Lieutenant Willoughby Shortland was appointed Colonial Secretary by Governor Hobson on the 3rd of May, 1841. On the death of his chief, on the 10th of September, 1842, he as Chief Executive Officer, administered the Government until the arrival of Governor Fitzroy on the 26th of December, 1843. On the 31st of the same month, Lieutenant Shortland resigned his office as Colonial Secretary, and his seat on the Executive was filled by the appointment of Dr. Sinclair. Governor Hobson spoke in the highest terms of Colonial Secretary Shortland. He came to the Colony in January, 1840, with Captain Hobson, having been appointed by Governor Gipps, of New South Wales, to the office of Police Magistrate, at a salary of £300 per annum. Shortland Crescent in Auckland was named in his honour. Further particulars of Lieutenant Shortland's career are given under the heading “Ex-Governors.”