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 Martini-Henry carried off the double—Derby and Cup. Finding that from failing health he could not stand the excitement of a close attention to racing, Mr. White sold all his horses in training and yearlings in April 1890, and they realised phenomenal prices. Titan alone brought 4,000 guineas, the highest price ever given for a yearling in the Colonies, and the total for thirteen lots was 17,498 guineas. Mr. White continued his breeding establishment at Kirkham, in New South Wales, with a view to racing in England. He was the most successful racing man ever known in Australia. During the thirteen years he was racing Mr. White took a keen interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the turf, and his colours were always popular with the public, because every one knew that once seen at the post they were there to try and win. His colts Kirkham and Narellan were both entered for the English Derby in 1890, but the latter was scratched, and the former failed to secure a place. Mr. White died on July 12th, 1890.

White, John, went to New Zealand with his father and uncle (Rev. William White) when six years of age, and resided at Hokianga. At a very early period he interested himself deeply in acquiring a knowledge of the Maori language, traditions, and customs. The sack of Kororarika by the Maoris in 1844 compelled him and his family to remove to Auckland, and he was appointed gold commissioner at Coromandel under the late Major Heaphy, V.C. Soon afterwards Mr. White was appointed interpreterand land purchaser under Surveyor-General Ligar, and bought for the Government the district now known as Waitakera. He also obtained from the natives a deed of gift of a strip of land from the head of the Waitemata River to Helensville for the construction of the present Helensville Railway. He succeeded in extinguishing the native title to most of the lands in the vicinity of Auckland. He was appointed magistrate of Central Wanganui, and decided many native disputes. He was entrusted by the New Zealand Government with the onerous task of writing a complete history of the native race, embodying all the ancient mythology and religious superstitions of the Maoris. Six volumes of this work entitled "The Ancient History of the Maoris," were issued from the Government press. Mr. White, who was regarded as having the most profound knowledge of Maori matters of any man in New Zealand, was also the author of "Te Rou; or, The Maori at Home," portraying native life and customs in the pre-European days of New Zealand. He died at Auckland' on Jan. 13th, 1891.

Whitington, Rev. Canon Frederick Taylor, LL.D., was formerly incumbent of Christ Church, Kapunda, S.A., organising chaplain to the Bishop's Home Mission and Honorary Canon of St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. In Jan. 1891 he accepted an offer from the Bishop of Brisbane to join the Cathedral staff in that city, and become organising chaplain to the diocese. Canon Whitington, who had the degree of LL.B. conferred on him by the University of Adelaide in 1886, and wrote the "Life of Dr. Short," first Bishop of Adelaide, published by Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., of London, in 1888, is employed in raising the necessary funds to complete the endowment of the projected new bishopric of Rockhampton, Queensland.

Whitmore, Major-General the Hon. Sir George Stoddart, K.C.M.G., M.L.C., commandant New Zealand military forces, is the son of the late Major George St. V. Whitmore, R.E., and Isabella his wife, daughter of Sir J. Stoddart, Chief Justice of Malta. His grandfather, the late General Sir George Whitmore, K.C.H., was colonel-commandant R.E. Sir George was born at Malta on May 31st, 1830, and was educated at Edinburgh Academy and at the Staff College. He entered the army in 1847 as ensign in the Cape Mounted Rifles, and became lieutenant in May 1850, captain in July 1854, and brevet-major in June 1856. He served with distinction in the Kaffir wars of 1847 and 1851-3, in the Boer insurrection of 1848, and in the East with the Turkish contingent in 1855-6. He has the fourth class of the Medjidie and three medals. After exceptional services in the Crimea he went to New Zealand as military secretary to Sir Duncan Cameron in 1861. Resigning his position in the army in Dec. 1862, he became a settler in the Hawke's Bay district, which has been his headquarters to the present time. He was appointed to command 506