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and to all appearances he has many active years yet before him. 



Time has wrought as great havoc among the officials of the 

 Legislature, and now only two remain who received their appoint- 

 ments in 1867. 



F. J. Glackmeyer was born in Montreal but went to London in 

 1855 where he was living at the time the Hon. (afterwards Sir) John 

 Carling was Minister of Public Woiks for the New Province. When 

 the office of Sergeant-at-Arms was discussed among the members of 

 the new Cabinet the member from London nominated his friend Mr. 

 Glackmeyer and the province has known no other Seigeant-at-arms 

 from that day to this. The Ontario Chamber has not beer altogether 

 free from the lively scrimmages that occasionally disturb the equanim- 

 ity of the best regulated legislative bodies in the world; but Mr 

 Glackmeyer has never been called upon to remove an unruly member. 

 When one looks into that kindly face it is difficult to picture the owner 

 of it applying force to anyone and, if he were directed to perform that 

 unpleasant service, he unquestionably would find a pleasant way to 

 do it. 



Arthur H. Sydere entered the service of the Province of Ontario 

 in October 1867, and from all appearances has many active years 

 ahead of him still. He was born at Wymondham, Norfolk, Eng., in 

 1841. He was admitted to the bar and although he has never practised 

 his profession he has made good use of his legal training in the import- 

 ant offices he has held. He has been during his long term of service 

 Clerk of Routine and Records, Clerk Assistant of the House, Clerk 

 of the House and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, which latter two 

 positions he still fills. Mr. Sydere is a clear-headed methodical official 

 whose chief difficulty is in teaching the ever changing body of legis- 

 lators to observe the prescribed rules and regulations which to him have 

 become a second nature. 



Among the departments there remain only a few who have been 

 in the service since Confederation. 



George Brownly Kirkpàtrick now in his seventy-ninth year, was 

 born at Coolmine House, County Dublin, Ireland, and completed his 

 education at Trinity College, Dublin. He was midshipman for two 

 years on ocean going vessels, visiting among other places Cape of 

 Good Hope, Melbourne, Mauritius, and Madras. He came to 

 Canada in 1857 and for two years was engaged on the construction of 

 the Grand Trunk Railway from St. Marys to Sarnia. He studied 

 surveying for three years with A. B. Perry, P. L. S., at Violet in the 

 County of Lennox and Addington, became a licensed surveyor in 

 1863, practised his profession for three years in Kingston and entered 

 the Department of Crown Lands as draughtsman in 1866 and has been 



