. Mrs. Clara Mack The deatli occurred at her residence. Seatoun, on Thursday, of Mrs. Clara Mack, widow of the late Mr. AV. P. Mack. Mrs. Mack came to New Zealand at an early age, and had resided in Wellington for the past (ill years. She was a regular attendant as a parishioner of Sr. Mark’s Church, for many years and latterly of St. George’s, Seatoun. She leaves two sous. Messrs. A. J. and C. AV. Mack, Welling ton, two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Nicol, Seatoun, and Mrs. N. C. Witeombe. Auckland, 11 grandchildren, and a grea t-grandchild.