PERSONAL MATTERS

-The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister of Finance and Agriculture) will return to Wellington from the South to-morrow.

j The Rev. F. 15. Redgrave, general secretary of the New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions, returned to Wellington on Saturday from a visit to Melanesia. ■ : ■ ■ -;■ I The Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates) .will proceed to Dannevirkc on Wednesday to participate, in his capacity as Minister of Public Works, in the turning.on of hydro-electric power from Ulangahao. The same ■ evening, in pursuance of a promise given as Minister of Railways, he will meet residents of Levin to discuss matters arising out of the recent readjustment of the railway time-table.

Members of the Council of the Wellington District Law Society and other persons who have been associated with Mr. Frederick Harrison, secretiiry-librar-ian of the Wellington District Law Society, assembled in the Supreme Court Library this morning to informally farewell him. . Mr. -R. Kennedy, president of the society, conveyed to Mr. Harrison the best wishes of the practitioners, and expressed the hope that he would greatly enjoy the holiday he proposed taking. Mr. Harrison suitably responded. The successor to Mr. Harrison is Mr. W. A. Hawkins, who recently retired from the position of Registrar of the Supreme Court.

Many Wellington residents will hear with regret of the death of Mr. Luke Dryden Browett, who passed away at his residence, Tainui, Dunedin. on "Saturday morning last. The lato Mr. Browett was well known in Wellington, having been on the staff of the Labour Bureau at various times, and held the position of chief factory inspector at Aapicr, Invercargill, and for the last remaining years of his working career was chief in charge of the Labour Bureau, Dunedin. He retired on superannuation about 18 months ago. He liad been ailing for the last few months, but his death was unexpected. Mr. Browelt leaves a widow-and two sons, Mr. Cecil Browett (recently of the Railway Bates Office, Wellington, but now of Dunedin") Mr. Harold Browett (Dunedin). and one daughter, Mrs. A. F. Young (Invercargul). Other relatives in this city are Mr. Walter Tanner (Dead Letter Office, Wellington), nephew; and Mrs. Alex' Sconllar (Brooklyn) and Mrs. Jamts Knight (Lower Hutt), sisters-in-law.

The deatli occurred on Friday evening of Mr. .Alexander Wyllie, general mana°ger of the Auckland Power Board and one of the foremost authorities on electrical and scientific matters in the Dominion, aged 55 years. Mr. Wylio possessed a profound knowledge -of literature and was an accomplished "linguist, beinothe holder of the blaster of .Arts decree as well as a member of the Institute- of Electrical Engineers. He was appointed electrical engineer by the Auckland City Council in 1907, and under his supervision and control the present electricity business in Auckland was established and extended. Tho first section of the plant -was opened in 130S, and since then the equipment has been augmented until the station is now the largest and most cfiicicnt steam-electric plant in New Zealand. When further additions to the plant were planned in ]!)20, Mr. Wyllie visited Great Britain and secured much of the machinery, which has been installed within the last few years. When the control of the city electrical equipment was rested in the newly-constituted Auckland Power Board. Mr.' Wvllie was appointed general mana»ev. As* a member of the Auckland Institute. My. Wyllie was a popular lecturer on scientific questions. He was an enthusiastic member of the Auckland ."Rotary Club, and until recently was associated' with the French Club.