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340 ff, Hon. Hloholas John (1838-1903), politician, was born at Ho- bart He was engaged in pastoral pursuits. Elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1876, he was Minister for Lands and Works in the Fyeh Ministry from August 1877 to Dec. 1878, in the Giblin Ministry from Dec. 1882 to August 1884, and in the Douglas and Agnew Administra- tions until March 1887. He was Speaker from 7th July 1891 to 2nd Dec. 1898, and again from 9 th March 1897, until his death 22nd Sept. 1902. He attended the Federation Conventions of 1883 and 1891, and was a repre- sentative of Tasmania at the National Convention of 1897-8, which framed the Commonwealth Constitution.

BUUBB, Sir Walter Kawry, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, F.R.S. (1838-1906), scien- tist and public official, was born at Newark, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 9th October 1838, son of the late Rev. James Buller, who arrived in the colony in 1836 as a missionary, and was a prominent minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Having acquired knowledge of Maori, he was appointed Government Interpreter at Wellington, and edited Maori papers. He distinguished himself in the Maori war, and from 1862 to 1872 was Resident Magistrate and Native Commissioner and Judge of the Native Land Court, holding official appointments, chiefly in connection with native affaire for altogether fifteen years. In 1874 he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, and returning to New Zealand, practised his profession with remarkable success until 1886, when he went to Eng- land as Commissioner for the colony at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition for services in connection with which he was created K.C.MG. He devoted much attention to ornithology, and for his researches in this branch oi science was created C.M.G. in 1875, and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1876. He received the gold medal of the New Zealand Exhibition for science and literature in 1881, was a founder of the New Zealand Insti- tute, and received various decorations and honours, including the honorary degree of D.Sc. of Cambridge and Tubingen for his work in the interest of science. Author of A BUtory of the Birds of New Zealand (1873, 2nd ed. 1888). BYBVB, Bight Bev. Joseph Patrick, D.D. (1843-1901), Bishop of Ba- thurst, N.S.W. (Roman Catholic), from 1886.

CAPSTAN, Bon. Sir Alfred Jerome, K.C.M.G., born in New Zealand, sat In the House of Representatives of the colony for many years, and was in close political accord with Sir George Grey. In 1891 he took office in the Ballance Government, and was sometime Minister of Native Affairs. Call- ed to the Legislative Council in 1899, and Speaker of that House from 7th July 1904 until his death on 23rd March 1905. Created C.MG. in 1901 on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall to New Zealand, and K.C.M.G. in 1903.

CABTBB, Bon. Godfrey Downes (1830-1902), merchant and politician, was born in Jamaica, and in 1853 settled in Victoria, where he became a leading merchant. For many years he was member of the Legislative Assembly, Treasurer of the colony in the Patterson Ministry from January 1893 to Sept 1894, and Mayor of Melbourne in 1884-6.

OBAUGEB8, Bight Bev. William, D.D. (1833-1901), Bishop of Goulbura (Church of England), was educated at St Andrews University, and St Augustine's College, Canterbury. He was a missionary in Borneo from 1868 to 1861, afterwards held important incumbencies in Victoria, and was Canon of Melbourne from 1879 to 1892. Consecrated Bishop of Goul-