He was appointed City Surveyor in 1887 and retained this position until 1901.

[2][3][4][5][6] In 1919 he was appointed as a Director on the board of Sydney Hospital.

[9] His plans can be found in the Dunedin City Council Archives.

[10] He resigned from Dunedin City Council in 1911 and returned to Sydney where he went into private practice.

He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours but died three months later after a long illness.