OBITUARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5667, 15 August 1905, Page 2

OBITUARY.

MR CLEMENT WINTER. Tlic news of the sudden death of Mr Clement Winter, New Zealand inspector for the Bank of Australasia, came as a shock to a large section of the community in Wellington yesterday morning. It was known that Mr Winter had boon a sufferer from asthma for many years, hut no ono had any conception that his case was so serious, least of all the deceased himself. About two years ago he left on a trip to England, where he •underwent treatment for catarrh and asthma, and on his return via America ho stayed for a time at X/os Angeles in California. The deceased had only been back a year lust March, and during that time had enjoyed better health than before he undertook tlio coean voyage. Indeed, so . lightly did lie regard his condition that ho did not think it necessary 10 consult a- medical man until Saturday last. His extremity did not become apparent until Sunday evening, when he suddenly became much Worse, and died a little be-, fora midnight, before the doctor ar-1 rived. As it turned out, death was caused from heart failure, not tie ail-j meat ho had become familiar with. Mr Winter, who was the son of the late Mr Thomas Bussell Winter, a West India merchant, was bora in British Guiana (South America) in 184 G, and received his early education at. a private school in Qmada. He arrived in New Zealand in 1807 by the ship Oossiporo, which called at Wellington, and proceeded to Lyttelton. He completed his scholastic course at Christ’s College, and then entered the service of the Bank of Australasia in Christ-. church as a junior in March, ISG4. After filling positions at Christchurch, Groymouth, and Auckland, lie was transferred to Melbourne in 1877, and was promoted .to bo accountant at Sydney two years Intel*. In 1883 lie- acted as manager for some time during the long illness of the manager. Subsequently ho -was appointed actinginspector at Sydney, New South Wales, and after nine yeans spent in Auatrar lia returned to- New Zealand as manager at ■ Christchurch, where he had commenced work as a youth. Two years later ho was sent for to act as manager at Melbourne dunrg the absence in Europe of the then manager. In September, 1890, lie returned once more to' the colony as Dunedin manager, and on the death of Mr E. W. Morrah, in February, 1894, Mr Winter "was appointed to the position he held with honour up till the time of his decease. Ho loaves a widow (•who was the daughter of the late Mr R. H. Willis, formerly Collector of Customs at Launceston, Tasmania), but no family. I The deceased gentleman had a quiet and extremely courteous disposition, and for his acknowledged ability and sterling integrity was greatly esteemed and respected by banking people j throughout Australasia. He had two! brothers shccpfarmers residing at - Povortv Bay, and another brother. Mr ' C B. Winter, was in the service of the Bank of Australasia in Napier and Christchurch, and before he retired on a pension recently was manager at Adelaide. Tlie deceased would have been entitled to a pension in a little more than twelve months.