PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 45, 16 November 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. D. Buddo, M.H.R., and ' Lieut-Col. Loveday , wero. passengers for tho 'South by tho Mararoa last night. ' ■ N ' , Mr. J. Hcndorson, selector of tho Now South Wales Rugby football team, left' for Sydney yesterday by the Moorald. Mr. Basil Jones, the manager of "FriraIcy," tho well-known fruit-preserving establishment near Hastings, is in ' Wellington, en route for Nelson. Tho City Electrical Engineer (Mr. Stuart Richardson) has returned' from a visit to Hawko's Bay, considerably improved in health. > . Mr. J. H. Helliwoll, socrotary of; the Wellington Gas Company, is on a cycling tour through tho King Country. His duties have been assumed by Mr. StoTcris, chief clerk. \ ' , .:' ' Tho estates of the following , deceased persons have been placed under the. chargo of tho Public Trastco:—S. A. Bender, Wellington ; Floronco M. Gibbs, Otaki; E. E. Gower, Huntorvillo; L. J. Jeffreys, Wellington; S: W. Lockwood, Wellington; and H. M'Gucklin, Waiouru

i.Mr.(George Breeze has been appointed a draughtsman in tho Inspection of Machinory Department, and will be attached to the. technical staff of the Chief Inspector of Machinery. Mr. Breeze before his appointment was on the technical engineering staff of tho Auckland Electric Tramway Company.

Mr; A Lyons, secretary of tho Bricklayers' TJnion,; met with an accident to his leg on Thursday afternoon through slipping whilst assisting to carry a hoary safe up to his office.; The leg was severely cut, and had to bo attended to by a doctor.

Mf. Alfred Meek (of the firm of Meek and Von\ Haast, solicitors) and Mrs. Mock roturned to Wellington yesterday from Melbourne... Mrs. Meek, has been confined in an hospital in /Victoria for some months, but is now reported to be considerably improved in healths ; ' : '

v-Mr/''Andrew M'Kenzie has been appointed a Surveyor of Steamers and of Sailing Ships and an ■ Inspector of Machinery. ■He will nlso.be, an examiner of-.marino engineers and of land engineers and stationary and winding engine-drivers. Mr. M'Kenzie is a New Zealander. .He served part of his apprenticeship in New Zealand, and gained further experience, in Great .Britain in some of the large and engineering works there. .•■Hβ has served at. sea in all positions as a" marine engineer, and holds the Board of Trade certificate of the first class as a marine.engineer. He will be attached to the technical staff of the Chief Surveyor of Bhipsin the head office of tho Inspection of Machinery 'Department, Wellington, for some; time. ■ '