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 349 NOTABLE DEAD OF AUSTRALASIA. Premier until April 1882, in which year he was knighted. His political career was intimately associated with franchise reform. During his Premiership New Zealand obtained Triennial Parliaments, and the Universal Suffrage Bill — giving every male of 21 years of age and upwards the right to vote — was passed. Sir John also fought vigorously for the enfranchisement of women, and brought the question into the range of practical politics, finally seeing the reform carried by Mr. Seddon as a Government measure in 1893. He was Mayor of Christchurch during the Exhibition year, and died during his Mayoralty at Chrlstchurch, 25th June, 1907. His will included a bequest of £30,000 for charitable purposes in Canterbury, £10,000 to establish a hall for working boys on the lines of the Gordon Institute, and £10,000 for a new Anglican Church at Hororata, in memory of his late wife. The Canterbury Times of July 8, 1907, stated, "His career was a sturdy and enthusiastic expression of his intense patriotism, and he has left a singularly emphatic impression of his personality upon the pages of the colony's history." KAMPTOIT, Lord (Henry Robert Brand), 2nd Viscount, G.C.M.G. (1841- 1906), Governor of New South Wales from 1895 to 1899, born 2nd May 1841, eldest son of the first Viscount, who from 1872 to T884, was Speaker of the House of Commons. He was for many years member of the House of Commons, and succeeded to the title in 1892. As Governor of New South Wales he enjoyed a great measure of popularity. Died 22nd Nov. 1909. HXOTOB, Sir Janes, K.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. (1834-1907), eminent New Zealand scientist, was born at Edinburgh in 1834, son of the late Alexander Hector, Writer to the Signet, and educated at Edinburgh Academy, and Edinburgh University where he took the M.D. degree in 1856. In the following year he was chosen by Sir Roderick Murchison, Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain to proceed with the Palllser expedition to the Rocky Mountains as surgeon and geologist. The Expedition occupied four years and much unknown country was tra- versed. Dr. Hector accepted in 1861 Sir Roderick Murchlson's offer of Geologist to the Provincial Government of Otago, and for sometime after his arrival in New Zealand was engaged in exploration work. In 1865 ho was appointed Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand, a position he held for over 30 years. Dr. Hector was chief founder of the New Zealand Institute of which he was sometime President and was also Chancellor of the New Zealand University, and Director of the Colonial Museum, Laboratory, Observatory, and the Botanic Gardens at Wellington. His contributions to numerous scientific journals dealing chiefly with the geology and marine zoology of the colony, gave him a world-wide reputa- tflon,<jand honours) from all {parts of the wbrld conferred upon him for hi»scien- tiflc services, included Fellowship of the Royal Society in 1866, of the Geo- logical Socety, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Linnean Society. In 1876 he was awarded the Lyell Medal of the Geologi- cal Society, in 1887 the Clarke medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales, and in 1891 the Royal Founders' medal of the Royal Geographical Society. He was President of the Australasian Association for the Ad- vancement of Science at the Chrlstchurch meeting in 1891, and created K.C.M.G. in 1887. Died 6th November 1907. HBV8MAV, Alfred Peach (1833-1902), Puisne Judge of Western Austra- lia, born in England, educated at London University (B.A.), and called 0>