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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16841, 22 May 1920, Page 9

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Mr F. E. Berndfson is appointed registrar of electors for Kaiapoi. | The Hon. W. Nosworthv arrived in Christchurch yesterday from Ashburton, and the Hon. E. P. Lee arrived from Oamaru. Both Ministers will leave for Wellington to-night. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Leader oi the Opposition, arrived in town yesterday to attend the functions in connection with the Prince's departure. The Rev. W. A. Sinclair, secretary of missions to the New Zealand Methodist Conference, will visit the Solomon Islands in August, and will report to; the conference on missionary work, there. | Leave of absence has been granted by the Wellington Education Board to Mr W. H. Gould, vice-principal of the Wellington Training College, to enable him to visit Rarotonga for the purpose of advising the local administration regarding the system of education. Mr Gould has already left on his mission, j The following Justices of the Peace have been appointed:—Wesley HcLiwell (Riccarton), Richard Madd en (G. raldine), Robert Amos Maw (Southbridga),; Charlie Leslie MoCrostie (Merivaie), j Hugh Alexander Mi.ler (Annat), Wil- j liam Scott (Southbridge), Wallace Charles Smith (Chertsey), Phillip John, Thorne (Sefton). | The Bishop of Nelson, chairman of the New Zealand Board of Missions, arrived in Christchurch yesterday, and is the guest of Archdeacon Haggitt. _ The Bishop is to conduct several_ meetings in the cause of foreign missions. _ This afternoon he will receive the children's Lenten self-denial offering for missions in the Cathedral at 2.30, and this evening he will meet the Diocesan Missions Committee. The Bishop will preach tomorrow at Merivaie in tne morning, and at the Cathedral in the evening. He will address the missionary workers on Monday night, have a day of devotions and conference with the c ergy on Tues-, day, and will address a public meeting on Wednesday.