OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18402, 8 June 1925, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MB ALEXANDEB WYLUE. *\? . - (SFECUL TO "THX FRXSS-") -p*~AUCKLAND, June fcf \ The death occurred on Fri^ijt," evening of Mr Alexander WsiMv/ general manager of the Auckland Board, and one of the 'authorities on electrical science iaW; Dominion. .Mr Wyljie possessed apjjp-_, found knowledge of literature, *nd.w|,?l"; an accomplished linguist. He wMt&*:, hjkler of the Master of Arts dMpife! as well as a v member of the \ lf - Electrical Engineers. Born ia'AJßlj? laide, South Australia, 55 years <#§|rS the late Mr Wyllie completed cation in Great Britain under *ffijjMf|j£-J engineers. He received an f£MSp^ s ment as borough engineer of Staffordshire, and came direct*lpgrJf! that office in 1907 to take up fe*JiiF,',tiori as Auckland gineer. Under his superrisionJ||Mp control the present electricity biHMP in Auckland was established aifflKg*' tended. The firgfc section of tH»gl|| was opened in 1907, and since tMsKp equipment has* been augmented £|||||L: the station has now the most efficient steam electric pl*Bsjji|p' New Zealand. When tions to tho plant were planned iH'JBK, Mr Wyllie visited Great secured much of the machinerr "gHnT has been installed within the years. When on April. Ist. IflffifcUfff control of the city electrical was vested in the Auckland Power Board, Mr appointed general manager. **¥*s|§|l he visited Australia, and siaee WlfflK turn he had been in indifferent IwHgft, He is survived by one daughter.' Mr James W. Black, whose dj|f| occurred last week at Dunedin, wftiJ a long illness, was an officer G^Rf* 1 National Bank for over 40 for about 12 years of that J* h *fjßn :i manager of the branch in North Jg§|j|t i din, from which position J» "WMK' 1 owing to ill-health . tvo J* 6 Prior to his appointment to "JPjj&y Dunedin he had filled positionsJtjJfc' bank's service at various ta f WßErff* S the South Island—among fflfjaJßr , Lyall, Greymouth, Ittvercaqpu wIsB he was accountant for some s**wj"fe ? Port Chalmers (where ie ger). His wife survives him. The death occurred at Aeekl»|d,'g". < Mr John D. Schmidt, at the aStM Ha , years. Mr Schmidt was I several newspapers ia the .yfjjßlfiat. I. and was manager of the and engraving departmenk of j|iSß* ' Printing and Publishing over 30 years. Born in B»*W§|j§f" 1839, he arrived in Melboun»M® when he was associated wt ~.l|L<l|| liam Shaw in the fornurtWlfis Melbourne "Age." In 1860 feJHffi to New Zealand, in company aSKa, Show, and established surviving daily papers l With the commencement t §J§Sm'i rush in Southland the P*£**i2L3fc" menced a daily paper in * af *fflßKk» and then followed the couW#'*SJg? rush in Westland, trolling influence in the dan? pffJFjtf f Hokitika. Auckland was 'I jective, anjd they "Shortland Times" in *l»*2£7S. Isa brier and troubled e^* l J|L f ' E* paper ceased publication, ners opened a printing, and engraving business * B °2B3iro^E ; Co., which afterwards to*l^ r p with the Brett Company; I ! rt *£|=j|-| if Mr Schmidt remained veafs. Deceased was a Player. __ ,*|t| l ,|