PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. Mr. G. Witty, M.P., bas resigned from th* Cashmere Hills and Ohri&teliurch Domain Boards. . Dr. M'Bcath Dawson, M.8., C.H., ha« ,been appointed, Chief Medical, and . HeaMl.' Officer for itlro.Cook Islands., .. ■- . Mr. Will l)ysoii, the Australian carica-' turist afld artist, is about to tempt fortune in Now York. Mr. Staahope E. Cooper has been appointed a member of the Napier Harbour lJoard. 1 ' iA Press Association message from Auckland states that tho GdWSMIOr left for Cook Islands in H.M.S.Challenger yesterday afternoon. 1 ' ? ■ Mess#S. C.' A. Larcoinhe, K. W. Grainger, l H.. Boagey, and W. T. Simmons have been appointed members Of the Patea Domain. Board. , ; Mr. Fred. H. Bailey (Presbyterian) and' Adjutant Charley Dattkmfc (Saivatidii 'Army) >• ate' gazetted officiating lnhtlstc-rs. Under thr' Marriage Act. ' ■ .The Rev.. Fred. Spurt, who has been a{K< pointed to thd chat-go of the Collins Street Baptist' Church, Melbourne, .is-a cousin of tho. lato Melb. B. Spurr, the olevor monologue ontertainer. ( 1 ■ In. a pol-Bonal item yestcirday, Mrs. Reboui was. meotiouod hi tho. daughter of tie lata Sorgoalil-.Major Butler, who dksd- recently in AUsti-aluV.' 'ltet lady \Vtts'really a cousin of tihe deceased. His sister lis Misa Margarot' Butlor, of Wellington.

It is understood that within the next fow weeks a very inipoftaht political gathering will liOi held at AUcklahtl to mark the past' seiTioes of, Mr. W. F. Massey In tile ,df tllrt Opposition patty, and tho splendid lii-ogress Which it hhs recently liladc.

(Nonstable Ij. E. O'Hallo'raii has been ap« l»inted Inspector of Weights and Measures for the counties of Weber, \Vaip4iva, Wai;fiukln!iu, ahd-AVoodVillp) hlid tho boroughs of Woodyilie, Dittlievirkc, ojld W'aipawa. vice Constable Donis BrosUdhan. <

. Ciiblo ndvieo. lias been received from Mr. I) Robertson, &crotaty> of , tho Post and telegraph Dejjitrtiiii'iU, to the effect that In arrived in New 1 Vdrk oh Monday .last. Ha expects to reScli Chicago' to-lilorroiv, and should bo iii San l'Yauclseo tjli June 25. Mr, Hobertson expects to iru.-teli Wellington about tlie end (if July.

The appoliitrticHt of Mfij&r T. W.M'Don. aid, tis officer eoliihtanding the Now Zoaland School Oadct Corps is gazetted aa fro-lii Julie 1. It Is understood that Major M'Donald rtill Minqttish his duties ns Assistant Adjut«nt-G(sitwal ht .WcHingtoai': almost immediately. Ho wiJl bo succeeded by Lieutenant H. 0. Ohosney, R.JMSi'A. ' .

lii coilllwtloii \Vitll the elwtidti of a inember of the Education Hoard-fur Wellititrton n-nd <m June 20, Mr. William Allan has bccit nomilinted by Mr. T. S. Ltilnbert;, chairman 1 of the Mount Cook School. Committee' and Mr. John Danks, another : member of the coinmittee.