From 1851 to 1860 he was resident magistrate for his district, and in 1853 he was sub-collector of customs and visiting magistrate for the convict depot at Port Gregory. He returned to Ireland in 1860, but revisited Western Australia in 1868 and 1875.
From 1851 to 1860 he held a local administrative position, and in 1853 he assumed duties as a customs official and visiting inspector at the Port Gregory penal colony. He departed for Ireland in 1860 but returned to Western Australia in 1868 and 1875.