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£40,000 DEFICIT

William Coleman, Deceased

S«niational O«velopment« Promited.

High and Honored m the L«nd« '

Seven weeks ago there passed ovor to ibe great beyond William Coleman, a barrister and solicitor, Auckland. He was a man who was respected and pointed to us being all that a man should be, To claim his acquaintance and to know his sunny ganlul nuiuro and kindly qualities \va* oonitnhlnjt to bo proud of. No man was* *v«t MOnB HIGHLY THOUGHT OF elt liar In his business capacity or In his private life. Jk» was for two years Mayor of Purnoll, tuid somo years ago was President of the Auckland BowlIng Club und had ahvnys been a prominent figure on tbo greens. H« hold th« position of President of the Auckland Hockey Association, und nlso Auckland Rowing Club, and In addltton hud b«en v prominent member of ten Northern Club, «lncf J3»l, nnd for many yeurs sinew h« was n Guardian of the orphans' Club. Was It any wonder therefore tliut with hl« genial, nuturt* ho stood no high m the eaUinalion of his follow t,itlju>ns? People with money wishing to invent regarded him «s a shrewd, hone»t, eapubl«* busluemt umn whu«<« ward waft hit) i bond, and th«r<> neemed absolutely nothing to warrant tha lwi«t auuplclon on ihe yturt at tho»« wlio hnd trujUftd him with thrlr rnowtiy ihut everything wb» not m ordwr. IU« domitiu w».h (ho klkjuU fur ninnlff«tmionH of Roncral ttyuuxuhy nnd from one and nil UuUtk ut condolence : to hi* norrowlnif relative wvrt* ( rrcclvftd from tilt *ourc<,'«. HM kom<l work and kindly nature w«*r» i n»f<»rr«'<l to by his Honor Mr. Juntkft Cooptr at tho Supreme Court, who at the »tuu«i ' time paid a great tribute to iho dcCcuM. Ed, Hla Honor upaeially m<MitU>nlni; th«> Hound family advlcw their departed friend wu« <'v<r ready to k!v«>. Now w« l^nrn that Witlium Col<«---man'o e*t tt « e »how» A DKKJCIT OF ABOI'T Jt4O.OOP, and to nay that thtt annuunc^ment came an a ithock l« putting th« mutter vory mildly. Th«? ndintrnMrnitoii of U»o w U»l« l» In the hftndH of the Official A*« Hign^ «nd noroe H«f»nallonftl dttv«)opmrntfl nwy bo »»xpf»ct<td at. th© rtr#l m«H'tlOK of th« cr*idltor4* of tho c*ta(<..

Green-un: "I undewtand M« wifd hn# n\on*y." Been-'un: "Ho undor«uuid# It, also." ♦

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NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 7

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£40,000 DEFICIT NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 7

£40,000 DEFICIT NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 7

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