Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17813, 12 July 1923, Page 9

Personal Items.

Mr R. R, Gow (Wellington) is a guest at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr Massey has been appointed a director of the Colonial .uutuai bile Asiyrance Society in New Zealand. .Mr W. Lock. Mayor of Nelron, passed through Christchurcb yesterdaj on iiia way to Dunediu. I Guests at the I'mtcd service Hotel include-: Me.-srs G. i\ Lutuush (Dune(tin i, A. 11. Kuislie (11 a inner »' (J .S. (.'ray (. 1 ii:iaru,i, and H. B. Bell (Tiiiiaru;. ' I{wcut arrivals at Warner's Hotel inuude: Mes>rs V. Johnston (Wellington), A. .Miliride (i'i.uanij, A. Ji. Smith (Jemuku), and H. B.'Hawke (Four leaks). Mr 77. Bonnington and Air R. R-. .Paniham, nieiimers ol the Pharmacy Board for Canterbury and \\ estland, have left for Wellington m order to attend a conference: of the Board. ! Mr Hiuls B. Lusk, of Napier, has ! been tij.m.intecJ Crown Sp.icitor for Jlawke s* Bay. vice the late _ Mr H. A. ( ornford rVHys a Press Association mc-s- ---! sage). , Mr T. Donaldson, of Christchurcb, ' ii.'t.s h'.'t'ii npnoinU'd assistant enjzincci ! to the .Marawatii-on.ua Flvdro-Electric Power Board. Mr Donaldson has hau some sixteen years' experience of electrical work. Mr F. Horrcll, chairman of the LytU'TTCin Harbour Board, left last night for Wellington to attend a meeting of tho executive of the New Zealand Harbour?' Association, which is to wait oa tho Hon. G. J. Anderson, .Minister of Marine, in connexion with the Bill to consolidate and amend the Harbours Act. The retirement of Mr Wilson Heapa ns Sheriff of Nelson is announced. Mr Heaps received the appointment in 1891, while in the Customs Department, which he joined in 1864, and he is thus one of the oldest Government officials in tho Dominion. In 1881 Mr Heaps was transferred from Wellington as Collector of Customs at Nelson, and has resided here ever since. Mr Heaps's resignation will date as from March 31st, 1924, he having been granted leave of absence in the meantime. At the end of that period Mr Heaps will have completed 60 years' service in the employ of the Government—a record of which few can boast. Mr F. Mitchell, Deputy-Sheriff, will act as Sheriff pending a successor being appointed.