Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 700, 27 June 1929, Page 9

Obituary

MR. A. H. GRINLING Well known in journalistic circles in Dunedin, Mr. A. H. Grinling died in that city on Wednesday at the age of 70. Born in London, Mr. Grinling went to Dunedin in 1882 and later was engaged in editing Salvation Army publications in Christchurch, Sydney and Melbourne. He joined the staff of the. Otago “Daily Times” in 1901 and was connected with the paper until his death. Mrs. Grinling died last year. Mr. Grinling is survived by one son* MR. W. MOORCRAFT The death occurred at the Auckland Hospital on Tuesday of Mr. 'Walter Moorcral t, of Hargreaves Street, Ponsonby, at the age of 64. Going to Thames with his parents as a child. Mr. Moorcraft was educated at the Waiokaraka School and later worked in most of the famous Thames mines. Later he moved to Coromandel, whero he was manager of the Bunkers Hill Mine at the time of its greatest output. He twice opened mines of his own and in later years was manager of the Tararu quarries. A few weeks ago he was appointed manager of the Tui Mine on the Karaka Creek and was on the point of leaving for Thames when illness intervened. MR. G. H. LEE The death of Mr. George Henry Le<s has occurred at the residence of daughter, Mrs. W. G. Prinn, Pah Road, Papatoetoe. Mr. Lee, who was in his 85th. year, was one of the pioneers of New Zealand and Fiji. He was born in Kent, England, and was the only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson Lee. In the early days he had a varied and interesting career, and saw service in the Maori War. During this period he worked on the formation of the Great South Road to Bombay. At the termination c>f tho Maori War, Mr. Lee sailed for Fiji, and in the year 1873 married Miss Mary Ann Leech, at Cuvu, Sigatoka, Viti Levu, Fiji. The first few years of their married life was spent in exciting, though unenviable surroundings, as cannibalism was still rife among the natives in that district, and on more than one occasion i their lives were in danger when fighting took place between the tribes. Some years later lie v/as appointed manager of Parr’s sugar-cane plantation, and from there he joined the Cano Sugar Refining Company as field manager at Xausori. After leaving that district he purchased the Deuba Estate, and started dairy farming. In 1908 h© returned to New Zealand, living in retirement till the time of his death. Mr. Lee, whose wife predeceased him some eight years ago, leaves a family of ten: Mrs. White, Lekemba, Sydney;' Mrs. Rowe, Tuakau; Mrs. M. Johnson, Otahuhu; Mrs. Prinn, Papatoetoe; Miss Lee, Sydney; Messrs. V. and E. D»>, Pukekohe; Mr. A. H. Lee. Fiji; Mr. TT. Lee, Paeroa; Mr. M. Lee, Auckland. There are 22 grandchildren and threfi great-grandchildren.