THE LATE MR. G. D. GOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1920, Page 5

THE LATE MR. G. D. GOW.

MAGISTERIAL APPRECIATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Eltham, August 25. Before proceeding with the business of the Magistrate's Court here to-day, the Magistrate (Mr. T. A. B. Bailey) stated that he was greatly grieved and shocked at the death of one of the local members of the bar, Mr. G. D. Gow. He knew that Mt. health had not been good for gome years, but the sudden termination of lub career was not anticipated by his friends. Mr. Gow's death was a great loss to the town and the profession, and the Bar had lost an extremely good member. Mr. Bailey further stated that he had known Mr. Gow for a great number of years. Their first acquaintance was when he (Mr. Bailey) took over a practice at Palmerston South, and Mr. Gow was junior clerk in the office. Mr. Gow subsequently took a position in Dunedin, where he attended the Otago University. He watched Mr. Gow's subsequent career with interest, and he was sure that his enthusiasm and energy would leave their mark on the town.

Mr. T. B. Crump, on behalf of the profession, stated that he appreciated his Worship's remarks relative to their old friend and associate. Mr. Bailey had expressed their own sentiments. Mr. Gow had been a courteous gentleman and a good practitioner, and his straight dealings had made him known and trusted in the community. He was. sure that both Bench and Bar would extend their sympathies to his widow and child.

At the Magistrate's Court, Manaia, last week, Mr. A. G. Bennett, President of the Hawera Law Society, referred to the recent death of Mr. Geo. Gow, who, he said, was an upright and deeply religious' man who had done his best for the welfare of the town in which he lived. As a law practitioner he had been a clean fighter, and all along had been an upright and honorable man whom the profession could ill afford to (lose. The Magistrate (Mr. T. A. B. Bailey) also expressed his regret. He had known Mr. Gow for many years, the deceased gentleman having entered his 1 office in Palmerston as a boy of 16. He had also known Mr., Gow's father, a public-spirited man, who gave a great deal of time and personal sacrifice to public affairs. The son had followed in his father's footsteps and was the stamp of man needed in the profession. The profession had lost a member whose absolute integrity made him a man they could ill afford to lose. Eltliam had lost a good citizen and his widow and children a good husband and father. He deeply regretted Mr. Gow's death.—