OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 19454, 12 January 1927, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR NEIL GALBRAITH, News of the sudden death of Mr Neil Galbraith came as a great shock to Ins host of friends, many of whom ho had met and conversed with during the past day or two. This morning he was found dead in his bed at his residence in Highgate, death having occurred during his sleep. In business, private life, and sport tho late Mr Galbraith was a well-known figure' in Dunedin and other parts of Now’ Zealand. Joining tho New Zealand Slapping Company forty years ago at Lyttelton, he was afterwards transferred to Wellington, where he successively filled the position of shipping clerk, accountant, and acting manager. In 1914 ho ivas transferred to Dunedin, and held the position of manager till about two yeans ago, when lie became manager for Messrs John Mill and Co., a post ho occupied at tho'time of his death. Tn Dunedin Mr Galbraith was for some years a. member of the Otago Harbor Board, and occupied the chair of that body for a term. In his youthful days deceased was a member of tho Lyttelton Rowing Club, and when he went to Wellington he joined tho Star Boating Club, of which he was secretary for many years. _ He was also an enthusiastic Rugby Union footballer, taking a keen interest in the administrative side when ho gave up the game. For a number of years ho was treasurer of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and for some time was chairman of the Management Committee. In 1905 he managed the New Zealand team which toured New South Wales prior to the departure of the original All Blacks for Great Britain. Ho’ also conducted Bedel Sivwright’s British team throughout New Zealand in 1904 on behalf of the New Zealand Rugby Union. In recent years deceased had always been an ardent follower of the game', and few matches were missed by him. Deceased leaves a wife, two sons, and a daughter. One .son is employed with Messrs Waiter Hill, Christchurch, and the other is with the Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin. Mrs Galbraith and her daughter are at present on a holiday in Wellington. It is curious that only a few days ago news was received of the sudden death of deceased’s sister’s husband, Captain A. E. Dunn, in London.

Deceased was sixty years of age. Two years ago he suffered with pneumonia, but since then, though he had had medical attention, he wms not in very bad health. His sudden end was most unexpected.