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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27307, 25 March 1954, Page 10

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Mr J. H. Lowe and Mr H. C. Thomas, chief inspectors for New Zealand of the Australia and New Zealand Bank, Ltd., will retire from the bank’s service during 1954. Mr’Lowe will retire on April 15 and Mr Thomas later in the year. Mr Lowe joined the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., a 1 Wellington, in 1909. After serving as accountant and manager ot various branches in New Zealand ana as a manager in Australia he was appointed inspector for the Victorian division of the bank in 1944. In 11M» he was appointed inspector in N®'* Zealand and became chief inspector in 1949. On the formation of AA'j Bank in 1951, Mr Lowe was appointee one of the two chief inspectors w New Zealand.

The Director-General of Health has approved the North Canterbury pital Board’s recommendation that U* S. Hunter should be advanced to tn status of senior specialist in pediatrics. Mr J. Leslie Will was the representative of the Canterbun Provincial Patriotic Council on ® Disabled Servicemen’s Re-establisn* ment League for 1954-57, at a meeting of the council yesterday. The appointment of Mr Selwyn Clemens Clarke, a well-known Auc land barrister and solicitor, as a of the Maori Land Court was nounced yesterday by the Minister 0 Maori Affairs (Mr E. B. Corbetv* Judge Clarke will carry out his dut i in the Tokerau (North’Auckland) trict in succession to Judge Pritcna1 » who is transferring to the Waikai Maniapoto district in succession Judge Beechey, who is retiring* (P.A.) Mr C. H. Read has given retirement from the staff of the Cnris* church Hospital after 34 years’ service* A motion of svmpathv with the re* latives of Dr. W. S. Seed, a foH»® f nresident of the union, and Mr T. • Mullan, a well-known Canterbury r® ; - resentative. was passed at the an j 2“ meeting of club delegates to the t-a terbury Rugby Union last evening.