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 2-2 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY Hon. W. H. Bundey newly-created office he was eminently fitted to cope. He retired after holding the office for 15 months. His reputation on the Bench has been of the highest, and his judgments have been uniformly satisfactory ; and Public, Press, and Bar unite in showing him respect and esteem. Mr. Justice Bundey worthily uj^holds the traditions of an PInglish judge. His qualities were thus summed up in the Review of Rez'ieivs (Australian edition, June, 1895): — "His extensive knowledge of shipping and mercantile law renders him an acknowledged authority in these important branches, both by Bench and Bar ; while there are few of Her Majesty's judges anywhere more deeply read in criminology. To all cjuestions he brings the best consideration of a trained mind, courageously determined to get at the truth, and to hold it at all hazards. Mr. Justice Bundey is the idol of the Bar, to whom he shows that fine courtesy which the rough and tumble of modern life threatens to e.xtinguish, and upon which, in his case, no man dares to presume." The approval shown by all classes of the community on the occasion of his elevation to the Bench has been deepened by his conduct during the subsequent sixteen and a half years. From what has already been written, a conception can be formed of Mr. Justice Bundey 's intelligence and character. He has a leaning to literary pursuits, for, besides the booklet and pamjjhiets mentioned, he has written an interesting work on a favorite pastime of his, entitled " Yachting in Australia," a second and more recent publication dealing with yachting in South Australia, and a brochure relating to the irrigation settlements on the River Murray. In 1891 he published a pamphlet on the administration of the criminal law, and in 1893 an essay on the punishment of criminals. In 1899 he published a work entitled "Conviction of Innocent Men." With his facile pen and opportunities for expert knowledge, Mr. Bundey might be expected to compile an authoritative book on criminology. He has been an active supporter of cricket and yachting; and from 1874 to 1884 was Commodore of the South Australian Yacht Club. He is an expert helmsman, and has owned and sailed four of the finest boats in the south. He was for six years captain of the Woodside Rifle Volunteer Company. Mr. Bundey has from time to time delivered entertaining and instructive lectures to young men. He is one who seeks to do good work in the world outside his profession, and may fairly claim to exemplify in his life the truth of his precept to young men, viz., that a love for, and practice of, outdoor manly sports within proper limits in no way detracts from the proper discharge of life's duties. 1 The late Sir R. D. Ross "^HE island of St. Vincent, in the West Indies, was the birthplace, in 1828, of the late Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross. He was the son of Mr. Robert D. Ross, and his mother was a daughter of the PLarl of Stirling. His early career was of a military character, receiving his first commission in the army, April i, 1856. He arrived in South Australia in 1862. P'irst elected to Parliament, June 4, 1875, representing Wallaroo, and subsequently Gumeracha, in the House of Assembly. Became Speaker, June 2, 1881 ; was Treasurer in the Colton Ministry, 1876-7; knighted in May, 1886; died December 27, 1887.