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his approaching departure, to take up his permanent residence in England.
Mr. Ede has been
2.
a member
of
the Sanitary Board since its foundat
foundation. in 1886, and when all his : unofficial colleagues re- signed their seats in 1895, he had the courage his disapproval of their action by remaining the Board in spite of ~ much unfavourable cri-
ticism.
e to show
on
ticism.
3.
Mr. Ede is also one
of the oldest Justices of the Peace in the Colony, and has rendered good service
as a member of several
Commissions and commit_ tees such as the Trade In
quiry Committee, the over. crowding
oding commission; the Insanitary Properties Com-
mission and several Com-
mittees dealing generally with the sanitation of the
Colony