OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25503, 5 April 1944, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR H. B. HART Mr Henry B. Hart, who died at his home in George street, Dunedin, yesterday, was well known in business circles in the city for many years. He was born at Lawrence 79 years ago, and was educated at the Lawrence District High School. On leaving school he was appointed secretary to the brewery firm of Messrs Simpson and Hart, of Lawrence, of which firm

liis father was a partner. On that business being sold to New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., he took up his residence In Dunedin. He was chairman of directors of the Crystal Ice Company, and was associated with several other companies. • He was appointed a trustee of the Dunedin Savings Bank in 1930, and held the position of president in 1936-37 and again in 1941-42. Mr Hart was a member of the Dunedin Horticultural Society and was keenly interested in flowers, and he was also an authority on native flora. He inaugurated the trips from Dunedin to his property at Wetherstones on “Daffodil Day the remarkable fields of daffodils bringing pleasure to the many people who took part in these, excursions. Mr Hart is survived by his wife and three daughters— Mrs R. Dawson and Misses Dorothy and Shirley Hart. MISS DOROTHY PATERSON Miss Dorothy Paterson, who died on Sunday, was- a well-known business woman of Invercargill. She was the founder of' two successful catering businesses in that city, the Brown Owl Cafe and Elmwood Garden. Miss Paterson, who was born in Dunedin, was the second daughter of Mr Nathaniel Paterson and the late Mrs Paterson. Her father is the senior partner in the firm of Messrs N. and E. S. Paterson, Ltd. Miss Paterson was educated at Braemar House, and was trained as a nurse in Sydney and Christchurch. In 1926 she accompanied her parents on a world tour, during whicn she became interested in the management of cafes and on her return to New Zealand decided to establish herself In that business in Invercargill. She was one of the earliest members of the Southland Aero Club, and was among the first who were trained for pilots' licences. She was one of the few women in New Zealand who have qualified for a B licence, entitling the holder to carry passengers. Miss Paterson was of Scottish descent. She was a direct descendant of Old Mortality, made famous by Sir Walter Scott, arfH of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Paterson, of St. Andrew’s Church, Edinburgh, who "came out” at the time of the Great Disruption in 1843, and later was one of the first moderators of the Free Church of Scotland.