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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 280, 23 August 1944, Page 4

PERSONAL

Vice-Regal. Government House. Wellington, August 22. This morning, at Government House, his Excellency the Governor-General

handed to the next-of-kin decorations awarded to certain deceased service personnel. This evening their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Newall. attended by Major H. A. J affray.-were present at a performance given by tlie Wellington Repertory Theatre iu tlie TecliCollege Hall. Mr. Gordon Glennie, who lias been in.-inager in Wellington for tlie C.'inadianPncillc Railway Company for (lie past nine years, is under orders to leave tor London, whore he is to resume his former duties as head of tlie immigration and colon’zn lion department there. Mr. Glennie is being succeeded in Wellington by Jlr. C. E. Leighton, late of tile Sydney office of the C.I’.IL A popular member of the Wellington Rotary Club. Mr. Glennie was given a genial farewell at yesterday's luncheon. .Mr. J. J. Evans, who has been appointed general manager to the N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board, is at present manage) of tlie 'Wellington Meat Export Company Ltd. Ills experience in tlie meat freezing industry began will; the Wellington Farmers’ Meat Company, of .Masterton. in 1910. Later ho Iniusfcrred to the Wai rarapa Frozen Moat Company. which merged with the Wellington Meat Export Company in 1927. He has been with the latter company ever since and lias acted in an advisory capticily to two South Island freezing compauics.