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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25082, 14 January 1947, Page 6

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—.. » The Minister of Industries and Com" merce (Mr D. G. Sullivan), who has spent about a fortnight in Christ? church, returned to Wellington by the steamer express last evening. Dr. G. C. Billing. B.A. (Adelaide), Ph.D. (London), who has been lecturer in economics at the University of Otago since 1930, has been appointed professor of economics, in succession to Professor R. W. Souter, who died last April. Dr. Billing has been acting?head of the department during the greater part of the year.—(P.A.) As a mark of respect to Mr R, Browning, a member of the Christchurch Stock Exchange, who died recently, the’ morning call was adjourned When the exchange reopened yesterday. ,

Mr H. F. Norman, general passenger manager of the Union Steam Ship Company in Wellington, has retired after nearly 49 years’ service with the company. He will be succeeded by Mr G. F. Wilson, who has been chief clerk of the general passenger department.

Mr L. T. Donovan, who hag been with the firm of Gollin and Company Proprietary, Ltd., for 26 years, and who was recently manager pf the sports department, has resigned, and has accepted an appointment ’ with Slazengers (Aust.) Proprietary, Ltd., as manager for New