OBITUARY

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1533, 18 July 1901, Page 32

OBITUARY

MR WILLIAM LOWES. Special to the “Times.” MASTER!’ON, July 15. Muck regret was ieit in Mastercon tc-day on receipt of a cable that Mr William Lowes, principal of the firm of Lowes and lorns, the well known auc tioneers, had died suddenly at Darling Downs, Queensland, yesterday. The deceased, who was sixty-four years of age, had been declining in health for some years. He had to make two tr.ps to the Old Country and one or two to Australia to recuperate. Latterly he seemed to' be somewhat better. About six weeks since he proceeded to Darling Downs (Queensland), where he has a daughter, Mrs Cooper. His end, though sudden, was not unexpected. Deceased, who was a native of Northumberland, arrived in the colony by the ship Ramsay in 18G5. For some years he conducted a saddlery business/in Wellington. Subsequently he followed farming pursuits in the Kai-Iwi district, Wanganui. He afterwyards started a saddlery business in this town, and in 1882 joined Mir Joseph lorns in an auctioneering business, which has now become one of the most important in the colony. In 1890 Mr lorns retired from business and the late Mr Lowes became sole proprietor. Deceased was at one time a member of the Provincial Council and a member of the Wellington Education Board. He has also occupied the Mayoral chair of Masterton, the chair of the Trust Lands Trust (in. which position he rendered signal service), a seat on the School Committee and a directorship of

Building Society. As president and sec - retary of the A. and P. Association Mr Lowes did work. He leaves a widow, who was with him at the time of his death three,sons and four daughters. His remains will probably be brought to New Zealand for interment. MR F. A. CARRINGTON. NEW PLYMOUTH, Julv 15. .Mr Frederick Alonzo Carrington is dead at the age of ninety three. Mr Carrington arrived at Moturoa in the barque Brougham on 11th February, 1841, having been sent but by a Plymouth company to survey the settlement. He fixed the sit© of New Plymouth, and has been closely identified with its growth. After completing the survey, of New Plymouth he returned to England in 1843, and was engaged in survey work for railways there, and he afterwards visited California in connection with engineering works. He returned to Taranaki about 1857, and was appointed Engineering Surveyor for Tara naki in 1862. He was Superintendent of the Province from 1869 to 1876, and also sat for some years in the House of Representatives. Mr Carrington was largely instrumental in harbour works being undertaken at Moturoa, the first stone of which h© laid on 7th February, 1881. Latterly his great age has told upon him, and he passed away in his sleep this morning. A Press Association message from Sydney states that Mr Bungard, chief officer of the ship Yallorai, died at sea on sth April last. Deceased was well known in New Zealand in the earlier days of the New Zealand Shinning Company. He was at different periods master of several of their sailing vessels, haying entered the company’s service in 1879 as second officer of the Waitara. He was in 1885 apoointed master of the Pareora, and amongst other shins he was master of were the Hurunui and the Wairoa.