OBITUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10443, 20 August 1895, Page 4

OBITUARY.

Our obituary column yesterday .recorded the deafa of Mr G.F; Hosking, F.g;s;, civil and mining engineer, who was lately; appointed to succeed Mi:. Walter Stanford as manager of the Glenrock gold mining properties in this, colony, at present comprising the Premier rand Sunrise mines, and also the Tipperary Gold-Mining Company's mine—all atMaeetovrn, in this .province. Mr Hosking arrived in Dunedin on the 3rd inst. on. his journey toHacetown. He had been suffering from a severe cold bsfore leaving Auckland, and unfortunately experienced a very tempestuous passage down the coast, with the result that when be arrived he was quite unable to proceed up-country, and he decided to remain in town for medical treatment, rAt first no alarm was felt as to his condition, but dangerous symptoms rapidly set in, which developed _into passive and acute congestion of the lungs, kidney affection,.and: nrEamia;r and the strain proving too much for his heart he died on Sunday .night. Mr Hosking was a mining engineer and manager of great' and varied experience. In his youthful days his ruining knowledge was acquired in the tin mines of Cornwall, in which county •he "was born. He afterwards had charge of a coil mine in Wales, and subsequently came to Australia and New Zealand, where he had the management of gold mines.' He was for nearly four years manager of the Cromwell gold mine, Bendigo, and.wenfc to London oh account of that company about three years ago. Prior to proceeding to England he had surveyed and elaborated a scheme to turn, the Clutha river into a new channel between Cromwell and Wanaka., He had tested the material to be operated.on for a considerable extent of the river bank, and found the prospects highly satisfactory. When iri Londonhe submitted his plans 'and proposals to a syndicate of capitalists, and the feasibility of bis scheme_ having met with the approval of the consulting engineer the necessary capital to carry out the work was promised to be subscribed. Unfortunately, however, owing to the failure of the bank! in the other colonies and the coHapse of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, several of-the promoters withdrew,-and the scheme fell thsough, to the great loss of this provincial district and ttie colony. Mr Hosking held the highest certificates as a colliery and metalliferous mine, manager and as an authorised surveyor for lite colony, and his 'experience in all branches of mining wa* very considerable. His death will be sorely felt by fchecompanies whose mines he' had been appointed to manage. Mt Hosking ' was a man of a kind and genial nature, and was greatly regarded and highly esteemed by the miners working under him. As an instance of this it' may be mentioned that some months after he had ceased to be manager of the Cromwell mine the men who had been with him at Bendigo- forwarded - to' him in • Auckland, as a present, a valuable gold chain and pendant, as a token of their esteem and -friendship, acd of this he was very proud. Mr Hosking was a man of sterling principles, kind and courteous to all, and} those' who/had the; pleasure ' Jot. his acquaintance will deeply mourn r his death and sympathise sincerely with his wife and family in their sad bereavement, r ;'

The news of 'the death of Mrs A. Carrick, which took place at'Christchurch on Sunday morning, will be received (says the Chriutchurch Press) with deep and; widespread regret. The deceased lady, who hsd been ill for some two or three months past, was a native of Sydney, New South Wales, where her father occupied; a high judicial position. For some time she resided in Dunedin, and on Mr Carriek's appointment to the management of the National Insurance Company here, about 20 years ago, removed to Christchurch.. Mrs -_Carriek will be missed in many a home in Christehurcb, and her memory revered with -the; sincerest feelings of love and grafcitiide^for'shie spent her life in welldoing. She was an active worker in more than one field of, public charity; but it is for ber quiet i and unostentatious acts of benevolence that she will be mosfc dearly remembered, and she was untiring in all gentle oSkes of mercy. She was a'kind, simple-hearted, unassuming genfclewomiro,' who loved flowers and good deeds. To her bereaved husband we can only say that we sympathise with him in his loneliness and sorrow.