MALET, FREDERICK DE CARTERET (1837-1912) was born at St Heliers, Jersey. Arriving in Auckland in 1861, he spent four years farming in Otago and Canterbury. In 1865 he was appointed to the provincial post of warden's clerk at Hokitika and clerk to the resident magistrate, which position he later held in Christchurch from 1868. He was appointed registrar of the Supreme Court at Christchurch (1876) and, taking up the study of law, he was admitted to the bar in 1881. He practised in Christchurch till 1887.

Malet was registrar of the New Zealand University (1872-74) and secretary of the Canterbury College board of governors (1873-76). He remained a member of the board till 1895 and was chairman (1885-94), and a member of the Agricultural College board of governors from 1895-97. For two years (1891-93) he was managing director of the Lyttelton Times Co. In 1908 he became Government director of the Bank of New Zealand, and later a director of the Christchurch Meat Co. He died on 21 Mar 1912. Malet married a daughter of Archdeacon Wilson.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908; Hight and Candy; Lyttelton Times, 22 Mar 1912.

Reference: Volume 2, page 27

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