OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23343, 11 May 1939, Page 16

OBITUARY

MR. W. J.- KEMP The death has occurred of Mr. William John Kemp, aged 71, of Onoluinga. Mr. Kemp, who was well known in racing circles, was born in Onehunga. His father, who reached Auckland with a young family in 1565, assisted in tho building of the" okl Shortlaiul Street post office, and 50 years ago erected the Church of the Assumption, Onehunga, on which Kemp was also employed. The first marriage to be solemnised in-the church was that of his sister, Mrs. 1). Ireland, who recently celebrated her golden wedding. _ As a building contractor, Mr. Kemp erected several brick structures in Onehunga, including tho Carnegie Public Library and the Holmes Buildings in Queen' Street. Since his retirement 2o years ago, Mr. Kemp had interested himself in breeding and training racehorses, his principal successes being with Kmernlcl Hill and Gold Money. He served one term as a member of the Onehunga Borough Council in 102o* 4 >7 and later farmed a property in the Pa'pakura district. Mr. Kemp married in 1891, his wife predeceasing him two years ago. There is no family.

MR. AUSTEN GOSS After a short illness, supervening on an attack of influenza, the death occurred yesterday of Mr. Austen boss, an assistant engineer attached to the city waterworks department. Mr. Goss was educated in Auckland and rereived his early professional training at the engineering school of tlio Auckland Univemitv College. Mr. Goss became a licensed surveyor and was a registered civil engineer. He was in practice in Auckland for some years as a surveyor and in 1025 joined the stalf of the Auckland City Council, being engaged on the survey for the pipeline from the Huia dam. From 1027 to 10.U Mr. Goss was engaged on surveys in the catchment areas in the Hunua in connection with the proposal to develop further water supplies for the city. For the last nine months ho had been supervising the erection of a new reservoir on Hamlin's Hill at Wostfiold, this being part of the scheme for the supply of city water to the industrial area at West field. He is survived by his wife and two children. MISS A. WYLLIE The death lias occurred of Miss Abigail Wyllie, aged 88, of Pnpntoetoo, a descendant of one of , the early pioneer families of the Auckland district. Horn at West Tamaki, Miss Wyllie was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wyllie, who arrived on the sailing ships Jane Gilford and Duchess ofArgyle, respectively, in 1812. The parents took up farming in West Tamaki and a few years later removed to Papatootoe.„ Miss Wyllie had been a resident of the district for over (50 years. She took a keen interest in church affairs, and was one of the first members of St. John's Presbyterian Church. Miss Wyllie was one of a family of 14, of whom there are surviving two brothers and four sisters, MRS. M. L. E. MARSH The death has occurred of Mrs. Margaret Louisa Elliot Marsh, formerly of Turner's Hill, hut latterly of Paeroa, who was one of the early residents of the Karangahake gold fields area. Horn iu Wellington in 1878, Mrs. Marsh went to Karangahake in 185)0. where she married the late Mr. W. Noil lie. After liis death she married Mr. W. G. Marsh, of Turner's Hill, but now of I'aeroa'. Mrs. Marsh was well known for her charitable work. She-is survived'by her husband, two sons ajid two daughters-