OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22518, 8 September 1936, Page 12

OBITUARY

MR. JOSHUA MALLETT A former senior engineer of the Devon port Steam Ferry Company, and a resident of Devonport for 54 years, Mr. Joshua Mallett died on Sunday at* the residence of his daughter, 43 King Edward Street, Mount Eden. He was 87 years of age. Mr. Mallett, who was borii in Norwich, England, came to New Zealand on a visit in 1878, and then returned to settlo in the Dominion in 1881. After working as an engineer in the sawmill of the New Zealand Sash and Door Company at Tairoa for some time, Mr. Mallett came to Auckland to assist in tho installation of the engines in two ferry boats, the Eagle and the Ospre.v, which belonged to a company in opposition to the Devonport Steam Ferry Company. When the company was bought out he joined the Devonport Steam Ferry Company as an engineer. For some time- he was in charge of the company's yards at Devonport, and then returned to the boats, finally retiring as senior engineer in 1920. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. Two sons were killed in the Great War.

ME. WILLIAM J. MATHIESON [BV TELEOEAI'U —OWN COKUESI'ONDENT] NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday

A friend of the Maori people for almost the whole of his life of 72 years, Mr. William James Mathieson has died at Hawera. He was by turns bushfeller, farmer, hotel proprietor, native agent, and tho lirst manager of the native hostel at New Plymouth. Born at Nelson, lie moved to Aucklund shortly afterward with his parents. He returned to Taranaki as a young man and married Alary Ann Hunt, or Howaiki, a descendant of the great ehief Hone Pihama. Mr. Mathieson is survived by his widow and adopted son, Mr. Bert Mathieson, of New Plymouth. Mr. John Mathieson, of Auckland, is a brother, and Mesdames Pearson and Flavell, both of Auckland, are sisters. MRS. EMMA REID [ 11Y TKLKGItAPH —OWN COIUUvSI'ONDKNT] DUNEftIN, Monday Advice has been received from London of the death of Mrs. Emma Clarence Beid, widow of the late Mr. J. B. Ueid. who was well known as owner of the famous Elderslie Stud farm. Mrs. Beid, who was formerly Miss Fosbery, came to Now Zqulnnd from Ireland in the early eighties and soon after married the late Mr. Charles C. Kettle, of the legal firm of Macassey and Kettle, who later became a District Court Judge and served for many years as senior stipendiary magistrate in Auckland. There were three children of the marriage, a son, Mr. Desmond F. Kettle, who was killed in the Great War, and two daughters, Miss Olive Kettle, of London, and Mrs. Hay ward, wife of a well-known English artist. After hor first husband's death about 16 years ago Mrs. Kettle married Mr. Beid, who sold the Klderslie estate shortly after and went to England, residing' finally in London, where he died about six years ago.