Notable South Australians/William Henry Maturin, C.B., D.A.C.G.
William Henry Maturin, C.B., D.A.C.G.,
ARRIVED in Adelaide June, 1843, by the brig "Elizabeth Buchanan," and succeeded Mr. Deputy Darling in the Commissariat Department. Relieved June 1, 1857, by Mr. Deputy Commissioner Monk, and retired on half pay. He returned to England after a time, when the British Government gave him full pay, and appointed him Commissariat-General of the United Kingdom. During Sir H. E. Fox Young's administration of the Government in South Australia, Mr. Maturin acted as his Private Secretary. He is still living, and resides in England.