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and Wormwood Scrubs prisons, he was appointed the first New Zealand Inspector-General of prisons starting in 1880 and was later simultaneously

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. From June 1888 Hume was inspector of volunteers in the New Zealand Militia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hume, Arthur British prison officials Military personnel from Dublin (city) Irish emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand public servants 1830s births 1918 deaths Year of birth uncertain Place of birth missing category:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers