London, Apr. 15.
Sir George Cunningham Buchanan, internationally-known engineer asso ciated with big harbour, dock and river works, died yesterday. He was He practiced his profession on railway, harbours, docks and river works im Venezuela, Canada, Argentine, Spain, Jamaica, and England froth 1886 to 1896. He was chief engineer of the Rangoon Port Trust from' 1901 to 1915. As chief execu-taVe officer of pòrt and pilot services, he designed new port works and carried out the Rangoon river training works scheme at a cost of £1,000,000.
Sir George Buchanan served with the—Mésopolámian Expeditionary Force in 1915-17 as Director-Gener: of Port Administration and River Conservancy.
In 1922 at the request of the government he visited South Africa, inspected all ports, reported on development schemes and economic conditions.
He travelled through Zululand, investigating the possibility of constructing a port and railway on the coast. At the request of the federal government he visit Australia in 1924 to report on transportation: facilities with special reference to ports, port finance, administration, and development.
He was the author of several books.—Reuter.
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