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 He ultimately changed to the Register, and in this service he has continued for over thirty years. In early days he was appointed Sanitary Officer, to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases, and has carried out the duties of that vocation with universal approbation. The boat service at the Semaphore having attracted attention from the want of efficiency displayed, the shipping reporter was again thrown into the breach, and by the powerful aid of the Daily Press overcame All obstacles, and changed the Beach Service from whaleboats to sailing cutters. As the colony progressed he had the honor of working up the important and efficient Steam Service which has developed into a Company, leaving the subject of this notice still reporter for Shipping and Assistant Health Officer,:and in all probability he will some day die in harness. Mr. Jagoe has a most positive and intimate knowledge of all circumstances connected with Port Adelaide for over thirty years, and is referred to on every occasion when the old customs are alluded to. Although his vocation of night and day work precludes his mixing with the haut ton, it is said that on sundry birthdays there are celebrations held at the "Sandhill Savage's" lair which are as pleasant and jovial as those in the circle of "Society." It may be mentioned that the original name was Trejago, and in the time of Edward VI., his ancestor, Jahn de Trejago, of Fentgallan, was high Sheriff of Cornwall.

John Nowland AME to South Australia in the "Lysander" in 1839, and took part in the founding of the Total Abstinence Society, in January, 1840. He was the first Rechabite who landed in this colony, and in his house the first Tent was opened. He was elected a City Councillor in 1841, and held a seat in the Council until September, 1843. He died July 19, 1885, aged 79 years.