Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. A. L. Beattie is the Locomotive Manager, having charge of the Foxton and New Plymouth districts; he is also engineer and supervisor of the railway workshops. Mr. Beattie was born in Yorkshire, where he was educated. He was trained at the railway foundry in Leeds, and completed his apprenticeship in 1873. From 1873 to 1876 he was assistant manager at the same works, and in the latter year came to New Zealand per ship “Helen Denny,” landing at Port Chalmers. Mr. Beattie at once joined the Railway Department in Otago, and for sometime occupied the responsible position of assistant engineer of the Otago railways. In 1885 he was appointed to his present position, which he has occupied ever since that time. Mr. Beattie's private residence is at Riverbank, Wanganui. [In February, 1896, Mr. Beattie was transferred to Christchurch; before leaving Wanganui a banquet was tendered to him, and he was the recipient of a handsome present.]