OBITUARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4814, 11 March 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR. CHAS. GRAY. '

Saturday 3 the previous; r i.,, T J t Dunedin on Gray 0 f WniohiK? ° r ‘ Charles widely res Sit\fi very old and Bay. y The ffiS ft of Poverty ailing for some +im‘ ®, ray had been of hS £oath o oa'mc tl " 1 s e 'a b 'ifoc t > G t If* many friends of 4° the his Lsme&Lssochtes an & a J d to e 4 gentleman, who £ ie» seXd ou« career A? V- ' bad an adventurHuntSgdoif ESind^t T\ Z t t u ‘ SVGiptg ties up to captain; and used to retbe aT® eXCltill S experiences in when A 3O ICan “Y 11 war. About 1870, snnl- fhe - V al ' S °? a ® e > Mr. .Gray fori SLS if “TV'*!' a bfotld was engagea m pastoral pursuits in Queensland for a number of years He came to Auckland in 1877 and erfl S Tt me y f ar f 9 uud his way to’Poverty Bay .where he immediately tackstatiolf t?>f blem ° f «**»» Vliohfka to day h M? rt er f s J? ro P er t.V it is + +'• Mi. Giay took a keen inteiest in public affairs, and was for S a 7h/ 6 p r 8 and cha irman of the Cook County Council. He BenrA SO C , hairmai ? ? f the Hospital u-ben d ’fi a d OCC ? pied that position "hen the new hospital scheme was cained out. He was president of the P.B Agricultural and Pastoral Society for a couple of years, and always took tile keenest interest in the society s welfare. He was also president of the Poverty Bay Club for a niimber of years. Air. Gray’s first wife died shortly after his arrival in IrfoY• ea haud, and lie married in ISS2 a daughter of the late Bishop L. Williams, of Waiapu. Mrs. CT !'ey, with whom deep sympathy will be felt, was with him in Dunedin when _ his death took place. There are five sons and three daughters, the latter being Airs Blune (India), Airs. Omerod and Aliss Gray.

AIR JAAIES BROWN

The death took place on Saturday of one of the' district’s best-known and highly-respected residents —Air Janies Brown, who died at liis residence at Score Street. Ivaiti. agd 65 years. His death was sudden and unexpected and came as a great shock to all who knew him. The late Air Brown was of a most active disposition and he did not become unwell until some days ago. When lie considered it necessary to call in medical aid it- was at once found that he was afflicted with serious intestinal trouble and his life could not be saved. .He leaves a widow one son. Air F. Brown, of Whangarei, and two daughters, to whom the deepest sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended. The late Air Brown was a native of Glasgow and arrived in New Zealand with his parents when six years of age. It is interesting to mention that his parents decided to come to. New Zealand as the result of efforts to further colonisation, which were made b v the Otago Provincial Council which sent to the Homeland the late Air Reynolds, father of Air Leslie Reynolds, now of this town, as an emissary to assist the movement to people that portion of this Dominion. The late Air Reynolds together with Airs Reynolds, returned to New Zealand by the vessel __ by which Air Brown’s parents and family journeyed out to tlieir new home. As a lad the late Air Brown was put to the engineering trade in Dunedin, being apprenticed to Wilson’s foundry. After serving his time, he was employed by the Union Company as an engineer. Coming to Poverty Bay in 1867, lie had the distinction of fitting up one of the few flour mills that were erected here, the mill being erected for King and Company. Later on Mr Brown commenced in business on lus own account and was two years later joined bv Air J. Smaill. and for ten rears the firm did a large business Xs o-eneral engineers, horse-shoers, wheel-wrights and general _ blacksmiths. Air Brown then received an appointment as engineer in chaige or Nelson Bros.’ works at TaruheiuHe was for five years at Taruhei and when the Gisborne Sheepfarmers Freezing Company was formed he supervised the fitting up of the machinerv He remained with that company’until 1897 when lie again commenced in business on his own account opposite the Gisborne as an engineer and blacksmitn. Some years later, he retired from active business, but practised as a consulting mechanical engineer. In this connection he P la Y ed a ,^ a hart in the development- of the tiniUer Industry in the Motu district and was engaged in this work until the ti T, pressing calls of hE business Mr Brown managed to J n vnodlv portion of his time, to devote a gooui> , . nr . nf> ;tv nub lie affairs and in this capacity bYwas ygfsSSZ-JssSZ. mudf Council’ and was Deputy .Mayor his^ d eatli°. r H^MeeplfinSted the ha! mi voi j b elections but fUl W dlvs aV received the news that the ‘ Government honoied him by app°mti n g ofi r h d _ otlier pubnominees on hgrown was He bodies with Hospital Board, connected * ittee . He was also and School Lomnn«ee socie ties identified with the musical h of the town. In wa ? ? a f cr ' n “n became conductor of and later ou also a respect ed S ° Cl nrefnbei- of the local Alasonic fraternity. Ta ruThe afternoon, lieru cemeteiy $ , ' an( j reprewlien there a ‘ friends and sentative gathering W ere a business associates- wreaths gteat. r n ko.T tribute" Eepresenand otbei floi l ■ bodies anc] soctatives of t ? l°ca becn connecieties with win mi. rtall-bearers ted were P/Jf tiv e, of tile Borough w«« 'U’hnrbm 1 Boaid and Masonic Council Haruor Pasco al}C l Lodge. / They '\ ele A .f l „jU s and Hill Long (Masons) Alunns an S \itrtc members (Haiboi P oa /’ T. o dge forming a of the M a so c Headed by the Playing the Dead March P lt k al the procession was a very m Saul, gul i tbe n-raveside an lengthy one, A was con ducted by impressive se Rfc tbe conclusion the Rev J--' jj p ac ke conducted llnsi ‘rfteg[tfc Masonic serv,co.