PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 159, 31 March 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Regal. The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoo, paid a visit to Akaroa yesterday and laid the foundation stone of the Banks Peninsula Soldiers’ Memorial, a Gothic arch surmounted by a column with a cross. As it was His Excellency’s first visit to the district, the town was en fete. Ho was accorded a civic reception, presented with an illuminated address, and entertained at luncheon.—Press Assn.

His Excellency will leave Christchurch this morning for the Rakaia district, where he will spend some days in dcer-stalking. He will return to Wellington on or about April 9, and will then go on to Auckland, where Their Excellencies will enter into residence for a fow weeks. Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoo and tho Hon. Lucy Jellicoe will arrive in Wellington from Christchurch this morning, and next week will leave for Auckland, via Napier and Rotorua.

Mr. J. H. Worboys, 1 late headmaster of the Kilbirnie School, is at present in a private hospital in Auckland seriously ill with double pneumonia. Mr. Worboys was relieving headmaster at Bombay for a few weeks. Captain T. C. Fulton, M.C., who succeeds Captain E. S. A. Baynes as assistant to His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner, arrived in Wellington with Mrs. Fulton by the Ulimaroa on Wednesday. Mr. James Palmer, one of Feilding’s oldest settlers, died on Wednesday, aged 96 years. Mr. Thomas Witt, born in Wellington 77 years ago, died in the Palmerston Hospital. Mr. Witt resided at Feilding for forty years. Mr. George William Barltrop has been appointed Deputy-Commissioner pf the Government Insurance Department and Deputy-Superintendent of the National Provident Fund.

The appointment of Mr. W. D. Hunt to bo a member of tho Meat Producers Board as representative of tho stock and station agents is notified formally in this week’s Gazette. Mr. H. M. Gore has been appointed a member of the Board of Science and Art to fill the place rendered' vacant by the resignation of Professor A. P. W. Thomas.

Mr. H. Bullock, head storeman for Messrs. Levin and Company, who is retiring after 34 years’ service, was last evening farewelled by the staff and presented with a token of their esteem. In handing Mr. Bullock a gold watch, and a similar gift for Sirs. Bullock, Mr. A. E. Mabin, a member of the directorate, referred to the capable and assiduous manner in whicn he had carried out his duties during his lengthy term of association with the firm, and trusted that Mr. Bullock would enjoy to the full the trip he was about to take. Mr. Bullock feelingly responded. Mr. Bullock is to leave Wellington by the Tahiti for San Francisco next month, and will make an extended tour of tho U.S.A., and the Old Country. He will be absent from the Dominion about two years. Mr J. Claris, formerly head storeman at the. Company’s Foxton branch, is announced as Mr. Bullock’s successor.

The late Dr. H. Dean Bamford, who died at Cambridge on Monday, was one of the loading members of the legal profession in the Auckland district. He had a brilliant career in his chosen profession, was the eldest son of Mr. Edwin Bamford, formerly Registrar-General of Deeds. He was 44 .years of age, having been born in March, 1878, and was educated at the Napier High School and the Auckland Grammar School. In 1895 he was head of tho latter school. He first entered the office of Messrs. Buddle, Button and Co., afterwards joining the staff of Mr. A. Hanna. He graduated B.A. in 1898, LL.B, in .1900, and LL.D, in 1901 from the Auckland University College. He represented the New Zealand University at the University Conference held in London in 1903. Dr. Bamford commenced practice as a barrister and solicitor with Mr. A. St. Clair. Brawa. in 1904, and was still in partnership with him at the time of his death. Standing m the interests of the Reform Party, Dr. Bamford, in 1905, contested tho Auckland East seat for Parliament, being defeated by the late Mr. F. E. Baume. For some time Dr. Bamford was law lecturer at the Auckland University College, and on several occasions was examiner in various law subjects for the New Zealand University. He had been a member of tho Auckland University College Council, and .of the board of governors of King’s College, and also held the offices of president of the Law Society and the Auckland Club. Dr. Bamford was an alilo and well-known writer on such masters as the constitution?! relations of the different parts of tho Empire, and. frequently contributed articles to British periodicals dealing with this subject.