OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21293, 21 September 1932, Page 12

OBITUARY

MR. JAMES MAGEE 2

EARLY AUCKLAND CONTRACT

One of . Auckland's earliest contracts Mr. James Magee, died at the Auckla Hospital on Monday evening after a sh< illness. Mr. Magee, who was 80 years

age, was born in County Tyrone, and was educated for the PresbyteriaitP ministry, but decided to follow a bu s ijf§ ness career. Before leaving for New Zea ~-J land by the ship Oxford in 1871 he was! married to Miss Elizabeth Russell. Mr. Magee was in business in Auckland as a contractor for very many years tfi and carried out a number of Government and local body undertakings as well as'M private contracts. Among these works,fl was the construction of the first tunnel on the North Island Main Trunk railway and the first drainage and sewerag® Msystem for the Auckland City Council The late Mr. Magee was a prominent' member of the old Liberal Party and Ml was closely associated with the leaders# from the time of Sir George Grey. He IS was also a member of the Masonic-Order and was a foundation member of Lodge '{§ Ponsonby 54. He is survived by Mrs. 8 Magee and one daughter, Mrs. E. K. || Bunce, of Epsom, and seven sons, Messrs. If Robert Charles, William John, James, fl Arthur Russell, George Russell, David f Torrens and Matthew, all of Auckland. C The funeral will take place at the raka Cemetery to-morrow afternoon . . , :!pj ft MR. W. J. ROUT The death has occurred in Auckland of Mr. William John Rout, formerly of Invercargill, who was in his 90th year. The late Mr. Rout was born in London % and when an infant was taken by his parents to Tasmania. In 1863 he went to Invercargill and was in business there as an ironmonger. He later returned to Tasmania, but in 1907 came to Auckland, where, for some years, he carried on J business as an accountant. For the past 11 years he had lived in retirement at Onehunga. He was an energetic worker in the cause of prohibition and took an interest in the work of the China Inland Mission and in missions in India and the Belgian Congo. The late Mr. Rout was predeceased by his wife and two daughters, and leaves one daughter, Mrs. E. A. Hornibrook,, of London, better known as Miss Ettie Rout. The service at the funsral at the Waikaraka Cemetery was conducted by Mr. H. S. Conway, New Zealand representative of the China Inland Mission, and the Rev. D. D. Scott. MRS. ELIZABETH "USHER C-'s [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Tuesday The death, occurred yesterday of Mrs. Elizabeth Usher, aged 87 years, wife of the late Mr. T. G. Usher, who was a wellknown resident of Pukekohe. Mr. and Mrs. Usher came from Wales. They were at Newcastle, New South Wales, for a time, Mr. Usher being an underground manager in a coal mine there. Later they came to Kawakawa, Bay of Islands. They settled at Pukekohe about 50 years ago, residing on a property that is now the top end of the main street. Sir. Usher was clerk to the Pukekohe West Road Board and took a prominent part in the pro-' gress of the district. Both he_and-Mrs. Usher were leading members- df "lha. Methodist Church, serving in many capacities in the church activities. -On the death of Mr. Usher, which occurred in 1920, Mrs. Usher took up her residence at Mount Eden, but during the last two years had resided with her daughter, Mrs. J. Patterson, of Pukekohe. She is survived by two sons and four daughters. There are seven fgrandcliildren and- two great-grandchildren. BARONESS DE MEY DALKEMADE [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT J PALMERSTON NORTH. Tuesday - The death has occurred of Baroness da Mey Dalkcmade, of Levin, wife of Baron _ J. J. de Mey Dalkemade.. The baroness, who died io the Palmerston .North Hospital after a brief illness, was 67 years of age. She was the second daughter of the late Mr. C. W. Moore, ecclesiastical architect and builder, and a prominent Freemason of Nelson. She married in 1882 Baron de Mey Dalkemade, a descendant of the Netherland nobility, who was born in France. The baroness, on her mother's side; was a cousin of Sir Rowland Hill, founder of the penny postage. Sir Maurice Jenks, the present Lord Mayor of London, is also a cousin. She is survived by her husband, five Sons, Edward and Fabert, of Australia, Noel and Theodore, of Levin, and Corneille, of Auckland, and on* daughter, Mrs. Lake Rosenberg, of Waikato.