OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23161, 6 October 1938, Page 17

OBITUARY

; MR. K. W. GORRINGE PIG INDUSTRY SUPERVISOR . • ; [by telegraph—OWN* correspondent] : i WELLINGTON, Wednesday The death hks occurred of Mr. Kirke Wobcl Gorringe; a former supervisor of the pig-industry for the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Gorringe was born in 1871- at Bexley, Kent, England. He Came to New Zealand in 1891. For a number of years he was engaged in farming in Taranaki. Later he set up the N first model pig farm; at.Te Rapa. Hamilton. • V \ In '1920 Mr. Gorringe joined the Department of Agriculture as: supervisor, of the- pig industry. He lectured throughout both the North and South Islands. Mr. Gorringe was responsible for /improving the standard of" pigkeeping in the Dominion and played a large part in developing the export industry. He retired at the end of last year. . MRS. M. J. MARTYN \ The death has occurred ,of Mrs. M. J. Martyn, aged 85, at her residence, 9 Gordoii Road, 'Mount Eden. Mrs. Martyn was born in Qprnwall and came to New Zealand wi|)h her late husband in the ship Liguna in 1880. Under the scheme of the New Zealand Land Compariy they settled, at Tauwhare, on the Woodland estate. Mrs. Martyn was - well known as a member of the Methodist Church, with which she was associated for many years. She is survived by two sons and two daughters.

MR. W. P. SOOTT , [FBOM PUB OWN COBBESPONIJENT] - . HAMILTON, Wednesday ; '■■■ The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Walter Petalasa Scott, of,Lakeftoad, .Hamilton, aged 81. Mr. Scott was horn in Glasgow and ctfme to New Zealand 77 years ago. i , i For many years a gold prospector, Mr. Scott was later employed by,, the Egmont Box Company. He came to Hamilton 33 years ago and was employed as a builder. Ho is survived by his wife, four, sons and two daughters; There are 10 grandchildren ana four great-grandchildren, , ■" . •. /.•••:.' J .v.;.;, > , B ; , ma, , r ME. ALBERT BU^LEEa [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBOBNE, Wednesday The death has occurred of Mr. Albert Butler, aged 62. Mr. Butler was. foreman of thef northern portal of the Tiki-: wata tunnel on the East Coast railway. Born ai Ulverton, Tasmania, Mr. Butler grew up' there and iearned' his trade in before coming to New Zealand in 1906 to take emplovment in railway tunnelling, jpb&r He worked at Omana, asWaikeke|afid on the Auckland - Westfield deviation' tunnel, and in later years was associated with the Tawa Flat s tunnelling contracts. r ; In 1915 he left New Zealand with the New Zealand Tunnelling Corps", and spent four years with the unit, Chi his return to New Zealand with ;.tbs Distinguished Conduct Medal, ho iri employed by thq Public Works department, and since last year he had been foreman in charge of the important section of railway construction at Tiki wata. ' , '