OBITUARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXIX, Issue 8301, 23 April 1932, Page 2

OBITUARY

MR ARTHUR T. KENRICK

Born and educated at Thames, Mr Arthur T. Kenrick, whose death occurred at Te Aroha on Wednesday last in his 65th year, was for the greater part of his life associated with gold mining centres on the Hauraki fields and the west coast of the South Island. Entering the service of the Bank of New Zealand at Thames as a cadet he served there for several years, and w r as then transferred to the West Coast, where he gained the knowledge of gold buying, which played an important part in the careers of

banking men in the early days of the industry. From the West Coast Mr Kenrick came to Coromandel and from there, upwards of 30 years ago',

*o Waihi to open a branch of the bank, guiding its growth from small beginnings for some twenty years. He was then transferred, on promotion, to the management of the Inglewood branch and remained there un-; til his retirement,' on superannuation, upwards of three years ago, after which he made his' home at' Uuakaka, Te Arpha. • » As a youth and young man Mr Kenrick took an active interest in

various branches of sport, being prominent in football and rowing iii the early days at Thames, and aftem wards in lawn tennis, while -in later years lie followed with enthusiasm the le3s strenuous pastime of golf, at, which he played a good game. Other of his activities included volunteering, from which he was finally retired, with’the rank of major, to the unattached list.

In public life deceased was keenly interested in mining matters and was one of those instrumental in the establishment of a school of mines at Coromandel. During his' * lengthy term in Waihi he was prominently associated with all schemes having as (heir object the alleviation of distress and the betterment of the community and town. ' ■ it Mr Kenrick was married in 1909 to Miss Carlotta Ilaszard,' daughter cf the late Mr and Mrs R. Haszard, and is survived by the widow and two children, a sou and daughter. The son (Mr Douglas Kenrick) is in the service of the Te Aroha branch of the Bank of New Zealand: The funeral took place at the Te Aroha cemetery yesterday afternoon; when the large following—including many old acquaintances from other parts—and the numerous floral' tributes bore striking testimony to the..., esteem in which- deceased--was held throughout the Hauraki'- goldfields district. , .