OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1944, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR. F. W. MILLAR

A well-known figure in Government and commercial circles throughout the Dominion, Mr. Frank Winfird Millar, died in Wellington yesterdayafter a brief illness. Born in Dunedin in 1886, Mr. Millar started his career in 1901 in the Education Department, where his outstanding personality .and ability rapidly brought him promotion. With the passing of the Public Service Act, 1912, and the inauguration of the Public Service Commissioner system of control, Mr. Millar revived "the moribund Civil Service Association and reconstituted it as the New Zealand Public Service Associationn (Incorp.), becoming its hon. general secretary. After the last war,- with the growth of the association, Mr. Millar left the Public Service and became permanent general secretary of the organisation, which position he held at the time of his death. In the course of his long association with the Public Service, Mr. Millar's personality and ability carried the association through many stormy passages, and the organisation -.will remain, as a monument to his memory. Mr. Millar also organised the Public Service effort towards the National

Patriotic Fund since its inception, and the success of the Wellington appeals has been in no small way due to his enthusiasm. In 1920 Mr. Millar launched a monthly publication called "Theatre and Motion Picture," devoted to the stage and screen, which is still published under the title "Filmland." He was well known in racing circles, being a long-standing member of the Wellington Racing Club.. He was also vice-president of the Evans Bay Yachting Club and a member of the Film Industry "33" Club and the Civil Service Club. In 1920 Mr. Millar married Miss Winnie Maginnity. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Pat and Brian, both of whom are serving in the-Royal Navy, and two daughters, Miss N. L. Millar, of the Alexander Turnbull Library, and Mrs. J. Grimshaw, Wellington. The funeral will take place on Thursday morning. Requiem Mass will be held at 9 o'clock, after which the cortege will leave for the cemetery, Karori.

MR. W. A. FOLEY Cabled advice has been received by Foley Brothers (New Zealand), Limited, of the death in England of Mr. W. A. Foley, managing director of Foley Brothers (London), Limited, Foley Brothers Proprietary, Limited of Australia, and Foley Brothers (New Zealand), Limited. Mr. W. A. Foley visited Australia and New Zealand on a number of occasions on businessmatters and was well known to the dairy industry.