OBITUARY
Mr. F. W. Grainger The death occurred iu hospital in Weilington yesterday, after a brief illness, of Mr. Frederick W. Grainger, inspector and supervisor of shipping for the New Zealand Dairy Produce Coutrol Board. He was particularly well known among the farming, seafaring mid business communities in botli Wellington and Taranaki. Mr. Grainger, after serving his apprenticeship with J. J. Niven and Co. at Napier, was for many years engineer with the North British and Hawke’s Bay Freezing Company in the same town. Later he went to sea and qualified for a first-class marine engineer's certificate. He was appointed engineer and manager of the West Coast - Refrigerating Company when the works opened at Patea, and held that position for many years. A visit, to Great Britain in order Io supervise the building of a ship to carry dairy produce from Patea enabled Mr. Grainger to obtain an insight into the methods adopted in that country in the handling and storage of dairy produce. His long knowledge of refrigeration made invaluable in this win- his advice on the storage of produce awaiting shipment overseas. When the need arose for quickly increasing tlie cold storage accommodation in New Zealand, in view of the possible delay in shipping large quantities of produce. Mr. Grainger took a prominent part in planning and carrying out tlie necessary large-scale expansion measures. For many years Mr. Grainger took a prominent part in Masonic affairs. He held various ofli<*cs in the New Zealand Grand Lodge and also in other branches of freemasonry, and was a keen and popular member of the Thorudon Lodge, lie was also a keen bowler. Mr. Grainger is survived by Mrs. Grainger and an adult family of four daughters and two sons. 'Lhe two sons arc overseas, one being an engineer in lhe merchant navy. The other, a member of the Second N.Z.E.F.. was captured in Crete and is a prisoner of war in Germany.
The only Wellington Rugby League fixture for tomorrow is Mt. Albert (Auckland) v. Randwick. Rand wick School. 3 p.in.. Mr. I)a\ios.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 5, 1 October 1943, Page 6
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343OBITUARY Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 5, 1 October 1943, Page 6
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