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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22936, 5 February 1940, Page 6

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fhe Minister for Publie Works (the HOtt* Si Sample), arrived in Christchurch from the North island on Saturday; and spent the week? end in th§ City. He Will inspect to-day areas in Mid=canterbufy Where it is proposed .to carry out a land drainage scheme atld Will also hear a deputation of farmers affeet.ed by the Rangitata diversion scheme* Mr semple will go on to Timaru and Tekapo this evening. He Will fetilrn to Christchurch on Tuesday and leave on Wednesday for Kaikoura, to make ifl inspection of the South Island mam trunk rail* Way. , , J$X Then Kelly* director and general manager of WoOlworthS' (New Zealand), iitd., Will leave New Zealand to-day to fake up residence m Sydney, having been appointed general manager of Woolworths in Australia and New, Zealand. The New Zealand company will remain under Mr KpUy's active Control and he Will be a regular visitor to the Dominion. Mr John Jf. Tail, Melbourne, governing direc= tor for J* G; Williamson, Hid*, who arrived in Christchurch from the north on Saturday, left yesterday On a brief visit to Mount Gooki ' He Will return tb Christchurch oh Wednesday* appointment of. Major H* 13* McHugh, N zs.d.* to the post of camp commandant, Trentham Military Camp, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel, is announced m the Gazette* Major McHugh .Was formerly eoMmandaht of the PapakUra Military Camp* The Hon* G* it* Hunter, arrived from the north on Saturday* . Archdeacon A. K*. Warren returned from Wellington bn Saturday* Mr John Farrell arrived by steamer express from Wellington cm Saturday.