OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 21484, 8 August 1933, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR GEORGE WOOD [Special to the ‘Star.’] AUCKLAND, August 7. . The death occurred suddenly at Birkdale (Auckland) on Saturday of Mr, Georg© Wood, who would have beeu eighty years of age on August 19. As an enterprising pioneer farmer he was well known in several parts of the dominion. Mr Wood was born in Western Australia, where his father was grazing sheep and cattle on a 6o,UUUacre farm. He went to Dunedin in. 1874, and later took up a virgin holding of 200 acres at Chaiton, m Southland. Subsequent to his marriage, m 1877, this area was increased, until it aggregated 1,800 acres. Later Mr. Wood, in conjunction with Mr A. A. M'Gibbon, carried on an auctioneering business at Gore for five years. He was a member of the local borough council, and in the Gore Rifle Volunteers he won a reputation as a very fine shot. He won the company’s gold medal and cup for rifle shooting, the silver medal for the best shot in Southland district, and the gold medal for, the best shot in tho South Island. Ten; years ago Mr Wood took a farm at Birkdale, and was engaged on it up to the time of his death. He took an active interest in the affairs of the district, and was associated with the ratepayers’ organisation at Birkdale, and with the establishment of the public hall there. Returning from Hamilton on Thursday night, Mr Wood walked from the bus terminus at Veterans’ Corner, and attended the dance that night in the public hall. He celebrated his golden wedding six years ago. Mrs Wood is the eldest daughter of the late Mr John Johnston, of Kaihiku, a well-known farming pioneer of Otago. Both -ho and her husband always took an active part in the work of the Presbyterian Church.

MR J. T. MOWAT

[Pee United Press Association.! BLENHEIM, August 7. The death is announced of Mr John Tinline Mowat; aged seventy years. He was known as “ the kindly giant.” He was a member of a well-known Marlborough family, and for the last two years was honorary secretary of the Blenheim Relief Distress Committee. He also had full control of the relief depot. He was educated at Nelson College, where he had a record as an athlete, and was an ex-Nelson and ex-Marlborough Rugby representative. For some years he worked on Mr Altimarlock’s station, and then visited America. Later lie was inspector of stock at Falkland Islands, and subsequently until his retirement he was in the laud agency business at Blenheim. He is survived by his widow nad two daughters —Mesdames L. H. Clouston (Springlands) and A. Gooyder (Spring Creek), and two sons, Messrs Roy Mowat (Wellington) and Alexander, Mowat (Mokau).

MR F. E. MILTON There passed away at Dunedin yesterday Mr Frank Ernest Milton, who enlisted with the Canterbury Forces and served for three years. Mr Milton was also an Imperial soldier, and was at the Boer War in South Africa. Tha body will be interred in the Anderson’s Bay Cemetery to-morrow. '