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IHJsjjcje; . lira personalities lie Ufe^of,Christ? rfhur Froftick, a0ce,166 Heaton Allan, and Co., fc sad Co.^took ghtbancl, Allan, dimsOtorß^being in 1895; erected JBjerepart. For many with the raispoi Woollen i-und waa chairt' foil sKare of Ml. as a mwaber tßoardin' 1009- ■■ Ihoronglx^s^of e, le^din^^ 0 rbary, Chamber reyision^of^^ Kitato, Am|riea» ilpe to tho Oan|wwn it -ij»
? ii > hi W- W*' ■ „ the Board at t tiearbitratiQnproeoediriga at which the price to be taut .to the existing tramway arrived at. , > li IVoatiek \ v ifenderetr service as a Commissioner 'of the National $ Efficiency Board, and waa captain in' ; the.Motqr Seryice Corpa.', T Sfr Frostiek was ' a keen lever of > muqic, especially qf music, and he i himself-played that Instrument. In 1913 i, and, 1914 he"was- president Qf the j; Ohristchurch, noyr the' Boyal Christy j&Ptrch Mtudeal So<siety r and was . vice- | president until 19% p. For a period he S : [waip dna r of'the co-opted" members of the ' st? Orgatt Committee from .s / Withjinow of the industrial .qxhibirv of late years | ;sj^|^i^iok' , closely connected, and &J^Si^.e"Qf- t the fe JBxhibitipn, held in Christ's; j f ■; Mjr a prominent member jOraft; He was Master * Lodgp/pnder the' Eng- « sss * About JI9OB he beQf the i Civic Lodge J; '/JiTeif,; Zealand Constitution, •' at/one,period he iyas Warden of the £ of,-New Zealand. For ■ • some yejto's.iMr Frostick was very active - in patters' gejrtauiJpg to the Craft and > &J? on p variety of subjects ;■ "flf Jyosticfc leaves/ a widow, two i B. A. and J. Froatick—- ' fgnr ~, * 'daughters—Mrs George I . Webster; (TiioaruO, Mr# W..W. McKin- . I ney" (Christchurch),' and Mioses Mand ■ and 'May Frostiek. - ' \ ' -S. SIR ,W. ,t. CHARLEWOOD. ! The announcement of'the'death of I MrWilli am'. Thomas Charlewood, ! 1 which, occurred 'an Saturday evening, will bn received witiK filings of regret ik 'many 'circles t ini Christchurch, and - of the City. Mr Chairleiwood had a varied career late/yeare, he was much interested in 'molVQitients having for their object the' good of tjie youth ot the community; He was one- of tho kindest-hearted and most generous of and his readiness to help any deserving pause. Ayas one of his outstanding characteristics. Tho ".third .son .of Admiral 83. P. Mr' W. T. Charlewood was • born in Kent in 18S6, and was educated at Sti Mark's. Windsor, and at Oxford., He arrived at Port Chplmers bv the ship; JSorval - in ' 1876, and. for tfiree years was on Mr Rutherfurd's station jo tl?e ; Wairarap» as.a .cadet iihcl-ns tutor: to Hr, Rutherfurd's pons. At tho end,of the period he returned iQv En4lan4- bat wa? back, in the Domiiniou -after two years. He conducted ft- private school. in Wellington for some time, and in 1884 he joined the teaching stuff of Christ's College, whe.ro he remained for seven" years. In 1889. ho comploted, at Canterbury, College, the portion of his fpr the, B.A. degree, the otlier portion' of" which he bad taken at Qxfptd- • , , Ir. 1881 • Mr CharleWpod became a partner in the firm of Messrs Fletcher, Humphrey*, J and., Company, and was connected 't Jfjj 1897 joined the. Imperial Rifles, and eventually ' bceqmo captain of that corps. a member of .the Iflrdei' Be> was, attached to bodge fee. Sans, >-n'd ■ aTs9,:,>fcr. to. Caslimere Tjodstei. " At the tpne of hi? death he interesting.* to, M°te that W4 jprfcnac, l&j 5 4ftl %„ . .
George Humphreys, were the prime movers.of the Navy League movement in >'New Zealand, 'and that the first ineeting.of the League in the Dominion /waa held in-the-office of Messrs Fletcher. Humphreys;' and < Company;' Mr ' Charlewood'B father, Admiral - Charlowood, became noted after his retirement from tho Navv for exploration work on the Euphrates. , In 1802 Mr, Charlewood went to re*, side in England, and remained in that country tiff 1920. living ih Devonshire. ■ During the war period, he took an active part, m a civilian capacity, in various organisations connected with the war, and also in looal government affafrs. For health reasons he returned to Christchnrcli in 1920. Sincer Mr Charlewood been, until a, year ago,--a. member of the -Dominion Executive of the NoV Zealand Boy 4 Scouts' Association. For a time he acted as treasurer of the Christchurch branch, of tne Young Citizc-ns' League. He . waS a great lover of animals, and hkd at# intimate knowledge of the' bircfe, pf New Zealand, as well as [of those' of Great - Britain. ' Until - recently, 'Mr i -Charlewood was a member of) the* Gen*' efal Committee of the St. John Ambulance Association. ' In 1879 Mj; • Charlewood married tV daughter of' Mr James Lamont, oJ Argyleshire, Scotland, , and she. and two daughters, one married, and the other unmarried, survive him. f v 11 I. ; ' - ■ .' MR ,R. B. HAYES. [THE PBESS Special ServlCß.] WELLINGTON, March 8. Tho death occurred at Wellingbaii -to-day, after a serious illness, of Mr ltobei*t Edward Hayes,' financial advisor to the Ireasory, at the age of G2. He was secretary to the Treasury , from, 1925 until tho beginning of last year, when lie was succeeded by Mr A. IX Park, the present head. i Mr. Hayes was: born at Dunedin ill. 1869 and joined tha; Public Service as '&, cadet in tho Postal Department in 1885 at Dunedin. He was transferred to the head office 'of the.General Post Office, Wellington, in 1890,' and 'in 1903 was appointed accountant to the. pewly-establishcd Department of Tour--ists, Industries, and Commerce/ Three years later, Mr Hayes became head of the Friendly' Societies Department Tho National ' Provident Act was passed in 1910, and the fund, was entrusted to Mr Hajcs for organic a tion. Ho proved nn able administrator and competent financier, and it was in the control of this important piece of legislation that he became widely known for his ability in the sphere of finance. He was associated with friendly societies' finance for 14 years. During that time, many important reforms wero brought about ,in the operation of these organisations. , 1 ' In 1922 Mr Hayes became assistant Secretary to the Treasury, and three years later he became Secretary to the lYeastfry, Paymaster-rGeiieraj, an<J Registrar of Inscribed Stock. These important offices brought him into. closo contact with the financial problems of the Dominion', and ho earned a reputation as a clear-thinking njitn, versed in the intricacies of one of the most responsible, positions in the; Public Ser vice. His work was recognised officially in. 1926. when he was awarded the 1.5.0., find in 1929 'he was awarded the C,M.G. Mr Hayes, who>'was -a Justice of „ the Peace, also in recent,years held the 'offices., of rhqirman or the Local , -Government- Loans.Board, superinten"dfe»it -of the, National Provident Fund.' and deputy-chairman of th'e Govern- ' mens St area. Control ,Qa jiia. i; \ •/
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