Sir Thomas Gore Browne, K.C.M.G., succeeded to the governorship of New Zealand in September, 1855, Born in 1807, he entered the Army while a boy, and soon rose in the service. At one time he was Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, and for a while Colonial Secretary. When hostilities broke out with Afghanistan in 1836, he was sent to the front, where he commanded the 41st Regiment. His courage and ability were so conspicuous throughout the campaign that he received unstinted praise in the despatches of the General. He was raised to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and made a Companion of the Bath. When the war was over, he returned to England, and in 1851 was appointed Governor of St. Helena. From St. Helena he was promoted to New Zealand to take up the governorship rendered vacant by the retirement of Captain Grey. His administration in New Zealand was characterised with vigour and ability. When the war broke out with the Maoris in 1861, he took prompt steps to repress it, and to check what was then known as the King movement. In the same year he retired from the governorship of New Zealand to take up that of Tasmania. In 1869 he was decorated with the Order of K.C.M.G., and in the same year retired from Tasmania. His next appointment was that of Governor of the Bermudas, which he received in 1870 and held for two years. During his residence in New Zealand he endeared himself to the settlers in the Colony, and even the Maoris, whom he was often compelled to oppose, could not withhold their respect.