 His most notable works with the firm were harbours and docks, many of which were undertaken for the Admiralty, and include works on Dover Harbour, Singapore Docks and the Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta.He also undertook inspections of Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Malta harbours for the British Admiralty.On 9 July 1906 he was appointed to a Royal Commission to investigate tidal and coastal flooding in the United Kingdom, and in 1912 he was appointed to the Royal Commission on Fuel and Engines.