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 other places. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia in 1878, and was elected by his fellow-citizens Auditor for the City of Adelaide in June 1878. In the following year he was re-elected to the same office by 2,250 votes, and has since then occupied the position continuously by re-election at the stated periods. Mr. Ware is well known in connection with Freemasonry, and has for many years* been a prominent officer in that order. He is now Grand Treasurer in the Grand Lodge of South Australia, and one of the Trustees of its property. He has had considerable practice in the administration of trust estates and financial business. Ostrich farming, an industry most suitable to our soil and climate, has been materially assisted by him in its introduce tion and establishment in this colony.

Thomas Jones, J.P., ORN at Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales, in 1809^ arrived in the colony on July 7, 1840. As recorded in Worsnop's "History of the City of Adelaide," he designed and erected the first City Bridge over the River Torrens, which was opened by the Mayor of Adelaide on June 17, 1842. He was the chief mover in founding (on the 23rd November, 1840) the first Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., in the colony, which was named "Jones Well Wisher," and of which he was N.G. This name was changed on July 10, 1843, to "Adelaide Lodge," on receipt of the formal dispensation, from Manchester. He surveyed and superintended the construction of the Port Elliot and Goolwa Railway, and also the Port Elliot Breakwater, and other Government Works to open the trade of the River Murray. The railway was commenced on June 21, 1852, and opened in May 1854, and Mr. Jones was then appointed Engineer and Traffic Superin-