OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16665, 9 October 1917, Page 6

OBITUARY.

" i i ifr* 5 - MR. ALEXANDER R. D. WATSON* _ i Mr. Alexander R. D. Watson, a welL B known former resident of Devonport, died - Mat Kirribilli Point, 'Sydney, on Friday "' 3 ; last. Mr. Watson, who was a son of the : ! j late' Mr. Alexander Watson, builder, of ' . Auckland, was an excellent nvitheI j matician, and was one of the few qualified 3 1 actuaries in the Dominion. For some r | time previous to his death his health had I i caused his friends some anxiotv. Several 1 ' months ago he handed over a fine resi'l denoe at North Head, Devonport, as a j f' convalescent homo for returned soldiers, ■ '! Ha owned a considerable amount of pro- ;' perty about Auckland, including the block 1 of buildings at the corner of Queen and 0 Wellesley Streets known as Watson's • Buildings. During the time he was living, 1 at Devonport he' took a keen interest in ..J " the North Shore Rowing Club. He was . 1 ' married, but had no family. His lemams ? will be brought to Auckland for interj ment. MR. E. T. DOXAT. J',. Mr. E. T. Doxat, who was for many 8 years chairman of directors of Messrs. 1 Uilgety and Company, Limited, died-in i London on October 1. Mr. Doxat joined - Dalgety and Company's service in 1835 when he assumed the chief management in London. On the death of Mr. F. G. /> f Dalgety. in 1894, Mr. Doxat became chau- .& s man of the company, and filled that posis tion until his retirement from active mm- - ! ness life in 1913. The late Mr. Doxas 5 was most widely kno\yn and respected, 3 and his business career extended over a 1 period of 67 years, practically without a % • break. He was held in the highest esteem 3 by all employees of the company in Lon- , . f don and Australasia to whom he was - N 3 affectionately known as " The Grand Uld : 0 1 Man of Dalgety'B," He was 88 years of 1 age. 2M