OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19486, 16 November 1926, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MR. D. T. McINTOSH. The death occurred recently of Mr. Daniel Thomas Mcintosh, of Coranna Avenue, Parnell, formerly district engineer for the Railway Department at Auckland. He retired about siit years ago with 45 years of efficient service to his credit. Mr. Mcintosh was born at Kyneton, Victoria, •in 1860, and arrived in Otago with his parents when a boy. He commenced his professional career in the Public Works Department at Greymouth in 1876. In 1881 ho joined the engineering staif of the Railway Department at Dunedio, and two years later he was stationed at Chris.tchurch. Promotion to the office of district manager gt Greymouth' followed in 1894, and three years later lie "became district engineer at Wanganui. Prior to the commencement of the Auckland-Penrose duplication in 1905, the late Mr. Mcintosh was appointed district engineer at Auckland, and he was actively associated with railway development in the Auckland province since that time. Among the many works which Mr. Mcintosh controlled in Auckland were the Penrose-Mercer grade-easements, Auck-land-Penrose duplication, and the reconstruction of practically every important station yard in the Auckland district. The lay-out of the new Auckland station yard .embodied in* the Etiley report of 1914, and on which the present approved flan of the Auckland station yard is ased, was evolved, by Mr. Mcintosh personally, .and remains as one of the many monuments to his skill as a railway engineer. He is survived by his widow and one brother, Mr. G. W. Mcintosh, general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, Wellington. MR. G. YOUNG. A Maori War veteran, Mr. George ■Young, died at his residence at Opotikf on Sunday, aged 92. The late Mr. Yomw arrived in New Zealand in 1862, and haft lived at Opotiki since 1864. After service in the Maori War he engaged in farming. He is survived by four sons and three daughters. MR. E. RUSSELL. A resident of. Auckland during his lifetime of 68 years, Mr. Edward Russell, I of Church Street, Ponsonby, died on Saturday.' The late Mr. Russell was a son of Mr, John Russell, who ' arrived in Auckland in 1842, and was well known in. local shipping activities. Mr. E. Rassoll had lived in retirement for some years and latterly suffered from failing health. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Messrs. E. C. ftncl R. C. Russell, and two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Wood and Miss G. Russell. MR. EDWARD JOHN MANNINGS. [sy TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] - TAURANGA, - Monday. The death occurred last night of Mr. Edward John Mannings, at the age of 73 years. Born at Downtown, Wiltshire, England, Mr. Manninga was for some years associated with his father in the flour | milling business in DoWatown. He came to New Zealand when a ytrang man and engaged in farming in the Tiinaru district.. Thirty-five years ago he took up a block of 4000 acres of land at Herepuru, near Matata, and carried on cattle raising till 10 years ago, when he sold the property, with the (exception of the homestead and 35 acres which he disposed of 1.8 months ago, and came to reside in Tauranga. Mr. Mannings took a keen interest in all sports, especially cricket, and for many years played for the Matata cricket team. He is survived by his wife and one son and one daughter. MRS. REBECCA JARRETT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CAMBRIDGE. Monday. One of the oldest residents of the district, Mrs. Rebecca Jarrett, wife of Mr. Charles Jarrett, died at her residence, Leamington, yesterday morning, aged 73 years. Born at Bedford, Warwickshire, •England, Mrs. Jarrett came to New Zealand with her husband in the ship Avona in 1881 and had resided in Leamington since. She became ill a few days ago and died from heart failure. She leaves a husband,, five daughter® and four sons.