21 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1882-1891 TABLE G Table showing the Membership of the Legislative Council from May 29, 1882 (the First Year of Elections under the Constitution Act Further Amendment Act 1881, No. 236, and of Increased Membership) to April 14, 1891; also setting forth the Dates of Elections and Causes and Dates of the several Retirements, and the Cases where Members were Elected by any of the four Electoral Districts, viz., Central, Southern, North-Eastern and Northern NOTE - “Ret.” denotes that the Member vacated his seat under the periodical retirement provisions of section 12 of the above Act. The mark - denotes that the previous name on the left is to be carried on to the right, and shows that the Member held his seat in the year indicated at head of column. The Legislative Council consisted from 1882 to 1902 of Twenty-four Members, under Act. No. 236 of 1881 (amended as to Districts by Act No. 278 of 1882 and Act No. 450 of 1888). Where a year has no column it shows that no change of Membership took place during that year. No. 1882 Elected as below 1884 Elected February 28 1885 Elected - Nos. 1 to 4, and 6 and 7, May 8; Nos. 8 and 9, May 15; No. 22, July 7 1 April 3, 1873 - Thomas Hogarth .............................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - W.A.E. West-Erskine (Southern) Resigned.  Vacancy declared   June 4, 1891 2 September 22, 1873 - William Sandover ...........................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - Henry Edward Bright (North-Eastern) Ret., April 14, 1891 3 April 5, 1877 - John Crozier....................................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - John Crozier (Central) Death.  Vacancy declared   June 2, 1887 4 Richard Chaffey Baker ...................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - Richard Chaffey Baker (Southern) Ret. April 14, 1891 5 Sir William Morgan........................  Death.  Vacancy declared on Jan. 30, 1884 *William Knox Simms (Central) Retired April 14, 1891 - 6 James Pearce...................................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - James Martin (North-Eastern) 7 September 10, 1878 - Henry Scott.....................................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - Henry Scott (Central) Ret. April 14, 1891 8 Allan Campbell...............................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - Allan Campbell (Northern) Ret. April 14, 1891 9 John Hodgkiss.................................  Ret. April 14, 1885 - William Wadham (Northern) Resigned.  Vacancy declared May 31, 1888 10 July 7, 1880 - John Dunn, jun................................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 11 James Garden Ramsay....................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 12 Alexander Borthwick Murray.........  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 13 April 20, 1881 - William Christie Buik.....................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 14 James Rankine ................................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 15 John Pickering ................................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 16 Sir Henry Ayers..............................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 17 Robert Alfred Tarlton .....................  Ret. April 14, 1888 - - 18 John Brodie Spence ........................  Resigned.  Vacancy declared   June 2, 1887 - - 19 May 29, 1882 - George Witherage Cotton ...............  Resigned.  Vacancy declared   May 27, 1886 - - 20 William Dening Glyde....................  Resigned.  Vacancy declared   June 2, 1887 - - 21 Alexander Hay................................  Ret. April 14, 1891 - - 22 Thomas English ..............................  Death.  Vacancy declared June 4, 1885 - Samuel Tomkinson (Southern) 23 Maurice Salom................................  Ret. April 14, 1891 - - 24 David Murray .................................  Ret. April 14, 1891 - -