PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' JVn, W, P. Massoy is at Cbrisbr •.. ', , Ij-i Hon. W. Fraser at Kawakawa, . w, H. {ferries at Auckland, :v, :i t > .'ton. B. H. Rhodes at Christ"he Hon. F. M. 13. Fisher is ■i! • t.! Australia. The other Cabinet . • t i-.ro in Wellington. , _ton. F. M. B. Fisher loft for Aus'i -.Uia, via tho Bluff, by tho Maunganul, on Thursday night. Ho is accompanied by Mr. W. B. Montgomery (Secretary for Customs) and his private secretary, Mr. A. Hall. Probably tho Minister will bo absent from New Zealand for about two months. It has not yet been decided what Ministers shall temporarily tako charge of Mr. Fisher's Departments during his absence from tho Dominion. Tho Hon. R. H. Ehodes left for Christchurch on Thursday night. Exactly how long ho will be away is uncertain, but ho expects to spend some days at least in the 60uth. Mr. Harry Buddie, of the legal firm of Messrs. Buller, Anderson, and Buddie, is announced as o candidate for election to the City Council. Mr. A. H, Wright haa been appointed an inspector of olubs under tho Licensing Act. Mr. Frank T. Moore, of JoTmaonvillei left by the Maunganul for Sydney on Thursday, in connection with tho introduction to Now Zealand of the vacuum process of preserving meat, -fish, and other alimentary products, taking with him an engineer to test the process. Mr. Mooro hopes to return in about a fortnight. ' Mr.* L. Gv Lilly, late of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ew«n, Wellington, left by the Ulimaroa on Thursday for Sydnoy, en route for Great Britain, and the Continent. . Mr. T. G. Gee hoa been, appointed a olerk in. tho Valuation Department. Dr. Moncrieff Fmlayson, a son. of the Ifev. A. M. Finlayson, of Waitati, who for the past three years has been engaged in explorations for petroleum in Burma, has aooepted a three years' offer aa chief geologist and adviser to one of tho leading producing companies in that country. He is at present on. a 6even monthsf jungle tonr in connection with a number of new tests which are being made, in Upper Burma, and will return for work on the main field at Yenangyaurg in April. In May lie will leave for Sari Francisco on a professional visit to the Californiaa and Lonisiona oilfields on bohalf of his principals, returning to Burma in Ootober, via Now York and London.

The appointments of Messrs., G. M. Valentine and .T. P. Stuart as dairy graders and instructors (Department of Agriculture) are gazetted. Mr. Royd Garlick, Director of Physical Instruction in Schools, is at present in the north. He has visited Auckland, and will visit Wanganui, Napier,, ana other places before returning to Wellington, about Tuesday next.' Mr. Pulley, contractor for the Wairoa Harbour works, which are being carried out from the design of Mr. Leslie H. Reynolds, arrived in Wellington from 'Wairoa last 'ovening. Ho reports that everything in connection with the undertaking is moving towards completion thoroughly and well. Constable D. -B. Murray , has been appointed Clerk of tho Magistrate's Court at Carterton. Mr. Jas. Martin, for about 85 years comity clerk, died at Oamaru yesterday He resigned the position o year ago owing to ill-health—Press Association. Mr. W. M. Hughes, tho Commonwealth Attorney-General, denies the rumour that ho intends to leavo politics. He deolarea that he will oontest the' West. Sydney scat at the Federal elections.—-Press Association. M,ossts. J, and N. Tait havo engaged Harold Bauer, tho well-known riianist, for an Australian tour in July, 1014. Mr. Mowat Carter, a Sydnoy violinist, has" been engaged for Madame Clara Butffl tour.—Press. Association,