1 8 9 8 ), ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁He ▁was ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁among ▁a ▁wide ▁circle ▁of ▁friends . ▁Among ▁his ▁other ▁activities ▁were : ▁He ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁Germ ein ▁District ▁Council . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁and ▁was ▁frequently ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁M t . ▁Rem ark able , ▁and ▁after ▁ret irement ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Police ▁Court . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁lay ▁reader ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁at ▁Mel rose , ▁and ▁frequently ▁conducted ▁the ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent . ▁After ▁ret irement ▁from ▁station ▁management ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁England , ▁then ▁settled ▁at ▁Glen el g . ▁Sub sequently ▁be ▁visited ▁Europe , ▁America , ▁and ▁Japan ▁several ▁times . ▁He ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁State ' s ▁best ▁authorities ▁on ▁sheep , ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁retired ▁his ▁advice ▁on ▁selection ▁and ▁purchase ▁of ▁f lock s ▁was ▁often ▁sought ▁by ▁station ▁own ers . ▁Whit by , ▁never ▁married . ▁George ▁Down er , ▁fellow ▁student ▁at ▁H aire ' s ▁Academy ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁friend , ▁said ▁of ▁him : ▁" Mr . ▁Whit by ▁and ▁I ▁were ▁little ▁boys ▁together ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁and ▁mother ▁were ▁always ▁my ▁very ▁dear ▁friends . ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁warm ▁gen