PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

The congregation of St. John's Church intends making presentations to the Rev. J. Paterson and Mrs. Paterson next Wednesday evening. Mr. W. T. Sharp lias resigned the position c* organist at Napier Cathedral. Drs. Xi A Logan and H. Pollen, of tfhis citj, have been appointed public vaccinators. A cablegram has been received in Wellington from Dr. Martin, who is at pieeent in Japan, stating that his health, which was far from satisfactory when he left JSfew Zealand p ew weeks ago, has been quite restored This afternoon I\lr. Cr. H. ScholeSeld, who is nbout to join the editorial staff v>f~ the Christchurch Press, received a presentation from his late confreres on *the literary staff of the New Zealand Times. Mr. Scholefield will leave for Ohristchurch to-night. Mr. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock for the Auckland District, and Mr. Laurie, who has been appointed to superintend the erection of the Government plants for sterilising imported bones, arrived from the North last night in order to confer with the Secretary for Agriculture. At Wanganui last night Colonel Newall, who recently retired from the comjnand of the Volunteer District, was preisented by the officers and men of the Second Battalion Wellington and West Coast Volunteers with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns. Our Masterton correspondent writes: — Another of the earliest colonists, in the person of Mr. Robert Wyett, has passed itway. The deceased, who was 89 years of age, arrived in the colony with the first survey party in the barque Cuba, in 1839. He has been a resident of Masterton for the past thirty years. Before the business of the City Council was proceeded with last night, ths Mayor, in apologising for the absence of Councillor Luke, referred in feeling terms to the serious accident which had occurired to the Councillor's eldest son. On the motion of Mr. Aitken, the Town Clerk was directed to send a letter of sympathy ■From the Council to Councillor and Mrs. ILuke. Mr. Clark, who has been accountant »f the Masterton branch, of the Bank of New Zealand for gome time past, has been promoted to the charge of the bank's recently-established branch at Martinborough. He has been succeeded at Masterton by Mr. Rathbone, from the Wellington branch. Owing to the insrea&e of business the bank has converted its agenoy at Rakaia into a branch, with Mr. Walter Coath, formerly of Wellington, in charge. Mr. Coath •will also have control of an agency at Methven.