Complex sentence: In August 1884, Giblin resigned from the cabinet on account of failing health; on 7 February 1885 he accepted the position of puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and during the absence of the chief justice administered the government for a short period.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 1884, Giblin resigned from the cabinet on account of failing health. He shortly afterwards accepted the position of puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and during the absence of the chief justice administered the government for a short period.