OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18763, 17 July 1924, Page 10

OBITUARY.

ME, CHARLES DUNCAN. [BY JTELEGBAPK. —OWN CORRESPONDENT,] WELLEMGTON. Wednesday. One of the old identities in the frozen meat trade in New Zealand, Mr. Charles Duncan, died suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. J. Thompson, of Wai. § kanae, on July 8. The late Mr. Duncan was for soma years connected with the Gear Meat Company at Petone, in the early days oi the ~ meat trade. Later he was at the Wellington Meat Export Company at Ngahiiu-' ranga, -where for a long timß he held the position of grader for the Heme market. Severing his connection with that company in 1904 he took up a position as I grader in the New Frigorifico la Blanca, Argentina, whera he was engaged for a year. After the expiry of this contract he was engaged for a three-years' contract on tho opening of the Now Frigorifico Argentino at Puente Alsina, Buenos Aires.

He returned to New Zealand in 190? and! took up farming at Tawa Flat, later removing to Levin, where he resided with his daughter, Mrs. Thompson. The lata Mr. Duncan was one of the founders of St. Columba's Presbyterian Church at Johnsonville, and also of the Masonic Lodge Coronation of Johnson- . yille. He was for some years a sergeant in the Heretaunga Mounted Rifles, and was always a keen military man. He leaves a widow and daughter.

MR. JOHN WILSON. fB2 TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,] WEL/LETG-TO.N, Wednesday. The death occurred on Saturday evening of Mr. John Wilson, one of the oldest and best-known residents of Otaki. The late Mr. Wilson, who .was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was 73 years of. 3ge, and came to New Zealand about 49 years ago. For a time he lived in Wellington. He leaves a widow and a grownup family: William (Foxton), Fred and Duncan (Otaki), Donald (Ohau), Charlie (Waipiro Bay), Mrs. W. Andrews (Mo- ; kai), Mrs. G. R. Symonds (Otaki), Mrs, A. Judd (Otaki), Mrs. V. Morgan (Waikanae), and Mrs. W. Warnock (Dannevirke). SIR. CHARLES JUDD. fBX TELEGRAPH. —-OWN COBBESPOKDENT.J THAMES, Wednesday. A very well known and respected old identity of Thames passed away this, morning in the person of Mr. Charles Judd, head of the firm of ironfounders v ;.. and engineers of that name. J The late Mr. Jadd was bom at Hertfordshire in 1837, and served his apprenticeship at the_ Stavely iron works, Derbyshire. He arrived in New Zealand in the ship, British Queen. Owing to the slackness in the iron trade at that time he took rup the seafaring business, becoming owner of two vessels. He came to Thames in 1869 and commenced business as an ironfounder on the site of the present establishment. The business .was developed and increased and later four of the sons e . took leading parts in it. A number of large Government contracts for the construction of most of the iron lighthouse towers on the Now Zear land ooast were carried out by Mr. Judd and he did a considerable business in the equipment of batteries in various parts of the goldfields. He leaves five sons and three daughters.