OBITUARY
MR JOHN MACGREGOR (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, 26th November. The death occurred last night of Mr John MacGregor, aged 86. He entered into partnership in 1878 with Mr Peter Duncan in the well-known legal firm of Duncan and MacGregor, and their long partnership was terminated only by the death of Mr Duncan in 1927. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1892, retiring at the end of seven years, and was again appointed to the Upper House in 1914, and was a member continuously till 1935.
MR PRESTON CHAMBERS A former president of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, Mr Preston Chambers, of Epsom Avenue, died suddenly at Helensville at the age of 82 years. Mr Chambers was born in the Hunter River district, New South Wales. While he was on a visit to New Zealand in 1893, the late Hon. G. F. Richardson, formerly Minister of Lands, induced him to remain in the Dominion, and for seven years he was engaged on roading West Coast settlement reserves. From then until he retired in 1923, Mr Chambers continued in private practice.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 November 1936, Page 5
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183OBITUARY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 November 1936, Page 5
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