PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. D. Goldie arrived from the Souti by the Takapuna this morning.

The Attorney-General (the Hon. A, Pitt) returns from the South to Welling* ton on Tuesday next.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lowry, of Hawke'a Bay, arrived from the South by tho Takapuna this morning.

Messrs. Poland and Stallwortlvy, M.H.R's, were passengers from tho South by the Takapuna this mornin<_

Colonel Davies, C.8., officer commanding the Auckland district, was a passenger last evening from Whangarei by the Ngapuhi.

Messrs. C. J. Parr and W. E. Hutchison were absent from last night's City Council meeting through suffering from attacks of influenza.

Mr. L. C. Margelieuth, of the Napier branch of the South British Insurance Company, has received notice of his transfer to the Bombay office of th.Q Company.

A private wire received to-day from the Minister for Education (tho Hon. George Fowlds) states that he is leaving Chrustchureh for Wellington to-nigbt, and will probably come on to Auckland at the beginning of next week.

Among the Waikare's passengers to Wellington from Sydney were the marine superintendent of the Union Company (Captain Angus Cameron), who has been superintending the construction of new steamers at Home for the company; Dr. Findlay, who returned from a holiday visit to Australia; and Captain C. W. Todd, at one time holding a command in the Union Company, who is over here. on a holiday visit.

Mr. C. C. Dacre was the recipient, last evening, of a handsomely illumin.ited address from the shipowners and shipmasters of Auckland, the presenta.iou taking place at the Waitemata HoteL Mr. John Endean made the presentat.on, which was in recognition of Air. Dae re's efforts on behalf of coastal craft in getting a light placed on the Rangitoto Beacon. Several skippers present made appreciatory reference to what had been done in the matter by Mr. Dacre, who, in thanking the donors, said that the testimonial was one he should always value very highly.

Mr. Jacob Garrard, who is now an official member of the New Wales Metropolitan Board of water supply and now in Wellington, has come to New Zealand for the. purpose of seeing his relatives in Christehurch and the Exhibition. He is an old New Zealander, came here in the Ayrdale in 1860, and was on the West Coast during the Taranaki native troubles,, taking passengers to Nelson. He was iv Nelson for five years, and served his time there as an engineer. It was in 1867 that he went to New South Wales, and he has been there ever since except for occasional trips, including a

number to this country. He was a nvsi> class oarsman in his time.