OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17661, 23 December 1920, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MR. J. W. MARCHANT. ' EX-SURYEYOR-GEXERAT. 1 [by telegraph.—own coßTvrsrr-Nnr.N-T. 1 WELLINGTON". *vr»rne-m'»» Mr. J. W. Marchant, who had a Inn? | and honourable career in lha New £raland Lands and Survey Department, dud | [ th: s morning, aged 79 years. He served when quite young with his stepfather, Ur. Allman, on the Tijura Railway, Kio d* Janeiro, and later carrie-l out surreys in Victoria. He \%as one of the early pioneers on the Otago goldfields when the "rush" set in. Afterwards he practised his profession in Invereargill, and in lbcj , joined the Government service. He wr..; the first Government geological surveyor. It was- llr. Marchant who reported upo»i • and advised the Government to ta:-:e < vt\ > the Cheviot Estate. Jn 1902 he was en pcinted Surveyor-General. Hs was a man of great capacity and energy and did his full share of roughing it in early days, his " splendio constitution standing him in g<<-,,-i stead in the field work of these ti. e.--. He retired from the Public Service s*u« years ago. He leaves a family i\ four j sons and five daughters, the son? • Messrs. Claude Marchant, of Au:ti'r!is: Edgar Marchant, of Wangaaui; fc' e Marchant, until recently of the Wasi..rapa; and Laurence Marchant. A filth son, Mr. John Marchant. was ki ed in action. The daughters are: Mis. W. J-, Hughes, of Wellington : Mrs. BaJ hurry. of Dunedin: Mrs. Mowbray, of Opo'ti i; and the Misses Nina and* Mildred M;.ichant. of Wellington. .. A ststh daiighUi, Miss M. E. A. Marcha'4, who was wellknown as principal of the Otago Gins' High School, died some years ago. MR. T. H. GARLAND. A well-known citizen of Auckland, particularly in business circles, passed aw; y on Monday, in .the peiion. of Mr. 'I. H. Garland, "who died at .his home- Rabin Road, Mount Eden. Mr. Garland enjoyed good health until about three months ago. when he underwent an operation for In-' throat. He did not recover readily from the shock, owing to his advanced years, and passed away in his seventieth "yea". Mr. Garland came to ,\'ew Zealand iS years ago on the steamer British Queet:. one of the first steam-propelled engaged in the New Zealand passen-er trade. He first made his home in Christchurch, but after four years' re*id<-;ici-moved to Auckland, where h P had lived ever since. Ho commenced independent business in 1890, founding the firm neir known as Garland, Limited. .ur. Gar land was a Londoner by birth, a son nl the late Mr, T. C, Garland, who w~« well known as a mifsioner to seamen and the author of several books. including " leaves from my Log," Members of ",'«« family have for many years hnen identified with the Methodist ministry Twe brothers of the late Mr. Garla-'d are oe cupymg pulpits in England at the prr-fff time, while the late Rev, ('. H Garlrn". principal. of .the Methodist '!>eV.-i -1 College, was another brother. .inriv in life Mr. Garland was an enthusiast n swimmer and cyclist. About 15 vears »i«o he toured the greater part of" Hnrland and Wales by bicycle. For mn:sv vara 116 w . a§ identified "with the 4rtirklatid Industrial Association, white he »r« a rr«-=n-ber of the executive of the Auckti'iH }■>■ hihition cf 1913. During the influenza epidemic of 1918 Mr. Garlai:J nrnikH H<tirmglv in aiding the sick. ITe h*'d vari ous offices ID the Methodist Church, a-d was for many years a member of the I'm Street congregation. L T i> to t'-e tine i«f his death he was an enthusiastic member of the Auckland Savage Cluh. Mr. Garland leaves a widow and n familv of seven, Messrs. T. T. I Jar's vH and F. C. Garland, Auckland; j. (J. Gnr land, Christchurc-h; Mrs. G. 1-. and Mrs. A. D. Whitehead. Av.rV '■■■■ ■' : Mrs. A. Seaiey, Gishorne. and II M, Garland. Auckland. The funeral wit' leave hjs late residence Rahiri Road. Mount Eden, at 2 D.m. to-dav. _L__MR. DUNCAN SINCLAIR. LBT T£XEGF..U'H.—OSVV CORRFSPO.VDIVT ] j TAORANGA. Wednesday j The death has occurred here of VI. i Duncan Sinclair, at the age of 74 vea? I The deceased resided fcr many j««« : ti j the Palmerston North district" ".At cm I time he was engineer to the Peiiangiua ! County Council. He took a keen interest in local affairs, and was an enthusiast'.. member of the bowling club. N MR. HENRY OLIVER. [BT TELEGE.AFH.—OWK COEEE3POXDEXT.) TAURANGA. W«daeta*J. Mr. Henry Oliver died to-dav. Ihe d? ceased, who was 82 years of age. was j Ikitj near London. He travelled Vmiiid i the world several times. He was msirw - n atld I^ffc for Taemani i Hi 1882, residing i n JUobart till 1896 when he left for New Zealand. He settled n. Tauranga and has since resided here an.l | m Auckland. Hs is surrsved bv a n adult I family of four son s and two daughters.