PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1245, 29 September 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

♦ His Excellency tlio Governor left Wellington yesterday morning for Napier, where lie is to lay tho foundation-stone of the new Hukarere Maori Girls' School. Mr. T. R. Wallace, chief engineer of tho s.s. Koromfko, has been clccted secretary of the Murine Engineers' Institute in place of Mr. A. R. llislop, who recently resigned. Tho Eev. E. S. Gray, of Christchurch, secretary of the Baptist Union.'of .VNew' Zealand, has just returned from America, where he represented tho New Zealand Union at the Congress of the Baptist World Alliance, held in Philadelphia in June last. The congress was attended by 1000 delegates, who' represented something like eight million adherents. Fiftysix nationalities were represented.

Mr. John Benddey, chief clerk of tho Lauds and Survey Department, Christchurch, who lias been appointed chief clerk in tho Auckland ofiico of the Department, and clerk to the Auckland Land Board, was tho recipient of presentations from tho members of the Canterbury Land Board, his fellow officers of the Department, and of other Government Departments in the ljroviucial Council Buildings, Christcliureh, at a gathering yesterday afternoon. In the absence from town of tho Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. T. N. Brodrick), Mr. H. D. M. Ilaszard (Chief Draughtsman) presided, and conveyed to Mr. Bendeley the congratulations of his fellow officers upon his well-deserved promotion. Mr. Bendeley, he said, had. been connectcd with the Department for a little over a quarter of a century, practically all of which time was spent in the Christchurch office. He read a telegram from ■ Mr. Brodrick conveying his congratulations to Mr. Bendeley on his promotion, and expressing his regret at his removal. Mr. Jfaszard presented Mr. Bendeley with a gold watch nnd Kaiapoi travelling rug. Mr. Bendeley acknowledged the presentation in appropriate terms. ,' He leaves tins evening for Auckland.—Press Association.

Tho appointment of Mr. Charles Edward CimiiufT, hitherto a temporary officer, as an editor of publications issued by the Agricultural Department is gazetted.

Mr. P. Mothes has been appointed to the vacancy caused at the Petone school by tho promotion of Mr. ]?, Mason to Porirua.

Mr. H. D. Baker, Vice-Consul for tho United States, has returned to AVellington aftir a tour of tho South Island.

Mr. Charles Copelaud, of Messrs. J. Duthie and Co., returned from Sydney by tho Mocrajri on Wednesday.

Mr. Georgo Joachim, general manager of the Wc-stport Coal Company, is at present visiting Wellington.

Mr. Herbert Bloy, tho Wellington violinist, will shortly take a two to three months' holiday in the country, to recuperate his health.

The Anglican Bishop of Auckland (BrCrossley) returned to Auckland by tho Main Trunk express on Wednesday after a three weeks' tour of Tarauaki. In the course of his tour the bishop visited every parish in the district, and in addition held four confirmations and ordained two Maori priests, Teuo Topi and Hutu ICapa who are tho first Natives so ordained in Taranaki since the war. While in New Plymouth Bishop Crossley attended a two days' public conferenco of clergy and laity, at which various matters of importance to the Church were discussed. was very cordially receiml at all the places visited, and eaino into personal c ntact with a large number of church' peoplo at tl.e informal gatherings whijli were organised to welcomc hun.