posts as Colonial Secretary and Minister of Education. The education portfolio filled Hislop with great pleasure, as he was thus following in his father's footsteps, as he had been the author of the Education Act. Hislop drafted the Fair Rent Bill, which was introduced by the fifth Atkinson Ministry, and passed through the Lower House. He also introduced labour bills, factory and shop hours, and employers' liability bills, also building liens and the Truck Act, which, however, were not passed. He was successful in passing the Shipping and Seamen's Act. He also affected some useful legal reforms, and introduced the Representation Bill, a measure based on the Hare system, but this was withdrawn. Hislop's political views were on the left of the spectrum. As a minister, he was involved in the 1889 Paris Exposition. For that, and for his services to education in general, he was honoured by the French Government with a Legion of Honour. Hislop unsuccessfully contested the three-member electorate in the . He contested the Newtown electorate in both the and elections. In 1902, the electorate was contested by William Henry Peter Barber, Hislop, Charles Luke, William Chapple and William George Tustin. They received 1385, 1357, 1100, 1017 and 159 votes, respectively. John Crewes had initially also contested the election, but he withdrew his nomination before polling day. The 1905 election was contested by William Henry Peter Barber, Hislop, William Chapple and Alfred Hindmarsh. They received 3231, 2018, 1795 and 383 votes, respectively. Hislop was Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908. He was a Member of the Legislative Council from 1921 until his death. Family and death Hislop's last residence was Sayes Court in Aurora Terrace, Wellington. It was once described as the "most valuable residential property in the city of Wellington". Hislop married Annie Simpson on 18 February 1873 at Knox Church in Dunedin. They had two sons and three daughters. His first wife died in 1909. His son Thomas Hislop was Mayor of Wellington from 1931 to 1944. On 27 May 1922 at St Johns Church in Willis Street, he married Marguerite Estelle Louis Smith (known as Louis Smith) of Wellington. Hislop died on 2 October 1925 at his residence. He was buried at Karori Cemetery in Wellington on 5 October of that year. He was survived by his second wife and his children. List of honours Officier de la Légion d'Honneur (France) Notes