MR GEORGE GRAY.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 14 December 1910, Page 1 (Supplement)

MR GEORGE GRAY.

Wellington, Nov 17. Mr George Gray, latci accountant of the Post and Telegraph Department, and comptroller of the money order and Savings' Bank, died at his residence in Wellington this morning, after a very long illness. Ddccased came to New Zealand when six years old, in 1853, lauding at New Plymouth witli his father, the late Mr William Gray, senior, for many years Inspector of Post Offices, and at his death Secretary to tha General Post Office. Mr George Gray was born at Aberdeen,and was educated in Taranaki and later at Nelson. He joined.the.telegraph service in 1867, and was subsequently promoted to bo senior clerk in the accountants' branch .of . the combined Post and Telegraph Department. Upon the appointment in 1891 of Mr J. K. Warburton as Public Trustee, Mr Gray was appointed to the position of secretary, which he vacated when retiring on pension in March, 1907.