The Hon. Henry John Miller, M.L.C., Speaker of the Legislative Council, is the second son of the late Rev. Sir Thomas Miller, Bart., of Hampshire, England. Born at Froyle, Alton, Hants, in 1830, and educated at Eton, the honourable gentleman came out to Otago, in 1860, per “City of Sydney,” from Sydney. Since settling in New Zealand, Mr. Miller has been largely interested in pastoral pursuits in the Oamaru district. He has also taken a considerable interest in the coal-mining industry, being a shareholder in the Westport Coal Company, one of the most extensive West Coast mines. He has long been a director, and is now chairman of the Company. The subject of this notice first entered the political arena in the days of Provincial Governments. He represented Oamaru in the Otago Provincial Council, and for about two years held office in the Provincial Executive as secretary for Public Works. He was called to the Legislative Council by the Weld Ministry on the 8th of July, 1865. The honourable gentleman held office as a member of the Fox-Vogel Government, with a seat in the Executive Council in the year 1872. He was elected speaker of the Council on the 8th of July, 1892, as successor of the late Hon. Sir H. A. Atkinson, K.C.M.G. Mr. Miller was married on December the 15th, 1864, to Miss7908 Jessie, daughter of the late Mr. John Orbell, Hawkesbury, Waikouaiti, and has five sons and one daughter living. The two elder sons are engaged in sheep-farming in the Wellington Provincial district.