OBITUARY.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13655, 24 August 1916, Page 4

OBITUARY.

SIR HORACE TOZER. (Per Cubic —Press Association— Copyright.) BRISBANE, August 2L • The death is announced ot ! Sir Horace Tozer. [Sir Horace Towr, who was Lorn «t Macquarie (N.S.'W.) in .1844.'was admitted a solicitor in in 1860, and for many years he practised his. profession on the Gympie'goldlielils. In 1872 lie was elected to Parliament for Wide Bay.' I'rom 18SKI to \m he was Colonial' Secretary and SJert-etury for Pu'Llic Works, lie held Ministerial office continuously for about eight, vears, and was Acting-Premier in 18D7, In which year ho was knitted. He was twice retained and went to England' to conduct mining appeal cases before the Privy Council, lie acted as AgentGeneral'for Queensland from ISDB to 190». J :