OBITUARY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1940, Page 4

OBITUARY

MR DAVID GUILD. Many people in the Wairarapa will learn with regret of the death of Mr David Guild, a highly respected and well-known resident of the town. The late Mr Guild, who was 88 years of age, was a son of a Perthshire farmer, and arrived in New Zealand by the ship '.'Wellington" in 1876. He went to Canterbury to take up farming with a brother who was established there. Later he gained experience of North Island farming conditions at Inland Patea, Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Mahia Peninsula and Taranaki before coming to the Wairarapa to manage the Te Ore Ore Station, for the late Mr John Murray. Mr Guild then took up a bush property in the Wangaehu Valley, where he farmed successfully for many years. For a short period he also managed the well-known Blairlogie Estate. From an early time he took the keenest interest in the affairs of the Masterton A. and P. Association, acting as president from 1900 to 1901, later being honoured with the position of patron, which post he occupied until the Jubilee Show in 1937. He was a member •of the Presbyterian Church, and was a very old Mason, being formerly Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge No. 19. A keen judge of land and stock he did much land valuing for the Government and private individuals. He had lived 59 years in the Wairarapa. His genial nature endeared him to a wide circle of friends. In his later years he-spent many happy hours with the Masterton Bowling Club. The late Mr Guild was a bachelor.

The interment will take place in the South Island.

MR RAMSAY McDOUGALL.

After having been ill for some months past, Mr Ramsay (Don) McDougall, a well-known resident of the Pirinoa district, died early this morning at a private hospital in Wellington. The late Mr McDougall, who was 58 years of age, was the youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs D. McDougall, of Pirinoa.

For a period he was engaged in farming in the Waikato district, but following his brother, relinquishing the managership of the Pirinoa estate, he took over those duties, and had resided there ever since. He was a prominent and successful farmer, and had the welfare of the district at heart. Mr McDougall was a keen, sportsman. He was chairman of the South Wairarapa River Board, president of the Pirinoa Golf Club, president of the Pirinoa Tennis Club, and a keen supported of the local school. He saw service during the Great War. Mr McDougall is survived by two sisters, Mrs G. Didsbury (Wellington! and Miss Nellie McDougall (Pirinoa). and by three brothers, Messrs J. D. (Masterton). J. A. (Martinborough) and W. McDougall (Palliser Bay). Two brothers predeceased him, one having been killed in the South African War.