OBITUARY

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 275, 26 November 1935, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR. K. S. WILLIAMS

COLLAPSE AT A GARDEN PARTY

(Per Press Association) WHAKATANE, ast Night.

While attending a garden party held in his honour at the residence of Mr. C. Gordon, Opotiki, this afternoon, Mr. K. S. Williams, former member of Parliament for the Bay of Plenty, collapsed and died. The occasion was being taken by the constituents of all parts of the electorate to present Mr. Williams with an illuminated address as a mark of appreciation of his services.

Several speeches had been made when Mr. Williams collapsed. He was carried indoors, but expired before medical aid was available. He had been in bad health for some time, and recently retired from politics.

Mr. K. S. Williams had represented the Bay of Plenty in Parliament since the by-election in 1920, which followed the death of the Hon. W. D. S. McDonald, in which by-election he was opposed by Mr. F. J. Lysnar, who stood in the interests of the LiberalLabour organisation. At the following election Mr. Williams was returned unopposed, but at the elections held in 1928 he met a strong opponent in Mr. A. F. Moncur, a Labour nominee. The close of the campaign provided another victory for Mr. Williams. In 1931 Mr. Williams was elected unopposed, and this year he announced that he would not be contesting the seat on account of illhealth. He was a staunch Reformer, and held the portfolio of Public Works in the Reform Cabinet. He had been sheep-farming on the East Coast most o’f his life, and was at one time chairman of the Waiapu County Council.