DEATH OF MR F. A CARRINGTON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 146, 16 July 1901, Page 2

DEATH OF MR F. A CARRINGTON.

ripfd ' ate the -~ brother aadvOctavius 'Qijjti : riugfOD, b ffig commissi»s|.i liy>the .^§L>«^''t!o^teoy l Site for wie settlement prj posed to form here, aud the latter art ing s.s hit chitf assis'ant. Associated therefore, cicely with tin ftmndat'oi of New Plymouth, and identified witl its progress for m icy year.", Air. F. A Oarrington US the ''*F*ther"of Ta'ahakr.* , -*iJur far duty t>-day ists thrpn'o'e th "piorreerJr-wK , ~jM v opd*y ? ji His regidancb in the< 9.4 th iyiarJ.of hi l ag\ The late Mr. Carrington wai "born at' UEeTffiSfofSTfi" OS"i}'Bs'r™-TBO7 and beeamo a member o l ' the stiff ol the Ordinance Survey office when v v his 19th yea'-, and being gif'ed will considerable ability for sirvay woik (a rather raie gift in those diyi-), soot oeeame We'l known and s.ught sfcei for ciifrying^out'special is not surprising, tse.e c p„.p, to plnd that patiy- for the mission Slfeady Tit"Ferrec to. The a' ate of what U now New Plymouth, when the gentleman arrived here in Febru ry, 1841. and,thd dif|(!ulty in m ' k " ing; tbe' survey ;a: e anattejfd' of we'l '• In less\,ihan three ; MV'-Carimg'on Teturaed toJEuglaid, retir d from the s rvice of the Compiny wi h great credit and ' dssotj. d Jim ftJgifti:. tfi f h|d_ in towards ra'lway construction. In Chia -werk he exhibited much ski>>, espec'aby in m dealing engineering -woilcs > ditfi'uL ground. JEtoffTv a' ractei- tbe stWi# hi 0&$%o P''i ce (Jon <rr, d-*ps&&\ly sent to liuefcin h.m Pal ci >, anJ Mr Oarriapt nh d IbT if reo iving the Piiu.e's p 180 ial of m. limerits From tbe ve-y $ g Hi., lat Mr < Jifc'lfiroifr in o e Hid i< ihi|)i of die IVnnaki .',-did all in bis power to sti/t,thei'idW : .iy on a s. und basin. For MfajJ reasons be returned to'Mjj& col&rji afttr San absence of W years, &8t attfcit time jjjejrmb'e with the na'ivi'B prevented .•ill'p'wsibililivTr proce ding wi h such imager. He thor.fore agiin turned his atenti on to ; lofes-ional work, and t o!t a leafing par., iu tie cotstiuction ifrads, bi.ig.o-', otc. Amonjgst t,he t most us ful „works in wbiuh he";';i)oj>s. part is tbe §&• bour, the necessity foi wlrch was eVly by him.| There ;;alr»tJe,i , ou'b';'tbvt it would hini,vu,uch ,'gr'tifigation to hajVd WfTtb ','cbmpfeflqn of the jhlrbcur ai'd'tbe ••d.tW^puli.'Sat i? *f the ijrorisand industry ere he 'Vpi'sied.. awayJ but he ( has left ihesehopojas within a meesur.bl* dist- .n i of ac'cmplisbuiejit. , fo 1869 he *as anpain'pd huperintendbn' if tt'6 Province, a p > Hon which hbl'el while is lasted, and fori several s hn lepreteoted ihedistri?triu'ti'« llou e of Reprtsen'ativjs. HeUeav'es' one son and four daughters. ] '■■"•"-'"