OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 229, 27 September 1928, Page 12

OBITUARY.

MR. ROBERT ARMIGER

PROMINENT ODD FELLOW.

WELL KNOWN IN TIMBER TRADE,

Tho death took place suddenly on September 2ft of Mr. Robert Armiger, a prominent official of the ©rder of Oddfellows, and who was formerly wellknown in the timber industry of the Auckland district. Mr. Armiger arrived first in New Zealand at Wellington, in 1854 by the ship Simla. The second timfr he came to the Dominion was in 18«>2 by the slxip William Miles. He saw service durieg the war with the Maoris and was awarded the medal by the Government.

As a young man Mr. Armiger followed a seafaring career and visited many ports. He waa wrecked on an island near Batavia- and was rescued by a Dutch vessel, which took him to that town. A British gun boat then conveyed Mr. Armiger to Singapore, where ho was for some time in hospital suffering from malaria.

After his arrival in Auckland, MrArmiger was employed by Mr. George Holdship at his timber mill, Mercury Bay. Later ho was transferred to Mr. Holdship's mill in Customs Street East, which was located on the site now occupied by John Burns and Co. When the mill wae moved to Customs Street West Mr. Armiger supervised the installation and starting of the fjrst machines. The Kauri Timber Co. tras later formed and took over most of the other timber businesses. Mr. Armiger was entrusted with the duty of taking over various mills which had been acquired by the Kauri Timber Co. all through the Auckland district. That included mills at Tairua, Whangaroa, Helensville, Te Kopuru and other plaeee. Finally Mr. Armiger was appointed manager of the mill at : Te Kojmrn, where he remained tirttil advancing years caused him to retire from active?' work. He then came to Auckland to SVe.

M.\ Ararger was a keen Odd' Fellow and. vas instrumental in starting a branch of tkerl.Q.O.F. in meiiy..districts of New Zealand, where he at different times' had lived.,-'J% had--held.jnany offices, including tftstt. of District Grand Master ftif • >btth' : '-'Anckls(hs,.;., 4 which position hefilledjibr a runner of yteirs , . He was a attejjdajit at, the biennial of thetirandi-Lodge and was proud'of inedala given hini for long service in the order.

During his .connection with the timber industry Mr; Armiger managed mills at Te Kojmru^' , Whangaroa, and HelensvilleV

Shortly .after his arrival in Auckland Mr. Armiger married a fellow passenger, Miss Sarah SpickArnell, who died about four years ago $t the good age of 83 years. The following children survive: Messrs,,. Robert (Ramarama), Frank (Horne Alfred (Whangareij, .(MerciiT), Harold (Devonport), Mii--H Armiger (Whanjrarei), and Mrs. C. I'oi-eli ..-.(Nortiioni Wairoa). Tilt; /iii.frat'tooft |;.'a'v iLia afterticMi aO'Nfllrs fent. ct.inol.ei-y. Buy^wdLuJ , . LWR. MICHAEL CRONIN. ■>.

_ At ; of SJ year.-? Mr. XlJcii*el Crouin tl'u-d in .tl< e Louse in which lie had Hxlh! I'ur years at Jaururua TerraceV PiirjK-11. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. fMid came to Auckland years 'a-ciconipaiiiecl by hia wife and three children. Ik- worked for il years at briokmtiking for Mr. ITurkcr. in Buy, thru entereii tl:e service of the Government in jd{e at where lie remained' until his retirement;.. j» ]Jtir>. Mr. Croniu was a meinber, op' the Hibernian Society. The following ..>lj:idix-ii survive:—Messrs. J. aiul T. Qi'bnin, of the N'ewmarket railway Mr. K. Cron'.n, of Poftlancl. WNnjAirei, Mrs. O'Cb'toll. of Kop-.iaiiihi. Mrs. Myers, of Allr u.Road, Par.nel'l, -end Mrs. Browning, of Taurarua Terrace, P«trnell. lIRS. M. HENDERSON. PUKEKOHE, this day. A r.oUlent of the Franklin district for i:iany years, Mrs. Mary Henderson, died at her home, Wellington Street, Pukekohe, on Tuesday, at the. age of 79 years. Born in Lincolnshire, England, Mrs.* Henderson, whose maiden came was Foster, came to New Zealand with her parents when she was about six years of age. The family settled in the Mungottui district, where they lived for 20 years, and it was while they wore in the North that Mrs. Henderson was married. In later years she resided at Bucklarid, Mauku, Pnkekohe West (Carlton), and Pukekohe. Mrs. Henderson took more than an average interest in the Anglican Church, yjartieularly the Sunday School, and it was only a few years ago that- she was asked to accept a token from Pukekohe Anglicans in hanour of her lonjr service. There are several oases in Pukekohe where Mrs. fH-inlorson has taught three generations at Sunday school. She is survived by one Unmarried daughter.