PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 555, 9 July 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

- With the exception of llio Hon. G. Fowlds, who is at Auckland, and the Hon. R.' M'Ken7.ic, wlio is at Collingwood, all tho Mimstois of the Crown will bo in town to-day. Tho lotiromonfc of Mr. Iwac Hopkins, Government Apiarist, is gazetted. ' Mr. V. A. Hardy, lias been appointed har■jourmaster and pilot at Holriallga. ■ Mr. C. M. Gray, of Christchurch, was in town yesterday. Mr, Edward Seddon lias resigned his appointment as inspector of dairies. Mr. George IT. Cates is gazetted deputy registrar of births and deaths at Potono. Tho appointment of Mr. Jn«. Macintosh an Consular Agent for Franco at' Wellington is gazetted. The Hon. R. M'Kenzic, Minister for Public Works, \iho is in tho Motucka district, is expected to return to Wellington on Tuesday.

i- Mr.'Geo. E. Owen has been appointed;'tf is Government veterinarian, \ . Mr. ajid Mrs; W. H.'Short, of Nelson, [11 leave on a trip to Englaiid on July 29, by ' a- tho Turakina. .; ..:-■ - , '.. r:. :/. Mr. C. W. Norun,. of ■'■■ Melbourne, and., . jo Mr. 8. Calm, of New York, leave for Rotor' n) rua to-dd.y, via Taupo and Wairakei. \ Messrs. R. A. Anderson and T. Gilroy 8 ' have been appointed members of tho Bluif • „, Harbour Board by tho Government. , v , ' ! 'J' •■'■, Tho Hon. T, Mackenzie,•• Minister for Agrie- culture, returned from tho Auckland district ; o- yesterday, nfternooii, .'.'. ■'.:■'.".- '." ■'/ ■''.-' :, Tho Rev. Mr. Kayll, of. Hastings, who has been. appointed a,dviscr to'the, Government; it on prison matters, will tab up his duties aon August 1. , , x■.' ■ . .:.;.■■/.. *- Tho retirements of Mr. O. 3. Sanderson ?- (votoriharian), Mr. John Driimmond (stock t- inspector), and Mr. A. Ironside (stook'jnspec- . Ji tor) aro gazetted. ■ ; > - ... :; ' j. A Press Association, message. from Napier; j.- states that tho Hawke's Bay Presbytery, ; ypstefday eustaln'ed tho' call of the Waipawa' chargo to the Rev. J.Gunn, of Mangaweka.; -.-,: g] The Revs. O. Fitzgerald, E. E. S.' Forres- ■ _, ter, and O. J. Kimberley (Anglican),' aridr. Messrs. S. Cottell and W^yA,-Porter (Meth- , [fj odists) are gazetted officiating; ministers un--j. dor tho Marriage Act. ■ • ,;■ ~-,' V ~;, ".'■' ',/.■ ' K-' The appointments of tho '-'following' imniN ■ ■• s- gration: officers aro gaMtted:—Auckland, Mr.;. ; - J.P. Ridings; "Invcrcargill and Bluff, Mr. •' > H, 11. Sponco: Groymouth, Mr, W. Deven-',, ••/ ish; Duiiedin, Mr. ll.Trasen ;: ■■'/.-, .'-'.';\ .-'; ; ; in Mr. Edwin Bamford has been appointed ' "*' Registrar-General of Land for New Zealand,3 ' and: Land' Registrar, Registrar of Dbedn,' r . ?' and Examiner of Titles for. tho Lands ;ana, .: lt Deeds .Registration District of, WoUingtea,' ■•'-.' '; as; : from;.July l.; : ;.•;-'/;;■..;/::,/■'{' ; t0 ' Mr. Alfred Snowball; who ha» been; j kp- . ie pointed to tho secjretaryship otMt* Y;if.C.A;' y at , Masterton, arrived from Sjdney by tb*.: Ulimaroa; on Wednesday. ;He is ho;*tra»ge» ~ to NoWi Zealand, having, previously iwided ' ,'at Invercargjll.and.Dunedinr v •;;/,';: . The death /occurred yesterday; weai»j;: tJ: '■;' g .Mr. John Henry Taylor,; who: \uU been; w; .:"; T business in Wellington' for- sbioeyein «>.,., * dyer. The deceased, who wasOT'jrMurs of- ]' nge/ ; was' badly; burned ,\n\'i£< expkxka <rf, ,"' 'benzine on his promises afcottt; .tie /jtMI ■ ' B 'ago, and never rccovored J»oia hi» mjariee.. .;'. i ~' At last, night's meetinj ef ; ,tk*/ilwM»»r,'' /' ' 3 Borough Cljuuril,', Councillor; Coop«», wko ' e is/leaving the' district to. take up ta ?*ei- . ',: derice'in Wanganui, tendered his resigna- ■ , ■■ 3 tion. The council accepted the resignation - : s with regretj and members wished Mr. Cooper , , prosperity in :hiS new sphere. ~,', ~ f- ; Sir Charles, Lucas, K.C.MIG.,. and 'Mr. A!.■'..; ■ A.' Pearson, -C.M.G;,- who have been coins missioned by ; tho Colonial OfiSco to visit;AuEr .'■'■'■■. 1 tralia and Now Zealand, called yesterday at !, the Government Buildings, where they spent s an hour or (vo in consultation with the i Actiiig-Pritnb Minister (Hon. J.<\Cairoll) and : ' 0 ; other, Ministers; of, the.Of own* : , f 1---:. ■;'."■ J ; ■.-. After parade;, last, evening, ■'Lieutenant T. ■ W. Sliiin- wde'ele'ctrfd by the Wellington Cycler "> Corps as subaltern o/fieer:<eominwiding the,. 1 company, in successipii to tho late Lieutenant ". ' Fountain.'.Lieuteijant Slinti is a former of- ■■.-; i ficer Of tho.' company, and holds the 12 years' ,' efficient sen-ice! medftl and the Royal Humane/ ■.' ■• Society's■JnedaLfor, bravery. - ; ,.-;..;: ; ,' ; . ~r /.-, ■ > i ; Tho" Rev'. W." A:- Ivens, ■ missionary 5 from :.V' ..-. the; Solomon-Islands,; has .arrived, in Wcl-;. .-;.-'' .' lingtoii with' Mis. Jvens, 1 having been, ■ ap*' .v pointed ;to tho charge of'.., the' Melancsiaii ,m'issioV''..wdrk"inv'Ne' ( i(:.-^lMdc , ' l :-Mr.-. : .ly : ens'- ; -,-l',' ' will' bo fiv,year 'in 1 tho' Dominion/ 'and his\ . I headquarters will;,bo iii^tbis;city.j r Hd'spcaks' //'. ' , highly of tho /commercial 'future' of'/ the : ' - : I Solomons.;.: ;, : . ;// ;r .-. .'vlv^'v;--' : . ■./•':/■-;'- ■',>■■ :^/':. r/Mr. Enc^O.'-GoW , SmithV]^'i ; bflen ; : '■, pointed conservator of State forests for the. ; ', Auckland land district, vice: Mr. Joha .Strauchpn./ Other appointments of.a.similar '- . character are as follow:—Nelson', Mri R. T. ' :Sadd; Wdstlaiid,' Mr; G. -Hi'; M .'■■:. M'Clure; ■-, Flanagan;, Otago; > , MrV E. H", Wilinotj.- Southland,/ Mr. H. M. : ' Ske«t;.;HaA^pj ? ;j|^^lr.( ; T.. ,it'On the occasion of.:his -transfer..t6/.Auek-:-tf«W, ' .land, Mr..,: J, ,-, A:, Hunt, Railway En- ', i; gipeer's '^^ofilco,\'Welliii|ton'; 'was" : jjresented\ '.'',■ . .frijth. a gold ftlbort niid Tockot, 1 by Mr'.' J; Lee/ ;! 4 /on', belialf >. oi the ,oniplDjiceß' on. the'/'WidlinK-'-'j'-"? tori-Hutt duplication' works. A- gold- brqoph, : -; ',»•;• was also presented to Mrs. Hunt.: Mr, , and ; . Mrs.. Hunt leave for Auckland ,on Monday ■ ' ' hext..V •"<":,.. ;: ■*':;'%,;, ■'■•" ,VV: ''' :;: j'-.Z^',..'"'' : '. ' "' /' Tho fitnerahof 'Mr. Gordon'. Pike,;. who ' , ■ dropped,dead at Mtfrartui on Tuesday morn- '■/]. :irig, took .plnca/ yesterday at -the Taita.;- ' There' was a- largo attendance: of friends and ; : ! rolativos,' flii'd' a .lar'ffe representation from;" ;•' ■ 1 the firm pf;E. : W. Mills.and;Cp'., with : wliioh "' , firm deceased had ,, been connected- for ./eight .•''•''.■ VeaTs. Messrs. A; S; W. Sy Pike, E; 5.;".,:, i;'■.Pike, nnd C. S. Pike were the chief .mourners. ; , The Rev. Joshua, Jones, officiated•at tho, igravoside. , - . Tho' ■ .'relatival of'the. deceased - . esire 'to tliank; those who have'expresEed . their sympathy in- connection' with .the , reavement .they, have'.siist'ained.;,. -.., ':■'.':'■}': .-.;