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of St. John stood in the park of the Earl of Romne\', and 

 in these delightful grounds Frank Baxendale first developed 

 his innate love for natural history and sport. He was 

 educated at Honiton and Charterhouse, where he stayed till 

 18 years of age, and after a short experience of engineering, 

 and on recovery from an attack of rheumatic fever, he was 

 given a Commission in the Civil Service, and began his 

 career as a Cadet in Fiji in 1884. Two years later, having 

 mastered the language, he was appointed officer of the armed 

 native Constabulary and in 1888 was made Stipendiary 

 Magistrate. In 1892 he was promoted to the post of 

 Resident Commissioner for the Province of Cakandrove, 

 where the success of his administration was mainly due to 

 his unfailing patience and gentleness in dealing with the 

 natives, while further appointments as Superintendent of 

 Police and Deputy Commandant of the Native Constabulary 

 were conferred on liim, and in 1897 he was made Stipendiary 

 JMagistrate of Levidca and Tailevu, and Commissioner of 

 Lomaiviti. For three years he was Native Commissioner, 

 and in tliis capacity a member of the Executive and sub- 

 sequently also of the Legislative Council. During the 

 twenty-two years from 188-4 to 1906 Mr. Baxendale only 

 went on leave for one year, but in 1906 lie left for England, 

 returning in the following year, Avhen he was made Com- 

 missioner of Paphos, Cyprus, and proceeded in November 

 to take up his duties there. Here his interest in ornitiiology 

 received a great stimulus from the presence of other workers. 

 Sir John Bucknill had invited Mr. C. B. Horsburgh to 

 come out to Cyprus on behalf of the Natural History 

 Society of Cyprus;, then recently formed. On his arrival 

 he stayed for some time with Mr. Baxendale, and began to 

 collect birds. -Mr. Baxendale was an excellent shot and 

 Mrs. Baxendale was initiated into the mysteries of skinning, 

 so that on Mr. Horsburgh's suggestion and with the help of 

 his wife, Mr. Baxendale began to form a collection of 

 Cyprus birds. This proved a tremendous interest, which 

 lasted to the end of his life. From quite small beginnings 

 the collection gradually increased, until at the time of his 



