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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Watt, Charles Llewellyn

Watt, Charles Llewellyn , M.I.M.E. (London), Consulting Engineer, Government Life Insurance Buildings, Princes Street. Dunedin. Telephone, 996. P.O. Box 332. Cable address, “Watt,” Dunedin. Mr. Watt was born and educated in Taranaki, and is a younger son of the Isaac Newton Watt for eight years Sheriff of Otago and Southland, and Resident Magistrate of Dunedin. He studied for his profession under Mr William Conyers. M.I.M.E., then general manager of the Bluff and Invercargill Government railway, and subsequently learned mechanical engineering, first under Mr. William Wilson, and afterwards with Messrs Davidson and Conyers of the Otago Foundry, where he remained eleven years. Mr. Watt left the foundry with the position of manager, and started his profession as an electrical and mechanical engineer. After three years he went to Melbourne, where he was engaged by Mr. George S. Duncan, M.I.C.E., then Engineer to the Melbourne Tramways Trust, to take the position of Office Mechanical Engineer and Chief Mechanical Draughtsman, and to superintend the construction of machinery in the power houses, and was eight years under Mr. Duncan. On the retirement of Mr. Duncan, at the end of that period, Mr. Watt was, on Mr. Duncan's recommendation, employed in making alterations and improving the cable tram. He devised the improvements in the curves in the Melbourne tramways, and also the cable grip in use at the present time. On the completion of his work he was employed by Dr. Peters, junior, United States of America copper exporter, to design a portion of the Mount Lyell smelting works in Tasmania. He was subsequently employed in the Metropolitan Board of Works at Melbourne, first as engineering draughtsman, and was afterwards promoted to the position of third on the staff, designing mechanical work for the sewerage scheme. Mr. Watt resigned to take a more remunerative position as Supervising Engineer of the Tasmanian Smelting Works, Zeehan, Tasmania. Having completed the works, he returned to Melbourne under engagement to the British Insulated Wire Company, of London. After getting out the estimates for the Bendigo (Victoria) electric tramways. Mr. Watt returned to Dunedin under an engagement to Mr. J. C. Macgeorge, Consulting Engineer for the Roslyn Tramway Company, and afterwards entered into partnership with Messrs Macgeorge Brothers. On the dissolution of that partnership he joined Mr. Fussell,
Mr. C. L. Watt.

Mr. C. L. Watt.

under the title of Watt and Fussell, and they designed a number of gold dredges; but in 1901 the partnership was dissolved. Mr. Watt has since practised his profession on his own account, and has designed and patented, in conjunction with Mr. Murison, a lower tumbler bush, which has been used with the greatest success in connection with dredging machinery. He has been a member of the Masonic Order since 1885, and is attached to Lodge Ancient York, No. 6, Victorian Constitution.
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