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Mastership until 1877, when he retired on a well-earned pension, 

 and was made Major-General. He then took up his residence at 

 Cannes, in the South of France, where he remained until his 

 death on February 5th last. During the years he resided in 

 Sydney he took a leading part in the public and social life of the 

 colony. He was fond of scientific research and a great lover of 

 all manly games and sports, in which he excelled. He was on& 

 of our leading cricketers and took a prominent part in the 

 formation of the Rifle Association, of which he was honorary 

 secretary. He was an early and active member of our society, 

 to which he contributed several papers, notably one on the 

 strength of Australian timber. At the first meeting of th& 

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales, held May 9th, 1856, 

 Captain Ward, r.e , was elected one of the hon. secretaries (in 

 conjunction with Dr. H. G. Douglas and Professor Smith, m.d.), 

 and held this office till the close of 1861. He was again elected 

 hon. secretary in 1863, and thus filled this office for six years 

 in all. 



The following papers were read by him before the Philosophical 

 Society of New South Wales, viz. :— May 12, 1858: "On the 

 strength and elasticity of woods of New South Wales and New" 

 Zealand." August 10, 1859: "Analysis of certain colonial 

 coals." December 7, 1864: "On the prospects of the Civil 

 Service of New South Wales under the Superannuation Act of 

 1864." 



He was a trustee of the Australian Museum from 1854 to 

 1865, and a member of the Legislative Council in 1854 and again 

 in 1860, and Commissioner for Railways in 1865. For his 

 services he was made a c.m.g. in 1864, Colonel of Royal 

 Enginners in 1873, and a k.c.m.g. in 1879, being one of the very 

 few in New South Wales who have been thus rewarded for non- 

 political services. In recognition of his services to this society 

 as one of the former hon. secretaries and a contributor to its. 

 journal, he was in 1880 elected a corresponding member. 



