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on tlic Coutiiient. He died, almost suddenly, on November 22nd, 

 1883, aged 76. 



Ml". Howard took great pride in his garden, where his rockery 

 gave evidence of his love for plants, and a separate house 

 was devoted to the culture of various Cinchonas, of which he 

 had probably the largest collection anywhere in cultivation. 

 His observations of the plants in growth, aided by his exten- 

 sive dried collections, gave him a practical know ledge of these 

 puzzling plants beyond that of any writer on the subject since 

 iiis lamented friend Weddell. Latterly he took gi'eat interest in 

 the question of hybridization, and specially as to the stability of 

 hybrids — matters in which controversy has been going on for some 

 time among cultivators of Cinchonas in India and elsewhere. 



He was a man of strong religious convictions, and contributed 

 a number of papers on Christian belief in relation to Science to 

 the Victoria Institute, of which he was a A^ice-President. 



He married Maria, daughter of Isaac Brewster of Kendal, and 

 leaves a large circle of children and grandchildren to lament his 

 loss. He was buried in Tottenham Cemetery on Nov. 27th, 1883, 

 in the presence of a very large gathering. 



Joseph Milligan was born in 1807 in Dumfriesshire. He 

 studied at Edinburgh, and became a Member of the College of 

 Sui'geous in 1829. In 1830 he was appointed Surgeon to the 

 Van Dieiuen's Land Co.'s establishment in the Surry Hills of 

 Tasmania. He remained in this employ as Surgeon, and after- 

 wards as Surgeon-Superintendent, fuv ten or twelve years. During 

 this time he became thoroughly acquainted with the botany and 

 geology of the island. In 1843 he was appointed by his friend Sir 

 John Franklin, then (jioveruor of Tasmania, Superintendent of 

 the Aborigines' Establishment at Eliuder's Island. In 1848 the 

 Aborigiues were removed to Oyster Cove, where he continued in 

 charge of them until 1855, when, their numbers having greatly 

 decreased, it was found unnecessary to keep up the office of 

 Superintendent. From 1847 to 1859, when he retired in order 

 to visit England with his son, he was Secretary to the Eoyal 

 Society of Tasmania, which he was instrumental in founding. 

 He acted as Commissioner for Tasmania at the Exhibition of 

 18G2. His writings are confined to numerous articles read before 

 the Eoyal Society of Tasmania, and are published in its ' Trans- 

 actions.' His long connexion with the aboriginal inhabitants 

 of the Island of Tasmania ga\e him exceptioual opportunities 

 for observation of their character, language, &c. ; and he has 

 [)roduced the largest and most complete vocabulary of their 

 language, which is published in the ' Transactions ' of that Society, 

 lietore the ajipointment of a Grovernment Geologist, he made, at 

 the instance of the Lieut. -Grovernor, numerous surveys of parts 

 of the islaud, especially^ of the various coal-bearing districts. 

 While making these surveys he frequently discovex'ed gold and 



