THE ARCHITECT. Jakes Hislop, tho exhibition architect, was boru in Glasgow on the 26th April 1859, and came to Duuedin with his parents in the fol lowiug yenr. He received his rudiments of edu cation in tho North-East Valley echoo), and ntterwards prosecuted his studies for two or three years under the tutorship of Mr James Lindsay, now of Oamaru. In 1874 ho entered tho Public Works office, under Mr W. N. B'mir, in the capacity of a clerk, and while in this occupation evinced uu aptitude, for drawing,—a brnneh of education for which he had the greatest distaste when at school. Mr BUir strongly advised him to take to drawing, niul put him ou as a junior draughtc-nian. Two or three years later Mr Flislop was sacrificed to retrenchment in the office and went Smith for n year, during which time he was occupied in .surveying. After that bo returned to Dunedin. and was articled to tho architect's firm of Messrs Mason, Walci.s, and Stevenson, with whom he served for three years. Immediately upon the expiry of bis time hs was despatched by*Mr Blair to Nelson to take charge of tho ilraughtini' department of the Public Works Office there! Leaving Nelson in 18S0, he returned to Dunediii and entered into partnership, in September of that yi-ar, with Mr Terry. Three .years later thu partnership was dissolved, and Mr Hislop has since continued in business on his own account. Among the promises of which he was the architect are the Exchange; Court:, in Princes street; the City Boot Palace; Evans'roller flour mill, Timaru; Ross' Arcade, Tiniaru; Hallon stein Bros, and Co.'s warehouse in Dotvlinp street; additions the premises of the D I.e. iv Dunedin aud Christchurch ; premises for the New Zealand Clothing Factory in Timaru aud Gore; Mr Esther's residence iv Royal terrace and various other works iv Dunedin, in Tinjaru' and in the Smith. " ' j

I THE MANAGER. Jules Joubert, boru at Chartnto, in Franc? in 1824, is the youngest son of M. Alexis Augnsre Joubert, an officer ia the Imperial navy. Aflrr

being graduated at ttio College Royal Bourbon, in Paris, he started from Brest in the Fren«h frigate Heroine. 