DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL SCHAW

New Zealand Mail, 20 August 1902, Page 31

DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL SCHAW

W e regret to announce the death of Major-General Schaw, who died at his nightf 1106 * '^' llrola terrace, on Thursday

Major-General Schaw was a contemporary and friend of General Gordon, and one °t the men of his time who helped to extend the British Empire and keep up tne best traditions of the service. He received a commission in the Royal Engineers in 1847. saw service in the Crimea ana acted for some time as Engineer-in-Charge of Public Works in Ceylon. After bl , owJn g up the fortifications at Corfu wnen that island was handed to Greece! fie was appointed Professor of Fortifications at Sandhurst Military College and subsequently commanding engineer at Gosport and Deputy Inspector of Fortifications, and Inspector-General of Fortifications, from which position he retired on pension in 1887, with a O.fe. • il e , Geil , eral came °ut to these colonies in 1887 and reported on defences and mihtarv. organisation, declining, in the case of New Zealand, to accept any remunera. turn for his services, and in the Governor’s Speech to Parliament in 1888, the following paragraph appears“ The thanks of the country are due to MajorGeneral Schaw for the very valuable assistance and advice which have been given by him m connection with the completion °L 1 - larP)our de / en „ ce works and the reorgamsation of the forces of the colony. His experience, tbe benefit of which was freely given to my Government, has proved of great advantage.” MajorCreneral Schaw always took a keen interest in New Zealand, and has devoted the latter part of his life to scientific and other wsrkm the interest of the colony. General Schaw had lived in retirement some years past but during that time conti lbuted elaborate papers on meteorology and mathematical problems to the Wellington Philosophical Society. He was formerly on the Council of this society and of the New Zealand Institute. He worked out the optical and mathematical problems involved in the of the tertiary rainbow. Deceased also took a great interest in the Bible-in-scfiools question. Ho was married in 1883 but his wife predeceased him. Amone PwoTf V 1 ? eiT ? e A ala T nd are Messrs w;Sto"! Urd a “ d A - J - E " th^4.