The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Stops, Frederick
Stops, Frederick, J. P., was appointed clerk to the Solicitor-General of Tasmania in Nov. 1855; clerk to the Attorney-General in 1860; and secretary to the Law Department in Jan. 1884. He is author of an edition of "The Statutes of Tasmania, alphabetically arranged, with Notes" (Hobart, 1883-90, 5 vols.).