Personal Items
Mr D. M. Grover, AssistantCommissioner of Works (administration) since 1962 and a senior officer for more than 28 years, has retired after 43 years’ service. He was born in Christchurch, joined the Ministry of Works in 1922, and was a cadet in the Christchurch office, going to the head office in Wellington in 1925. Mr Grover has held a number of senior departmental positions, including that of secretary of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council. In recent years he has been a member of the National Roads Board. Mr P. C. Burdett, the British Trade Commissioner in the South Island, will visit Blenheim, Nelson, and Picton this week.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19651018.2.124
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 14
Word Count
111Personal Items Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in