perfunctory manner, owing to the pressure of more urgent duties on those who are in charge." "There is a Sub-Protector whose duties are centred in Adelaide and are merely clerical [Edward Hamilton], and there is only one other in the Far North [JP Buttfield], who is also a Stipendiary Magistrate." William Townsend, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (as ex-officio Protector), 27 September 1868 – 13 October 1868 Lavington Glyde, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 13 October 1868 – 3 November 1868 Wentworth Cavanagh, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 3 November 1868 – 30 May 1870 Arthur Blyth, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 30 May 1870 – 10 Nov 1871 William Townsend, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 10 Nov 1871 – 22 Jan 1872 Edwin Derrington, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 22 Jan 1872 – 04 Mar 1872 Thomas Reynolds, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 04 Mar 1872 – 22 Jul 1873 William Everard, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 22 Jul 1873 – 03 Jun 1875 James Boucaut, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 03 Jun 1875 – 02 Feb 1876 Thomas Playford, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 02 Feb 1876 – 06 Jun 1876 John Carr, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 06 Jun 1876 – 26 Oct 1877 Thomas Playford, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (ex-officio Protector), 26 Oct 1877 – 24 Jun 1881 Alfred Catt, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (as ex-officio Protector), 24 Jun 1881 – c. 1882 During much of this period, Edward Hamilton was handling most of the policy and administrative matters relating to Aborigines. In May 1881, it was decided to abolish the small Aborigines Office. This would combine the administrative Sub-Protector position with the "Secretary to the Commissioner of Crown Lands" to become the "Secretary to the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Protector of Aborigines", with protection being a very small part of the role. However, this would not come to pass, and instead Edward Hamilton would be given the title of "Protector of Aborigines" soon afterwards. Edward Lee Hamilton, secretary, ? – 4 September 1873; Sub-Protector of Aborigines at Adelaide, 4 September 1873 – c. 1882; Protector of Aborigines, c. 1882 – 30 Jan 1908 William Garnet South, Protector of Aborigines,