OBITUARY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 13, 17 January 1910, Page 6

OBITUARY.

MR EDWARD SEAGAR. Mr. Edward Seagar, the pioneer of the iron industry in Wellington, and a well-known citizen, died at his residence, Brooklyn, on Saturday evening. Deceased was 66 years of age. He had been in indifferent health for 6ome considerable time, death being due to heart failure. Mr. Seagar was born in Southampton, England, where he served his apprenticeship in the engineering trade. In 1861, when he had completed his training, he left for New Zealand by the ship Asterope. For some years he was employed in Wellington, and eventually became manager of Mr. E. W. Milk's Lion Foundry. Always anxious to go forward, he launched out on his own account in 1878, when he established the Victoria Foundry, and he remained in control until two years ago. In thao period Mr. Seager was responsible for the successful canning out of many important engineering contracts. He built and engined the tug Westland, still in active service on the West Coast, and lengthened and reconstructed several vessels still trading. Contracts for mining machinery were also executed at the late Mr. Seager's worlqs. He was oneof the proprietors of the antimony mine at Endeavour Inlet. In, addition to acting as engineer for the company, he invented and patented a new furnace for the treatment of antimony. He wa& a director of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., the Wellington Opera House Co., and the New Zealand Candle Co, Deceased is survived by a widow and grown-up family. The interment took place privately to-day. MR. P. SHERIDAN. By Telegraph. — I'ress Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, This Day. Mr. Phil Sheridan, manager of the Sydney Cricket Ground, 15 dead..

PERSONAL MATTERS, Mr. J. H. B. Coates, general manager of the National Bank, returned from Auckland on Saturday night. Mr. J. B. Mullan, of Londonderry, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County <>£ Donegal, Ireland, who arrived from the South on Friday, left to-day for Napier. He will visit Gisborne, Auckland, and Piotorna before returning to Wellington on the way Home by Sydney and America. t *£-„, Cha / IS£.1 S£. M - Hill > son of Mr. C. d. Mill, of Wellington, has passed tha examination for a chief engineer's certificate at London, and is now studying for an extra-chief!s certificate. Mr Hill served his apprenticeship wi£h Messrs. W. Cable and Co., and for several years was engaged on boats of the Tyser line. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Frankland, of Foxton, accompanied by their son, were passengers by the Main Trunk express* for Auckland on Saturday afternoon, says the Manawatu Standard. They leave byi the Navua for Fiji, and there join, the Vancouver steamer Makura, en rout* for America, .where they spend some months. Mr. Harry Ross Dtx, who served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Luke and Co., is returning to Wellington by the Warrimoo this week on a holiday, after six ; years' absence. Mr. Dix is at present associated with the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, Rangoon, India, and has been most successful in his career as engineer. Mr. Dixs mother and family are old and well-known residents of this city. Another of the Maori War veterans passed away this morning in the person of Mr. Thomas Davey at his residence 17, Roy-street. Mr. Davey, who *as in his 77th j-ear, served with the 40th Regiment of the Line, principally in Taranaki. Most of his later life was spent in Dunedin, but for the past seven years he lived in Wellington. He leaves a widow and one son, Sir. P. H. Davey, a well-known member of the Wellington Rowing Club._^ The Hon. G. Fowlds returned to Wellington from New Plymouth on Saturday. The Hon. Dr. Findlay is at tha Hermitage, the Hon. D. Buddo at Rangiora, the Hon. R. M'Kenzie at Wakefield, the Hon. T. Mackenzie at Lake Te Anau, the Hon. A. T. Ngata at Tokomaru Bay. The other ministers are in town. The Hon. R. M'Kenzie, who opened a new post office at Wakefield to-day, is expected back in Weilington to-morrow or Wednesday. Tho Hon. T. Mackenzie will attend the conference on the frozen meat trade to lie held at Christchurch on 27th and 28th January.