PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 248, 19 October 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Hon. G. McDonald, M.L.C., of Sydney, is at present at the Grand Hotel. Messrs. A. S. Baßnkart and Eliot Davis left last evening for Wellington by the express. Messrs. IC. Brown, .T. F. Ramsay and G. J. Reid, all of Wellington, came to Auckland by the Southern express yesterday. They are at the Grand Hotel. ~flr- John Fuller, jun., of tlie firm of Beu. and John Fuller, and Mr. David lSrankel, controller of assets, returned to Sydney by the Moeraki to-day. Mr. PI. R. Mackenzie, chairman of th« Auckland Harbour Board, has gone to Wellington to attend a meeting of the executive of the Harbours Association. Leave of absence for the remainder of the session has been granted to sir John Sinclair on account of illnvw, and one week's leave of absence to the Hon. J. <i. Smith, also o naccount of illnes-. Mr. W. A. Kennedy, manager for thp Union Steamship Co.. at Wellington. accompanied by Mrs. Kennedy, left mi a holiday visit to Sydney by the Mooraki to-day. The resignation of Dr- Donald Mrßao. of tlie resident >taff of t lie Auckland W<>pital was accepted with regret at tin , meeting of the board on Tuesday. The chairman and members expressed ar>;>P'ciation of his services to the lioani. lie contemplates entering on a pri-at. , practice. Mr. Percival Witherby. who line been appointed honorary financial nrgani-i-r of the Boy Scouts' Asaoeiatiun. ;irr':\ i at Wellington from San Franci-cn liy tlie Tahiti on Tuesday lust, and has pr ■>■ cecded to Nelson. The General Manager of Railway*, Mr. ' R. W. MeVilly, arrived in Auckland mornincr by the Main Trun'c li ,, , was accompanied by Mr. T I* Unxtcin, | ichief traffic manapen, Mr. V. U'._ Me-; Jean (chief enjrini't'r , , and Mr. K. K. j Gillon (chief median.ra! onainwr). This \ morning tlie party, including Mr. A. K. j Harris (traffic :imi:ap»r, Auckland) left I by secial train for liuarau, and will then I nioto rto wliern >fr. McVillr will receive v ileputatinn thia evening. To-morrow the Cvneral -Manager will j vi-.it tin- Kailiu Valley railway, ami -n , Satiiniav he will leave for Wlianpan .. j