PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 30 July 1929, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

One of the best known and most highly respected members of the legal profession in Dunedin died yesterday afternoon in the person of Mr J. M. Gallaway, at the age of 75 years. Born in Edinburgh, he came to New Zealand at the age of 24, and in 1882, after admission to the Bar, took up a position as clerk in the office of the late Mr J. B. Callan, and in the following year joined his employer in partnership.—Press Association.

The death occurred yesterday at Stanley Brook of one of Nelson's old pioneers, Mi- Richard Jenkin Polglaze. The late Mr Polglaze was born on the diggings at Forest Creek, Victoria, and came to New Zealand at an early age. He later returned to Australia for several years. On his return to New Zealand he settled in Nelson, working at the Soho foundry, which was situated across the road from where "The Mail" office now stands. For the last 50 ..years Mr Polglaze had been farming in Stanley Brook. When he took up land in Stanley Brook in the late 'eighties the country was covered with virgin bush, the furniture for the home having to be carried along a bush track. The late Mr Polglaze was a favourite with the children, and known to everyone in the vicinity of his home as "Uncle Dick," under which nom de plume he frequently contributed to "The Mail." He leaves a family of two sans and three daughters—Mr R. J. Polglaze (Richmond), Mr A. E. Polglaze (Rai Valley), Mrs W. Anglesey (Tadmor), Mrs L. Mytton (Pokororo), and Mrs H. Robson (Wakefield). v

Mr H. W. Chisnall, of Stoke, and Mr W. P. Salmond, Mahana, being the only ones nominated for election to the Nelson Fruit Advisory Board for the Nelson and Central Fruit Areas respectively, have been declared elected. The death occurred at Nelson last week of Mrs Hodgkinsoii wife of Mr W. J. Hodgkinson, farmer of Murchison. Deceased who was 56 years of age was the eldest daughter of the late Mr John Oxenham. In 1893 Mrs Hodgkinson and her husband who was then working a gold claim eventually took up dairy farming near Murchison. Mr and Mrs Hodgkinson made an outstanding success of their farm which is now one of the most valuable in the district. Mrs Hodgkinson will be greatly missed by n wide- circle of friends and relatives. She leaves a widower, two daughtersMrs H. 11, Milligan and Mrs J. B. Milligan—and two sons—William and Oliver.