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. m — 1 Mr. A. Cottrell, of Westport, is at the Grand Hotel. Dr. McCready, an Otago school medical off-tier, is being transferred to Auckland. 5 The Hon. J. M. Barron arrived from 1 Suva this morning, and is staying at " the Grand. : Mr. J. Campbell Begg. of Dunedin, has been made a Fellow of the Royal Astrono- , inical Society. Mr. M. J. Bennett, of Auckland, ha. j been appointed Grandmaster of New Zealand, North of Scottisli Freemasonry. > I The Rev. Archibald Hunt, of Wellingi !ton, having accepted a call to the Ormond l Presbyterian Church, Gisborne, will be - j inducted there on April 5. 1 j Mr. F. It. Watson, of Manchester, Eng"Hand, and Mr. A. Duncan, from Fiji, are 1 among the passengers by the Xavua tliii 1 morning who are staying at the Grand. [ i Mr. J. M. O'Reilly, examining oflicer of Auckland, has been appointed Collector of Customs at New Plymouth, vice 1 Mr. R. B. D. Eyre, wiio is retiring after 1 40 years' service. Recent arrivals in Auckland who are staying at the Star Hotel are: Messrs. J. Wilson, of Marton: Hawkins, of Elthain; E. B. Scott, of Christchurch: and 11. W. Bertrand, of Ceylon. Colonel R. W. Tate, who has been Administrator at Samoa for over three years, returned to Auckland by the Xavua to-day, and will leave for Wellington to-night. * M. A. C. Stevens, of Auckland, was ' this morning, admitted as a solicitor of " the Supreme Court of New Zealand by " his Honor Mr. Justice Stringer, on the ' motion of Mr. A. M. Gould Mr. Geo. M. Johnston, solicitor, r (Messrs. Johnston, t'oates and Fee) \ leaves from Wellington during the Easter holidays on an extended tour of ? England, the" Continent and America. Mr. Johnston was to-day presented with a handsome travelling rug as a token S of the esteem in which he is held by the 0 staff of his office.