PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 914, 6 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Stubbs, Deputy-Registrar of ; the Supremo Court, Wellington, , who has been promoted to the position of Registrar lit Duuedin, will leave for the sceno of his new duties on Thursday' nest.. Mr. C. M. Monteiiore, general manager of tho Cteean Accident Insurance (Corporation in New Zealand, who has. been on a trip to illnglaud,'is due back here to-morrow, ' . - .. Mr. 1. G. Gray, president.iof the.Auckland A,- and P. Association, received a pleasing presentation at tho meeting of the executive committee last Friday. Prior .to the last Spring show it Was jocularly suggested that if >!ver the association's .gate money exceeded .610110, the iirst sovereign of the amount should bo handed to.:'the president-for the lime being. The four-ngure ;sum was reached •at/ the Spring show last yuar,. hud the members of the. executive committeo and the staff determined;to give cifect to-the suggestion. They "accordingly - hud a I'JUS). sovereign, mounted in a Maltese- Cross pendant, with a-suitable Inscription. The pendant was presented to Mr. Gray at a meeting of the committee , by, Mr. It. Dick, who spoke of' the valuable services that Mr. Gray.had rendered to the association, both -as president and ordinary member. Mr. Gray returned; thanks'in suitable terms. '■' '■■■ Mr. F. J. Dight, the New Zealand re-, presentativo.,;. of . the': Manufacturing' Agency Company, -Limited,'; will leave Wellington this month for England via' Sydney and Sue/,, in the 1 Manuka and P. and 0. boat . China respectively.; . Mr.Dight purposes to,visit the chief manufacturing* centres of England, including Bradford and Manchester, arid expects to return to Wellington about January next. On his trip' Mr. Dight iyill.be accompanied by his wife..-....'.. ...,' Mr. T. C. Dawson, of Dawson.- : and: Maudsley, was. elected a member of the 'Wellington Chamber of Commercojit yesterday's meeting/of the council. ." Mr. ,H. D, Buchanan, of Little River, Canterbury, is. a; passenger by -. the 'Athenic frorn London, arriving on Friday next. Mr. J. W.' Marshall, 'of Wanganui, is also . a .passenger by the steamer. .. .. Mr. -J;- B. Reid, of Christohuroh, is'returning to New. Zealand by the Athenic from a trip, to the Old Country. ;