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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3914, 24 May 1877, Page 3

-. The Taranaki Herald says — Mr. Nelson Carrington, the eldest son of Mr. i Octavius Carrington, died late on Monday ' night at his father's residence, after a painful illness of four months, brought on through Avet and exposure, and the hardships he endured during the tAvo years he Avas engaged in locating the line of railway through, the ManaAvatu Gorge, between the years 1574-76, Avhen for days together he was living in the bush, and sleeping under the trees on the damp ground. Mr. Nelson Carrington was a native of NeAV Plymouth, and one of the first European children born in the place. He entered the Government service as a cadet in the Provincial Government survey department of Taranaki in June 1861, and in 1864 he Avas appointed Assistant Surveyor to the Provincial Government. In 1865, by an arrangement Avith the Hon. Defence Minister and the Superintendent, he Avas transferred to the General Government Survey Department for the confiscated lands, Avhere he remained till February, 1869, when his service Avas required 011 military duty. He has then gazetted as ensign, and had charge of the road works. In April, 1870, he Avas employed with the native road party on the AVest Coast — at Opunake and Patea — as Assistant Engineer under his father, avlio had charge of the Avorks. In June, 1873, he was made Resident Engineer on the Napier and ManaAvatu Railways, which oflice he held up to the time of his death. Whilst at Napier he was employed in surveying the harbor, and Avas complimented on the satisfactory manner he completed his Avork. Mr. Nelson Carrington was seized with illness about the Ist of January last, and Avas removed from Napier to NeAV Plymouth via Wellington in April, under the care of Dr. O' Carrol, and after a passage of ten days arrived there on the 20th ultimo. Since that time until his death Dr. O'Carrol has been most assiduous in his attention, but medical skill was -of no avail, and the deceased gradually sunk and died late on Monday night. Mr. Nelson Carrington was A*ery much esteemed by all who knew him, and his death at comparatively an early age is much to be deplored.