HEAD OFFICE
Office, William Street.
Hon. S. W. Griffith, Q.C. – Colonial Secretary
Robert J. Gray – Under Colonial Secretary
William Henry Ryder – Chief Clerk
P. A. Kob – Accountant
REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S OFFICE
Office, George and Queen Streets.
William T. Blakeney – Registrar-General
GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE
(For the Registratin of Births, Marriages and Deaths)
Charles J. Whitley – Deputy Registrar-General
Nathanial Caston – Chief Clerk
OFFICE FOR COMPILATION OF STATISTICS
Thornhill Weedon – Chief Clerk and Compiler
REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER OFFICE
Thomas Mylne – Registrar of Titles
Joseph Orton Bourne – 1st Deputy Registrar
J. G. Brown – 2nd Deputy Registrar & Chief Clerk
C. R. Woodward – Chief Draftsmand
IMMIGRATION OFFICE
Office and Depot, William Street
Board of Immigration
W. L. G. Drew – Chairman
John McDonnell
T. M. King
Dr. Prentice
Sir St. George Ralph Gore, Bart.
Sir St. George Ralph Gore, Bart. – Immigration Agent (& Emigration Officer)
William Hobbs – Medical Officer
Mrs Kennedy – Matron
John O’Neil Brenan – Cheif Clerk
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office, William Street
James Charles Beal – Government Printer
E. Gregory – Acting Government Printer
Francis A. Corrigan – Sub-Overseer
James Thorpe – Accountant
S. Price – Publisher
Charles Fullwood – Overseer Bookbinding
J. Cross – Machinist
J. Dorsett – Engineer
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Office, George Street
David T. Seymour – Commissioner
William Finucane – Chief Clerk and Accountant
J. A. Lewis – Inspector, and Inspector of Detective Force, Brisbane
GAOL, BRISBANE
Arthur E. Halloran, Sheriff – Inspector of Prison, Brisbane
Col. E. D. R. Ross – Visiting Justice
Frederick R. Bernard – Gaoler
PENAL ESTABLISHMENT, ST. HELENA
Col. E. D. R. Ross – Visiting Justice
C. J. Hill Wray – Visiting Surgeon
William Townley – Superintendent
J. Hamilton – Chief Warder
COLONIAL STOREKEEPER’S OFFICE
Henry V. Hassell – Colonial Storekeeper
CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH
The Colonial Secretary – Chairman
Members:-
Joseph Bancroft, M.D.
Thomas Finney
Dr. O’Doherty
John Petric
John Thomson, M.D.
Walter H. Wilson
C. J. Hill Wray – Secretary
MEDICAL BOARD
Office, Immigration Office, William Street
Joseph Bancroft, M.D. – President
Members:-
Dr. Hobbs
Dr. Bell
Dr. Callaghan
Dr. O’Doherty
Dr. J. Thomson
Dr. C. J. H. Wray
Dr. Marks
Dr. W. F. Taylor
C. C. Horrocks – Secretary
LUNATIC ASYLUM, WOOGAROO
R. B. Scholes, M.B. – Surgeon Superintendent
J. B. Hogg, L.R.C.P. – Assitant Surgeon
P. Pinnock – Visiting Justice
H. C. Gimson – Chief Warder
Annie Miller – Matron
BENEVOLENT ASYLUM, DUNWICH
Col. E. D. R. Ross – Visiting Justice
C. J. Hill Wray – Visiting Surgeon
James Hamilton – Superintendent
J. A. Watkin – Assistant Superintendent
Mrs. Hamilton – Matron
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE AND BRANDS
P. R. Gordon – Chief Inspector and Registrar of Brands
J. E. De Villers – Deputy Registrar of Brands
Source: Slater’s Queensland Almanac, Directory & Gazetteer for 1885; Gordon & Gotch, Brisbane