Mr. Edward T. Wing , formerly manager of the Lake Wakatipu Steamship Company, was born at the Bay of Islands in 1844, and is the eldest surviving son of the late Captain Thomas Wing, the well-known harbourmaster, whose death occurred on the 9th of August, 1888. Mr. Wing accompanied his parents in his father's ship “Deborah” on several voyages to different parts of the world before the family settled in Auckland. He was educated partly at the Grammar School, Melbourne, and partly at Wesley College, Auckland, followed a seafaring life for twenty years, and received a master marriner's certificate. Captain Wing removed to Queenstown with his wife and family in 1884, and when the steam. page 1022 ship company was formed in 1885, he became the managing director. Under his able management the company's business steadily increased, and a large trade became the satisfactory result Captain Wing was elected to the borough council in 1886, and continued to represent his ward for many years. He was repeatedly requisitioned to become mayor, but owing to pressure of business, had to decline the honour. He was chairman of the Wakatipu district hospital for many years, is a past master of the Masonic brethren, and a licensed lay reader in the Church of England. At present (1905) he resides at One-hunga.