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Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 138, 8 March 1945, Page 6

PERSONAL

Vice-Regal. Government House, ■Wellington, March 7. Iliq Isvccllency the Governor-General presided at a meeting of th e Executive Council this morning. This evening their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady attended by Captain the Honourable D. E. A. Winm left Wellil ?n to V 1 j > I£E nar S^V art visit*; to Invercargill, Bluit, btewarv Island, Winton and Riverton. cellencies will return to Wellington on Sfarch 14.

The Hon. T. G. D’Alton. Australian Hi"h Commissioner in New Zealand, returned by air on Tuesday from a visit to Australia.

Mr. G. Bruce Smith, general for Australia and New Zealand of tbe Australian Provincial Assurance Assoc ation. Ltd., lias arrived from Anstialia by flying-boat on a visit to New Zealand. Mr P. J. Betteridge, assistant seeretarv of the North Canterbury Hospital Board, has been appointed secretary of the Dannevirke Hospital Board, lheie were 47 applicants for the post. Lieutenant-Colonel 11. M. W. Richardson D. 5.0., M.C.. military inspecting olh-('i-r'for the Ministry of Works lor the past 12 months, and formerly AssistantDirector of Fortifications and Works, Army Headquarters, has resigned to resume his civil occupation.

Mr. B. F. Blackwell, representing- thc Fiiian Government, and Mr. M. J. Connolly, of the Australian Government Denartnient of Supplv and Shipping, arrived fXm Australia by air ou Tuesday for conferences with the New Zealand Goveminent, and arrived in Wellington yesterday.

Mr R. A. Candy, Ngarua, Waikato, has been re-elected ns chairman of the board of governors of Massey Agricultural College. with Mr. A. E. Mansford, mayor of Palmerston Noth, as vice-chair-man. -Messrs. Douglas Robb and A. K. Tumor (Auckland) have been reappointed to the board as representatives of Auckland University College, and Messrs. M . V Dyer (Lower Hutt) and M. 11. Oram. MJ’.' (Palmerston North) as representing Yii’toria University College. Messrs. Robb and Mansford. who in January retire by rotation from the position, of hoard representatives on the council of the New Zealand School of Agriculture, have been, rcaupoiikted for a further term.