MR. CHENERY SUGGATE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 272, 16 November 1935, Page 12

MR. CHENERY SUGGATE.

Advice lias been received of tlie death of Mr. Frederick William Clienery Suggate, A.M.1.C.E., formerly engineer of the Auckland Gas Company. His death occurred at his residence, Pennington, Norfolk Island, on November 11. Mr. Suggato was born at Beccles, Suffolk, and educated at the Grammar School at liis native town. He later studied engineering under several well known gas engineers. He then accepted a position as assistant engineer at Plymouth, passed second in honours in the "<>-as' manufacture" examination, and other kindred subjects, and was elected an associate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. He was afterwards appointed superintendent of new works at Sheffield gas works, where the output averaged 10.000,000 cubic feet per day. In April, 1807, Mr. Suggate arrived m Auckland and entered upon his duties as engineer to the Auckland' Gas Company. One of his first acts was to recommend the directors to substitute the incandescent light throughout the city free of all cost. The council agreed to erect 15 new lamp posts, ancf the improved lighting gave every satisfaction. Special lights were "erected in Queen Street, making it—once the dimmest—one of the best-lighted streets in the colonies. Mr. Suggate was a prominent Freemason. He married Miss Greening, daughter of the late Mr. Benjamin Greening, of Liverpool, England. Mrs. Suggate was 'well known in the horse show ring, pnd was among the' prizewinners at the Auckland floral fete in 1897 with her horee and gig.