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 upon meteorological problems, and in the climatic details prevailing on the Adelaide plains. On Oct. 1, 1884, he established a meteorological observatory on the summit of Mount Lofty, and placed self-registering and self-recording instruments there in connection with the Torrens Observatory. As at Ben Nevis, so here results have been obtained which throw much light on vertical barometric gradients, and especially on the local climatology of the Mount Lofty ranges and Adelaide plains. Some of these have been published in the Adelaide papers, and the full details are sent to England. In 1875, on the recommendation of Mr. Clements Markham, C.B., and the late Sir Bartle Frere, K.C.M.G., Mr. Wragge was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, and of the Royal Society of South Australia. Mr. Wragge considers that life on this beautiful planet is an inestimable privilege, and one that should be turned to the very best account. To give a full description of all that he has accomplished in the cause of science would in these pages be simply impossible; but sufficient has been educed to show that Mr. Wragge is no ordinary man, and one ever ready to impart to others the outcome of his experiences, gained often under the most untoward circumstances, without fee or reward. He is just the class of men we want in South Australia, and though at present visiting Queensland, it is hoped that he will ultimately return to make this colony his permanent home.

William Bowen Chinner, ORN in Adelaide, in 1850. Educated at St. Peter's College, under Canon Farr, M.A., LL.D., and earned distinction by gaining a scholarship for classics, given by the late Bishop Short. Received his first musical instruction from his father, the late G. W. Chinner, who was well known