PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 792, 15 April 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister and the Hon. J. Carroll will be at Gisborne to-day;, the Hon. 1 J.; A. Millar is in Australia; .the Hon. R. "JPKenzio will be en route to Gisborne; the Hon; A. Ngata in Hawke's Bay; and tho other'-'Minist'efs-Will be in town. ..-■•■

The H0n.'8..-M r Kenzie (Minister-for Public Works) expects to reach Gisborne by the end of the week. It is probable that he will then travel overland to Napier en route to Wellington.

Mr. Waldegrave, Under-Secretary for: Justice, who is at present at Hotorua, will probably return to Wellington, early next week. ■ ; .

Mr. C. iHoldsworth, general manager at the Union Company, left for Dunedin last evening by the Mafaroa. •"•

Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., of Christchurch, was a visitor to Wellington yesterday. .- ... ;• ; . .','■.

Mr. Cassidy, solicitor, of Christchurch, was a visitor to Wellington yesterday. . Onr Feilding correspondent advises i-r Sitting in' committee, tho Feilding Borough Council opened 38 applications for tho vacant-position of,-town clerk. It is understood that a Wellington and a Duuedin applicant are-now left in.the final ballot. : ' .

Mr. Fisher, tJnder-Secretary for Natrre AffairsV has returned from a Departmental visit-to Wanga'nui.

It is understood that Mr. A. H. Maokay, of Wanganui, will be appointed. Registrar of the new Wanganui Native Land Court district. For some .years he was clerk to his father, the late Judge Mackay. He is at present, officer, in charge of tlie Native office at Wanganui. Lieutenants Grant and Why te, two of' the' four New Zealand officers who went Home last winter for a 12 months' course; of training, have successfully passed through the Imperial musketry course at Hythe, with credit The Imperial course is a much more exacting one than that set for officers of the Territorial Force.

Dr. Wm. Begghas been appointed port health officer for HoHanga vice Dr. Warneford. v

The following have been gazetted officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act: —Anglican—Revs. E. E. Maiden and P. T Williams; Presbyterian—Messrs. K. Blair'and J. J. Hoard; Methodist-Revs. A. Alben, W. A. Burley, J. D. M'Arthur, J. Richards, W. A. Watson, D. Wilcox,Messrs. M. Ayrton, J. Crawford, C. Dnncan, J. H. Edmondson, W. J. Enticott, F T Harris, M. J. Hilder, F. W. Eellow, H. A. Malley, C. Palk, R. H. Todd, and S. Werrin. " ■ Mr. George Dunnett has been appointed Acting-Consul for" France at Auckland during the absence of M. R. Boeufve, who has left on a. visit to^Eurppe. Professor Scott, of, Canterbury, who. is one of the members of the Royal Com-, mission set up to inquire regarding the. brakes in use on the Auckland • tramways, left Christchurch last evening for Wellington in order to'attend the opening of the commission in Auckland oa Monday.—Press Association. ' . - . The llev. J. . Dawson, general Mcretarj of the New Zealand Alliance, leaves today for Waipawa on No-License business, and next week he will attend a NoLicenso convention in Gisborne. Replying to a. deputation, which waited upon "him on Wednesday, Mr. J. G.' Haykness, l Mayor of Onslow, stated that: ho would accept nomination for another, term of office. . . Mrs. Ainn Anderson, widow of Mr. David Anderson, and an old resident of Wellington, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Annie Anderson, in Upper Willis Street, yesterday morning. Ihe deceased lady, who was 95 yeaia °* <■€«• was born in America, and came ont to New; Zealand njth her 'husband-in the barnue Pilgrim in 18-19. Mr. Anderson settled in . Wellington,. and built up_ a. largo and prosperous besmees. . The deceased lady, who has been confined to Ik? bed for two years past, sustained o, paralytic 'stroke on Friday last, from the effects of which eho never recovered. She leaves a family of four eons-Mr. David Anderson, of Mnlesworth , Street; Mr, Edward Anderson* of Willis. Street; Mr. 4Unu Anderson, of Majoribamks Street; and Mr. Job Anderson; and four daughters (Mcsdames John Ballance, S. S Griffiths, A. Anderson, and ForemMi).