PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. J. F. Dyer has been appointed vice-consul for Greece for Now Zealand. Rev. T. G. Kay, who has been away on a holiday visit, returned to Wellington to-naj. Mr. A. M. Burns, sub-editor of the Christchurch Press, arrived from the South by the Maoii this morning. i During the absence from New Zealand of Mr. A. E. Pearce, his brother, Mr. G F. Poarce, will act as Gon&ul for I Sweden. The Bishops of Nelson and Waiapu, who have be-en attending a conference in Ckristchureh, came up to Wellington by th 9 Maori to-day. Mr. Justice Chapman, who will presido at the criminal sessions of tho Supreme Court in Wellington nest week, arrived from the South this morning. Mr. W. Allan was yesterday granted six months' loavo of absence from tho Kducation Board. Ho is about to make a trip to tho Old Country. Mr. L. Burke, senior check clerk in the Telegraph Office, Wellington, succeeds Mr.' H. P. Wyatt as assistant officer in charge of the telegraph department at Napier. Our Greytown correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Francis George Tully, 51 years oi'age, son of the late Mr. John Tully, died at bis brother's residence at Papawai this morning. Commissioner M'Kio, of the Salvation Army, and Mrs. M'Kio, who have been summoned Home by General Booth, will pay a farawell visit to New Zealand holding meetings m Wellington on 27th February und lollowing days. Judge Fisher, Under Secretary for Native Affairs, left this morning for Gieborne, to attend to departmental inattera in connection witb the retirement- of Col6nel Porter, from, the presidency of the Tai Rawhiti Maori Land Board. Mr. Oamcj M'Lellan, ■nho has represented for some years on the Harbour Board the pay ere of dues and owners of ships, has Deen nominated for a further term for that position. His nominators are Messrs. Uea. Wilson and T. C. <lenkiiii. Mr. Wm. Hardie, brother of Mr. Keir Hardio, left Wellington for London by tho Athanic yesterday. Mr. Haidie, who has resided in Chiislchurch for tha pr.st three munths, intends to leturn and reside pcrmansnily in New Zealand. The Wellington College Governors this morning continued the appointments of Messrs. W. J. Martin (Auckland) and H. T."Eevell (Chrietchurch), aa assistant masters at the college j and that of Miss V. D:.ll, as assistant misticss at the Girl's High School. Resignations from tho ser\ice of the Education Board were accepted yesterday from Miss J. Flyger (Mangatiti), Migs J. Glasgow (Mount Cook Infants'), Miss E. Gaudin (Jojmsonville), MJbs V. Nixon (Hamua), Miss E. Arcus (Levin), and Mr. J. Cromic (Greytown). Additional immigration officers have been appointed as follows :— Wellington, Mr. Richard Carter ; Wanganui, Mr. William F. Dickey; Invercargill, Mr. J. P. Ridings; Napier, Mr. C. S. Nixon ; Timaru, Mr. Claude Colebrook ; Lyttelton, MV. Alfred Elliott; Dunedin, Mr. William Sibbald. Mr. G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., F.C.S., was re-elected president of the New Zealand Institute yesterday. Mr. H. Chapman, K.C., treasurer; Mr.- T. King, secretary; Professor Benhajn, F.R.S., Professor Chilton, F.L.S., and Dr. Farr, A:M. 1.0. E., A..1-E.E., <V publishing committee. Mr. E. 6reatbatch, postmaster at Petone, .has returned from a holiday visit of several weeks to Invercargill. Unfor l tmiately ho was attacked 'bjr jUno»swhjlo in the Squth, and as ( ho has not yet recovered, ah extension of leave has been necessary. Mr. Cates is acting-postmas-ter at Petono in tha meantime. A Press Association telegram from Hamilton states that Mr. G. W. Sare, who has been transferred to tha managership of the Loan and Mercnntile Agency, Djmedin, was thfc recipient of a presentation, consisting of a cabinet containing a silver tea and 4 coffee service subscribed for by farmers throughout Waikato. Mr< Justice Button's appointment as temporary Judge of the Supreme Court expires at tho end of February, and, as thero is now no exceptional pressure of work, the appointment is not to be renewed., Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice), with Justices Cooper and Chapman, will undertake the Wellington district work, Mr. Justice Edwards will resume at; Auckland at the end of tl» vacation after his trip to England, ana Mr. Justice Denniston will return /to Christchurch. A cable message has been received from Newcasde-on-Tyne, stating that Mr. Alex D. Pirie, son of Mr. W. Pirio, of Mortimsr-terrace, Wellington has been successful in passing his second marine engineers' examination. For the last fifteen months Mr. Pirie has been one of the engineers of the Cairn Avon, owned by Cairn, Noble and Co., of New-castle-on-Tyne He served his time partly in the Government workshops in Perth, and partly at Anderson's Christchurch,, and was for some time in the Manawatu Railway Company's workshop. Mr. John Ammundsen, Government timber expprt, who for years has been employed in the Waimarino forest, and has done a lot of Important and valuable work in connection with sawmilling and the selection of timber required for th© Public Wwks Department), lias been appointed to the position of Crown Lands Ranger, and will have the supervision o* the northern extremity of the Wellington land district. In this part Mr. Auimundsen has been chiefly employed seeing that the timber required for cutting was properly bandied and duly accounted for, and that no unnecessary waste was permitted. The business-like way in which Mr. Ammundsen carried out his duties has been recognised by the Crown Lands Department in the appointment just made