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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24982, 17 September 1946, Page 6

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. The Minister of Works (the Hon. R. Semple) received several deputations in Christchurch yesterday, and also conferred with Public Works Department engineers. He returned to Wellington last evening.

Mr A. B. Tomes was appointed de-puty-foreman at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens at a meeting of the Christchurch Domains Board yesterday, to replace Mr F. Thorne, who died recently.

Messrs N. R. Jameson and W. Horrobin were unanimously re-elected chairman and vice-chairman at a meeting of the New Zealand Wool Board.—(P.A.) The Rev. T. W. Armour, commissioner of the maintenance of the ministry committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, arrived in Christchurch last evening after visiting the Southland and Mataura Presbyteries. He expects to be in Christchurch for several days. Mr J. N. Clarke, chairman of the reserved committee of the Christchurch City Council, and Mr M. J. Barnett, superintendent of reserves, have been appointed by the council to represent it at the conference at Hastings from February 3 to 7 of the Association of Chairmen of Reserves Committees and Park Superintendents. Lieutenant Commander A. D. S. Murray, who was recently appointed Siecial representative of the British verseas Airways Corporation for Australia and New Zealand, has arrived at Auckland on his first visit to his new territory. He has been for 13 years in the service of Imperial Airways and its successor, 8.0.A.C., including executive work in England, Europe, the Middle and Far East.—(f’.A.).' Appreciation of the services of Mr G. H. Wood and Mr Sr Maddren, who did not seek re-election to the executive. was expressed at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Employers’ Association yesterday. Commissioner J, Evan Smith, head of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, who has been appointed to take charge of a Salvation Army territorial district in Australia? was bidden farewell last evening at a gathering at which the principal speaker was the Prime Minister (the Rt Hon. P Fraser). It was with real and genuine regret that New Zealand was parting with Commissioner Smith, said Mr Fraser. During the darkest years of the war there was no greater friend. His faith never failed. 1 Commissioner Smith, he said, was going to a great job with a great job done.—(P.A.)