OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 23888, 5 August 1939, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR JAMES PENMAN The death has occurred at Christchurch of Mr James Penman, at the age of 65 years. Mr Penman was formerly well known in Southland. He was a passenger to Melbourne in 1908 on the maiden voyage of the Waratah which provided one of the greatest mysteries of the seas when it disappeared off the coast of Africa on the journey to Britain. Mr Penman arrived in New Zealand at Bluff and began business as a store keeper at Morton Mains. He later moved to Invercargill where he opened a store on East. road. Several years ago he sold his business and went to Christchurch where he lived until his death. „ ~ _ He was a brother of Mr T. Y. Penman, of Invercargill, and he is survived by his wife, a daughter and one grandchild. MR JAMES J. MUNRO The death has occurred of Mr James J. Munro, at the age of 87 years. He was born at Christchurch in 1852 and was educated in that city. Mr Munro, who was for several years a sheep farmer, was interested in racing and in the breeding of stud stock. He married Miss Myra Webb in 1906 and there were four children of the marriage, all of whom are still livings. They are Messrs Allan Munro and Harry Munro (Dunedin), Misses Doreen Munro (Invercargill) and Patricia Munro (Lumsden). MR W. L. CRAIG (Special to The Times) DUNEDIN, August 4. The death occurred today of Mr William L. Craig, who, for many years, was well known in Otago and Southland, particularly among the farming community as an officer’ of the Government Valuation Department. He arrived in Dunedin with his parents by the ship Maori on April 29, 1857, when he was seven and a-half years of age. In 1862 when his father bought land at Goodwood he went to live there with his parents and in 1869 with his two brothers he acquired property near Glenpark and subsequently added to his holding by buying out his brothers. In 1882 Mr Craig began land valuing for the Government, first by contract and afterwards as district valuer for the counties of Waihemo, Waikouaiti and Maniototo with the townships included in their boundaries. He later became valuer for the Taieri and Peninsula counties and also valuer for the Land and Income Tax, Advances to Settlers and Land Purchase Departments, in which position he conducted important valuations of estates for Government settlement. In 1909 he retired from the Valuation Department on superannuation and engaged in valuing for a number of loan companies in Otago, Southland and Canterbury. In September 1873 Mr Craig was married to Annie, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Lindsay, of Tokomairiro, and in 1933 they celebrated their diamond wedding. Mrs Craig died four years ago. Mr Craig is survived by three sons and two daughters.