Captain Archibald Campbell Turner, Road Surveyor and Officer in charge of the Roads Branch of the District Survey Office, Wellington, is the third son of Colonel C. B. Turnor, K.H. (Knight of Hanover), one of the Duke of Wellington's old veterans. Born at St. John, New Brunswick, educated at Upper Canada College, and brought up as an engineer, Captain Turner was engaged in railway construction in America and on harbour surveys on the Canadian Lakes. After an experience as an ensign in the Brockville Rifles, he came to Auckland by way of England, in the ship “African” in 1862, commencing farming at Epsom. In the following year Captain Turner became sub-inspector in the Colonial Mounted Defence Force, under Colonel Nixon, and saw a great deal of service during the native troubles in various parts of New Zealand. He was on duty at Papatoitoi, and at Ngaruawahia, where he captured a spy disguised as a Maori postman. He had charge of the depôt at Papakura, was present at Tauranga immediately after the Gate Pah disaster, marched to the attack of Potoripi Pah, on the Wairoa River, which, however, was found to be deserted, and took part in the fight at Te Rangi, when a great many of the enemy were killed. Subsequently Captain Turner was page 1502 transferred to the First Waikato Regiment with which he served at a skirmish near Irihanga, and at the capture of Irihanga Pah. Immediately afterwards the natives occupied a piece of bush, from which they fired repeated volleys, and on Captain Turner's calling for volunteers to displace them, a number responded, and with bayonets fixed, under a heavy fire, they charged and captured the position; for this service he was specially mentioned in despatches, and highly complimented in orders. He was present subsequently at the attack on Whakamorama, at the action at Akiaki Pah, and afterwards during the Te Kooti scare. Captain Turner was frequently engaged in surveys, the confiscated boundary at Tauranga being laid off by him, under cover of H.M. 12th Regiment. In 1866, on the disbandment of his regiment, he was appointed to the Survey Department, and two years later became District Surveyor at Tauranga. Under cover of armed friendly natives, Captain Turner carried on the survey through the Mangarewa forest, and commenced the construction of the road between Rotorua and Tauranga by 200 men of his armed native contingent. He was subsequently Resident Engineer under the Public Works Department in the Bay of Plenty, and District Surveyor, but had to retire owing to his health failing. On recovery he was appointed Engineer to the Tauranga County Council, which office he held till 1888. A year later he joined the Survey Department in Hawkes Bay, and two years afterwards he removed to Taranaki, receiving the appointment he now holds in 1892.