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A RETIRED. PUBLIC OFFICER. Per Press Ansor-wtinn. "'_ ■ ; :. : ; NAPIER, May; 2. lne death, occurred suddenly this morning, whilst in his bath, of Air Alfred Luther Beattie, who was at one time chief mechanical' engineer for the Now Zealand Railways. : Deceased, who wa=a member of the. Hawkes Bay, Northerr Wellington!, and Duinedin Clubs, had the honour of 'arranging- the tour of the 'Duke of York, now King George. He was a< member of various local bodies | and a Justice oFthe Peace.
AFTER^TAROODD : -' ;:; -',-v MASTERTON,vMay 2.Mr F]re'derick George Moore, for thirty sevon, years -clerk:-to>the Masterton County.CbmiciL.-did early this morning from heart-failure, at tkeage of seventh six years. "Deceased', "who was born in India, campvrbo ; New' Zealand in 1863, rind was in the, Native Department with -Ins brother : in-law,; the late Sir John Gorst, at Te; : Awamutu.- He was afterwards on thfe'.'staff of Sir George Grey when; the latter was Governor of New, Zealand. He/purchased an interest in the Glenburn Estate, in the Wairarapa, hut sold out -and came to 1 reside in Masterton. In..' his younger days the deceased was si:'-Keen cricketer and musician. He wiiis recognised as.one 0 f the most efficient 'county clerks in.New Zealand.
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Timaru Herald, Volume 170, Issue 170208, 3 May 1920, Page 5
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195OBITUARY Timaru Herald, Volume 170, Issue 170208, 3 May 1920, Page 5
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