Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 645, 23 April 1929, Page 10

Obituary

MR. W. G. FOSTER Mr. W. G. Foster, an old resident of Wellington, who died last Thursday after a short illness, at the age of S 3, arrived in Canterbury from London about the year 1859 in the sailing ship Zealandia. The vessel was part-owned and commanded by his father, the late Captain John Foster. air. Foster served under the late Mr. Rhodes, one of the founders of the Canterbury Province, and later managed the Furau and Seadowns Estate m South Canterbury. He managed a firm in Christchurch, going to Wellington about ISSB to take over the management of the Mew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. In the middle nineties air. Foster was appointed manager of the Bank of Ni , e^ v ,^' ea,ancl Assets Realisation Board which had for its purpose the liquidation of the estates held by the bank in of e tw° 1 I , s!a " d - °n the completion of this work air. Foster took over the management of the Wellington aieat Company, which position he field as managing director until hi« tirement in 1919. At the time of his death lie was cha.rman of the New Zealand InvesttT. w n m,, “ ny ' and also a director of U ?! T '£. llneton w °ollen Companv one t !i r n K SU r\ived bv his WidOW, one son and five daughters. MR. W. G. THOMPSON The death occurred suddenlv at his i .... Mr. Thompson was horn in 3S r .K *■ ! Newbridge, County Kiwlre Ireiand and Rugbv dUC H ed at Bnwood School : ln ipTfiui r 1t e ur a nTrfo in En A g rn r d al^ j short time later. He came v j Pohtics°a k few vt a C “ V Lo P din‘ n loCa ’ ! 15 HiSS: i Masonic Lodge. : He leaves a widow and a familv nf I Thom ° n ® brother, Colonel Sir r l ihom P Sd ». K.C.M.G., lives i n England: