OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17587, 18 September 1917, Page 6

OBITUARY.

DR C. C. SALMON, i Br Telegraph —Prcsn Association— Auitialian and N.Z. Cable Ass MELBOURNE, Septan Tho death is announced of D Carty Salmon, member of, the House of Representatives fo piaus (Victoria). (The late Dr Charles Cartj was born at Daisy Hill, Y.ict Julv 29, 1861, and was educate Scotch College, Melbourne, Tri logo (Melbourne) and at the School, Edinburgh, where he "i He entered the Victorian L< Assembly for Talbot and Avoca and continued to hold a seat Chamber till 1901. From ISO In, tvns Minister of Public Tu and Commissioner of Customs M’Lean Government. Br Sal returned to the first Federal ] Representatives for Lannoco March, 1901, and was re-eh 1903, and continued to held a s 1913. Ho became Speaker in 1 filled thc chair till tho dissoluri following year. He re-ente House in 19G0 as member for pians, tho vacancy being occas T.lic death of tho sitting Labour Mr E. F. G. Jolley. Dr Sal a supporter of the fusion Gove

G. A. READE,

Mr George Allan Kcade. v at Roslyn on Friday, was born gleton, in Cheshire, in 1842, educated in Englnud and Germ arrived in tho Dominion by Caducius -in 1860 and settled ii church. After six months on station he became one of the telegraph operators in New under Air Sheath, wires hav been put up between Christchi Lyttelton. Mr Reade entered vice of the Canterbury Provinc eminent in 1562 and joined tin Department in 1860. He was ml chief clerk to the Caiiterbu Board.. and in 1876 was made of land revenue for Canterbi took a seat on the Land Bo: 1882 he was transferred to as receiver of land revenue, r that position till 1903. when h< on superannuation and took up grazing run at Barewood.