PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 5, 6 July 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. J. W. Buddlo has been 'appointed Acting-Consular Agent for Franco at Christ church. Mr. D. Banks has been promoted to the position of clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Hastings, vice Mr. P<iSkerrett, fstired. - Mr. F. Aspinall is gazetted to the position of Assistant-Land Registrar and Deputy-Registrar of Deeds at Napier. Mr. H. L. P. Dyett has been appointed clerical cadet- in tho Department of Lands and Survey. Father J. D. Clancy's appointment as manager of St. Mary's Industrial School, Nelson, Is gazetted, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Geddis, of Wellington, will be passengers for Australia by tho Wimmera to-morrow. Mr. F. W. Flanagan will leave on Sunday to take up his new duties as Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson. Mr. A. Hamilton left for Chrjstchurch on Wednesday on Exhibition business. He expects to be back in Wellington next Tuesday. Mr. E, I. Hallenetein has been appointed Acting-German Consul at Dunedin, during the absence of the Consul (Mr. W. Fels). The Hon. J. M'Gowan, who is the siifinister in charge of the New Zealand Exhibition, will visit Christchurch tomorrow, and ofiioially inspect the works in progress. ' Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that the Governor will visitl Dunedin on Wednesday, 25tlj inst., for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of the new wing a^ the local hospital. The Premier has Teceived a cable message fronvSir J- Ward announcing his arrival In New York, and stating that he would Remain in that city until to-morrow night. Sir Joseph is to leave San Francisco for N/ew Zealand on Thursday next. v Sergeant A- Millar \b gazetted inspector of weights and measures for Wairarapa South and adjoining counties and boroughs, vice Sergeant O'-Malley, who recently retired from the force on pen- i sion. The Government Meteorologist, the | Rev. D. C. Bates, has returned from th< North, where he has been inspecting several stations. He started a new station at Palmereton North, under Dr. A, Martin. 'Mr. R. W. Holmes, Resident Engineer j of fhe Public Works Department, has been appointed superintending engineer in succession to -Mr. P. S. Hay, recently appointed 1 to the position of enginear-in-chief of the colony. (Mr. H. W. Wiggins, of the Land Tax Department, has been transferred from Wellington to Christchurch. His removal will deprive the Star Boating Club of the services "of one of ita most- prominent members. News has been received of the death yesterday of the Rev. Father O''Hallahon, parisH priest of Kuniara, Westland. Jfather O'Hallahan, who ■ has been in charge of the Kumara parish for the past'ten years, was weli known all over the Coast, and his death will be greatly jegretted. Mr. R. E. G. Thomas, Registrar of the Supreme Court at Auckland, reached Wellington from Sydney by the s.s. Moelaki. He proceeded to Auckland this morning. Mr. Thomas was one of the principal witnesses for the Crown in the criminal caae which arose out of the forgery of a will purporting to be that of a retired sea raptain, formerly in the employ of the Union S.S. Co. Mr. W. A. Hawkins, of the Wellington Supreme Court staff, who has been Acting-Regis-trar in Auckland, will return to Wellington early next week.