PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 55, 2 September 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. J. Allen left for Auckland to-day on a visit of inspection to the military and internment camps and hospitals.

Mr. 'John Deck, manager for Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., left Wellington by the Kaitoa last evening on a visit to Nelson.

Mr. W. J.. Napier, of Auckland, has been appointed New Zealand representative oi the British Empire Land Settlement Committee.

The Port Health Officer (Dr. Pollen), who has been in the South Island with the War Pensions Board, returned to Wellington yesterday.

The death took place at Manaia. on Wednesday of Mr. William Vine, an old resident of the district, at the age of 79 years. He was for a time proprietor of the Hawera-Opunake coach line.

Sergt. Roy Tansley, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and a brother of Mr. Tansley, Official Assignee for the Wellington district, is now in England on the permanent staff. ' . ,

Councillor George Frost (Chairman of tlie City Reserves Committee) and the Town Clerk (Mr. J. R. Palmer), who have been visiting Auckland on municipal business, returned to Wellington yesterday.

The Hon. J. T. Paul,' M.L.0., president of the Clothing Trades Employees' Federation, is at present in Wellington, en route to Auckland, where lie has business connected with his organisation to transact.

Messrs. W. T. Young, W. Belcher, and W. Simpson left- Wellington' to-day for Melbourne,' where they will, represent the Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand at the Australian Seamen's Conference.

Mr. D. C. Bates, Director of Meteorological Services, will leave this evening for the West Coast of the South Island on business connected with the Department. He will be absent from Welling-' ton for about a week.

A Suva paper contains an appreciative reference to Sub-Inspector Cantlon, who is now stationed there, and who for three and a-half years was a member of the police force in' Wellington. The journal describes the sub-inspector as being endowed with plenty of tact, and "one of the practical men for whom the elected members of the Legislative Council are yearning."

Mr. W. F. Inder, solicitor, died tliis morning after a short illness, at the age of 47 (reports a Press Association mes-* sage from Gore). Deceased, who was a son of the late Mr. Walter Inder, of Naseby, entered the legal firm of Siev-' wright and James, Dundein, subsequently practised at Naseby, and then at Auckland, whence he came to Gore, where he practised for 19 years. He was twice married, and is survived by a daughter by his first wife. He was well known throughout the Dominion, and was associated at Gore with various philanthropic, business, defence, and.sporting institutions. ,