OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20218, 1 April 1929, Page 9

OBITUARY.

LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULiEU PIONEER IN MOTORING. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received March 31, 5.55 p.m.) LONDON. March 30. Tho death has occurred - of Lord Montagu of Bcaulieu, aged 63.

Lord Montagu of Bcaulieu succeeded his father, tho first baron, in 1905. He was born in 1866, and was at Eton and Oxford, where he studied engineering and science. He was a member of various engineering institutions, and was especially interested in motor transport. Ho founded The. Car, which ho edited, and was vicepresident of the Boyal Automobile Club. He was Conservative member of the House of Commons for tho New Forest Division until lie succeeded to the peerage. His heir is his son tiie Hon. Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, a child aged two years.

SIR HUGH MACDONALD.

Australian Press Association—United Service WINNIPEG. March '29.

The death occurred to-day of Sir Hugh John Macdonald, a former Premier of Manitoba, aged 79.

Sir Hugh John Mnedonald was a son of the late Sir John A. Mnedonald, who was for many years Prime. Minister of Canada. He was born in 1350, and became a barlister at Toronto in partnership with his father, and later at Winnipeg. He was for some time in tho Canadian House of Commons, and in 19C0 formed a Conservative Administration in Manitoba. Under his leadership the State Legislature passed a bill introducing prohibition, but it, was held ultra vires by the Judicial Committee of the Privv Council. He retired from politics shortly after. He had been a police magistrate in Winnipeg since 1911.

SIR GEORGE KNIBBS. (Received March 31, 5.5.) p.m.) MELBOUKXE, Miirch 31

The death is announced of Sir George Knibbs, formerly Commonwealth Statistician, aged 71.

Sir George Handlev Knibbs was the first Federal Statistician for Australia, having been appointed to the position in June, 1906. 110 was a son of the late Mr. J. H. Knibbs, and was born in Sydney in 1858. From 1877 to 1889 lie was ,on the staff of the Trigonometrical and Oenerrl Survey in New South Wales. Ho wr.s then an independent lecturer in the department of engineering at the Sydney University until 1906. lie was a Royal Commissioner on Education for New South Wales during 1902 6. visiting, in conjunction with Mr. J. W. Turner, the United Kingdom and several European countries, besides the United States and Canada, studying all branches of education. Among other offices, lie had been president of the Royal Society, president of the New South Wales section of the British Astronomical Association, president of the Sydney University Engineering Society, president of the New South Wales Institute of Surveyors, and president of the Society for Child Study. He had also been honorary editor of a number of scientific and professional journals, and the author of several scientific publications. He retired from the post of statistician in 1921, and from then until 1926 was director of the Institute of Seence and Industry. He was knighted in 1923. His Year Book was generally recognised as one of the best in the world.