OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22122, 28 November 1933, Page 9

OBITUARY

MR ISAAC GREEN The death occurred yesterday at Christchurch of Mr Isaac Green, at the age of 86 years. Mr Green was born at Hayes, Middle sex, England, in July, 1847, and received part of his education at Mr Forest’s school at Harlington. In 1855 he left England in company with his parents for New Zealand in the barque Dunedin, and arrived at Port Chalmers in January, 1856. He completed his education at the East Taieri School under Mr James Waddell, and subsequently went to live in the North-East Valley district, where he was engaged in the dairy industry for very many years. He saw the district grow from a wilderness with a 16ft bullock track for a main road to its present position, with the enjoyment of all the facilities of an up-to-date community. Much of the progress of the district, especially in the earlier days, was due to his initiative and enterprise.

Mr Green was a man of strong convictions and indomitable energy, and during his residence in North-East Valley, extending for more than half a century, he took a very active part in public affairs. As long ago as 1869 he was elected to the North-East Valley School Committee, and he held his seat on that body till 1893. He occupied the position of chairman on several occasions. In 1893 the Upper Junction school district was formed, and on the election of the first committee Mr Green was appointed chairman. He held that position for three consecutive terms, and subsequently did excellent work for the school district as an ordinary member of the committee.

He was a member of the old Road Board, which was the first governing body in the North-East Valley district In due course he became its chairman, and he held that position until the road district was merged into the Waikouaiti county. He was immediately elected to represent the riding on the County Council, and he retained his seat until the proclamation of the borough of NorthEast Valley in 1877. The esteem in which Mr Green was held in the district was shown, by the fact that he had the honour of being elected as the first Mayor of the borough. He was elected Mayor again in, 1881, 1883, and 1892, and occupied a seat on the council almost continuously while North-East Valley had an individual existence as a municipality. The amalgamation of North-East Valley with the city of Dunedin took place on October 15, 1910, and at the municipal election in April, 1911, Mr Green secured a seat on the City Council. He was re-elected as a councillor in 1913, and in the following year he contested the city mayoralty against Mr J. B. Shacklock, Mr J. J. Marlow,, and Mr W. Belcher, but without success. He was still a member of the council, however, having been returned in 1913 for a period of two years. He was again re-elected to the council in 1915, but lost his seat in 1917, when he unsuccessfully contested the city mayoralty with Mr J. J. Clark. He sought municipal honours again in 1919, and secured a seat on the council once more, holding it for the ensuing two years. Mr Green also served the public in other capacities. He was a member of the City Licensing Committee for a time, and represented the boroughs of Mornington," Roslyn, Maori Hill, and North-East Valley on the Ocean Beacn Domain Board for many years. He was also a member of the Dunedin Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for a period many years ago.

On one occasion Mr Green sought honours in the wider field of general politics, offering his services to the electors of Dunedin North at the general election in 1908. The other candidates were Messrs G. M. Thomson and the late Mr A. R. Barclay, and Mr Green, who did not receive a great deal of support, was eliminated from the contest at the first ballot. Mr Green was identified with the Masonic Order, having been a member of the lodge in North-East Valley for many years. He had been a justice of the peace since 1877. He took up his residence in Christchurch several years ago, but frequently visited Dunedin since. MR JAMES M'CORMACK. (Pek United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 27. The death is announced of Mr Janies M'Cormack, aged 70, formerly licensee of the Leoston Hotel. He was a keen and successful owner of racehorses, including Tarleton and Nincompoop.