Wollaston was born on 17 January 1846 in Mokine, Western Australia. He was educated at
St John's College, Auckland,
Nelson College and the
University of Melbourne. In 1863 he joined the Victorian Department of Trade and Customs as a tide surveyor and landing waiter. In 1891, Wollaston was appointed Secretary of the Victorian Trade and Customs Department. He was Chairman of the Committee which reported on the Federal Constitution Bill before it was adopted by the colonies and Australia was federated. Between 1901 and 1911, Wollaston was Comptroller-General of Customs. The Department was one of the first seven Australian Government departments to be established in the Federation year, 1901. Wollaston died in Melbourne on 11 February 1921. ==Awards==