PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 104, 29 October 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Dr. Coleridge Farr arrived from Lyttelton this morning. Messrs. A. Blanton and J. M. Fleming have been elected members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Lady Plunket, states a Press Association telegram, has consented to open the hospital bazaar at Dannevirke next month. Rev. Frank Sampson (Anglican) and Eev. Ernest Smith (Baptist) are gazetted as officiating ministers under the Marriage Act. Mr. C. R. 0. Robieson, general manager of the Tourist Department, is gazetted a trustee of the Tongariro National Park. It is understood that Archdeacon Averill, Bishop-elect of Waiapu, will be consecretated in Napier Cathedral on Sunday, 16th January. The meritorious service medal has been awarded to Sergeant &>hn Murray, R.N.Z.A., and Quarter-Master John Doncaster, R.N.Z.A. The Church Chronicle announces that Rev. A. W. H. Compton, M.A., warden ; of Hadfield Memorial College and Hos- ] tel, has been licensed to the assistant j curacy of St. Peter's, Wellington. Mr. A. Stubbs, deputy-registrar of the Supreme Court in Wellington, has resumed duty after two months' absence. The leave was granted on account of the state of his health. He is now much better. The death occurred yesterday (telegraphs our Palmerston correspondent) of Mr. Albert Tasker, aged forty-six. I For twenty-five years he had been in | the Railway Department, and until recently was a foreman in the service. Miss Morrah, who has been for seventeen years attached to the teaching staff of Wellington College, has resigned on medical advice. The College Governors to-day expressed the highest appreciation of Miss Mcrrah's services. The Bishop of London and Canon Ncwbolt, of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, are to be asked to make a nomination to the cure of St. Michael's, Christchurch, rendered vacant by the elevation of Archdeacon Averill to the Bishopric of Waiapu. Mr. Henry St. George, musical ex« aminer for Trinity College, London, who sustained a severe accident on the West Coast-road recently, is progressing favourably, and hopes to be able to commence work of examination at Christchurch next week. Yesterday, the Wellington Education Board, at its monthly meeting, decided to place on record its acknowledgement of the valuable services of three veteran teachers who retire shortly on superannuation — Mrs. Jordan (Infants), Newtown j Mr. Home, Petone; Mr, M'Farlane, Belvedere. Rev. C. C. Harper, M.A., has been licensed Archdeacon of Rangitikei, his district to include part of the former Archdeaconry of Wanganui, and the parochial districts of Marton, Hunterville, Taihape, and Raetihi. Rev. J. A. Jacob, M.A., is licensed as Archdeacon of the remaining portion of the Archdeaconry of Wanganui, with the title of Archdeacon of Waitotara. Mr. W. Bass, who has been in the service of the Railway Department for 35 years, will retire on superannuation in about a fortnight. Mr. Bass has been stat : "iied in turn at New Plymouth, Onehunga, Palmerston North, and Ashburton. A short timo ago h« succeeded Mr. C. J. Cowan as stationmaster at Petone, and he will be succeeded in that position by Mr. R. H. Simons, who is at present stationmaster at Aramoho. Mr. Graham, the cheese expert of the New South Wales Government, who has joined the staff of the Dairy Commissioner in New Zealand, will be stationed in the Wairarapa, and will have charge of the testing in connection with the Dalefield Cow-testing Association. Mr. W. E. Gwillin, who has been stationed at Carterton doing the heavy testing work, will' resume his position of chi«*f grader at Wellington. Mr. Stevenson, of Taranaki, another of the staff of dairy experts, will be stationed at Opunake. The respect in waich the late Mrs. Mackay (wife of Mr. John Maekay, the Government Printer) was held was shown by the large attendance at her funeral this morning. The Government Printing Office has closed until 1 p.m., and all the employees were present, as well as representatives of the other branches of the Public Service. The [ Rev. Gibson Smith conducted a service at the residence in Brougham-street, and also officiated - at the graveside at Karori. Owing to an attack of scarlet fever Mr. Robert Mackay was unable to come from Nelson to attend his mother's funeral. Wreaths were sent by all the departments in the Government Printing Office. Amongst the many expressions of sympathy received was one from the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister in charge of the Government I Printing Office. J The following appointments appear j in the Gazette: — Messrs. E. W. Porritt, Stipendiary Magistrate and warden ; J. F. Murphy (Raurimu), J. Annison (Ohakune), A. Merson (Ohakune) J. M. ! M'Rae (Raetihi), J. Allan (Karori), W. Merson (Raetihi), P. G. Smith (Raetihi), H. Marryatt (Raehiti), G. Powell (Raetihi), A. W. Ashwell (Raetihi), J. M'Lean (Rangataua), A. C. Henderson (Raetihi), and W. M'Nie (Orautoha), j officers under the Fisheries Act ; Ara- j pate Akuhata (Carterton), interpreter j of the second grade ; George W. A. Clark (Eketahuna), Daniel Boyle (Mauriceville), William T. Coad (Patea), deputy-registrars of marriages, etc. ; J. W. Burgess, to regulate the trafiic and navigation of Picton Harbour, when regattas or boat races are held. Two lady doctors, Drs. Emma Irwin and Rosa Collier, are gazetted as public vaccinators. A private cablegram received in Wellington yesterday announced the death at Roehampton, near London, of Mr. William Gibson, who, was a hardware merchant here many years ago. , The deceased gentleman was a native of Aberdeen, and had reached the age of 77. After spending some time in Australia, he came to Wellington in 1867, and became proprietor of an ironmongery business at the corner of Featheiston and Grey-streets. Ten years later ho sold out to Wm. Dawson and Co., and returned to the Old Country in the ship Avalanche, which was wrecked, with great loss of life, on her next trip. Mr ! Gibson took an active part in all matters for the advancement of the district, and he was one of the promoters of the j first company formed to work the Tara- i naki ironsand deposits. He has left a widow and a family of three sons and j three daughters. Mr. JoKn Scott, of ! the Wellington Meat Export Company, I is his nephew.