CLARKE, SIR ANDREW British soldier and administrator, son of Col. Andrew Clarke, of Co. Donegal, Ireland, governor of West Australia, was born at Southsea, Eng land, on July 27, 1824, and educated at King's school, Canter bury. He entered the army in 1844 as second-lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed to his father's staff in West Australia, but was transferred to be A.D.C. and military secre tary to the governor of Tasmania; and in 1847 he went to New Zealand to take part in the Maori War, and for some years served on Sir George Grey's staff. He was then made surveyor-general in Victoria, took a prominent part in framing its new constitution, and held the office of minister of public lands during the first administration 7) . From 1864-73 he was director of works for the navy, being responsible for great improvements in the naval arsenals and fortifications at home and abroad. In 1873 he became governor of the Straits Settlements. From 1875-8o he was minister of public works in India; and on his return to Eng land in 1881, he was first appointed commandant at Chatham and then inspector-general of fortifications (1882-86). He died on March 29, 1902. Both as a technical and strategical engineer and as an Imperial administrator Sir Andrew Clarke was one of the ablest and most useful public servants of his time