OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 283, 24 August 1920, Page 4

OBITUARY

COUNCILLOR GEORGE FROST.

Among lihose who have been in touch with the City Council and Councillor George Frost during tho illness, the news of his death, at 7 a.m. yesterday, came not >in the nature of a-sur-mise. His complaint! was a particularjy 6erious one, and was made doubly serious by complications which occurred. The death' of so' enthusiastic and assiduous a city councillor is to be regretted, and Councillor Frostl will have many sincere mourners in 'Wellington. The late Mr. Frost was born in Rangiora, and came to . Wellington about twenty-five years ago, and went (into business as a builder. As such he was concerned in the erection of several large buildings in the city. He was always keenly interested in municipal politics; and was one of the brightest Influences on ilhe old Melrose Borough Council in the five or six years before that borough-became merged in the city. Ho roso to be Mayor of Melrose, and in that position always urged that the sal-, yation of Melrose—Brooklyn, Island Bay and Lyall Bay—lay in amalgamation vi-Hi the city. He did not join the City Council as a Melrose representative, but at the election succeeding the amalgamation (when Mr. R. Keene was Mayor of Melrose), Mr. Frost was' returned, practically in place of Mr. A. H. Fulford (who was only a member of the City Council for a monili after the omalagmation). Councillor Frost always took a lively interest in the suburbs; and his first appointment was chairman of the Outlying Districts Committee, *nd late in 1903 (tho year he wa9 elect, eel to the council) he succeeded Mr. John Smith as chairman of the Reserves Committee, a position be retained up to the time of his death. He was very sincere -and enthusiastic in the interest he took in the city reserves, and jealously guarded their interests whenever they were imperilled. He, as chairman of that committee, was a member of the Finance and Tramways Committee. He was also for some years a member of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid' Board, and had been chairman of the Technical Education Board for several years past:, and as such did good work in forwarding tho claims of the college to a better site and building than those at present.occupied. Privately Mr. Frost had been engaged i ds u valuer, in which his knowledge as a builder and contractor was valuable, a.nd for a year past! he had been a partner in the firm-of Messrs. Colley and Frost, house and land agents. Mr. Frost was twice married. There was no issue by tho first marriage. Three years ago he married again in Christchurch, and leaves'an infant son. Mr. Frost was a member of the Masonic order, and was also a Druid and an Oddfellow. . At the by-elec:l!on to fill the 6eat in the House'of Representatives rendered vacant by the death of Mr. A. H. Hindoiarsh (in December, 1918), Mr. Frost contosted tho Wellington South seat with ■ Mt. Robert Semple, but was unsuccessful. His Worship the 'Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luktl) stated that the death of Councillor Frost was most regrettable as far as the council was concerned. He was one of the oldes 1 !! members of the council, and prior to that had been a councillor and Mayor of tha borough of Melrose, so that he had come to the City Council table endowed with many faculties of value in the government! of a oity, and the progress of the city and suburbs could not be diwiw'nM from the work he had done particularly as chairman of the Reserves Committee, a position he held ni> 'fo the time of bi9 death. He also did uoml work on the Finance and Tramways Committee. Every councillor would regret his untimely end, and would sympathise with those he leaves behind.

The death occurred yesterday, at her residence, Adelaide Road, of Mrs. A. Kiwles-Smith, wife of the Rev. G. Knowles-Smith. The deceased was 50 years of ago.