William Newsham Blair

(10 August 1841 – 4 May 1891), was a New Zealand engineer and surveyor.

[1] He was born in Kilmeny, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 August 1841.

[2] He was in the service of the Provincial Government of Otago from 1864 to 1865 whereupon he became district engineer in the Public Works Department of New Zealand in 1871, Engineer-in-charge of the Middle Island in 1878, and Assistant Engineer-in-Chief for the colony in 1884.

In 1890 Mr. Blair was appointed Engineer-in-chief, and died on 4 May 1891.

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