PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Minister of Lands (the Hon. A. D. M'Leod) will visit the Auckland district in the New Year.

The Hon. C. E. Statham (Speaker of the House of Representatives) left for Dunedin last night.

The ■ Minister' of Defence (the Hon. Sir R, Heaton Rhodes) left for tho Sonth last nipht.

' The Hon. ,R. F., Bollard. (Minister of Internal' Affairs) left for the South last night. Ho will be absent for. some weeks. ' ~ '

r Mr. G. Witty, M.P., for Riccarton, and Mr. H. Poland, M.P. for Ohinemuri, are visiting Wellington. ,

> A Press Association telegram from Hokitika states that Mr. Patrick Clare, a well-known setVer*at Totara, Ross, died yesterday, aged 84 years. •

The Rev. F. Pring Rowe, vicar of All Saints' Parish, Nelson, , has forwarded his resignation to the Bishop of Nelson. He will, relinquish his duties early-..,in March of next year and return-to England. • ■ -■-.•.■'

ilr.; A. R.: Hislop, of Wellington, was in London when the mail left, contemplatingreturning to' New Zealand in the Aorangi. He had made visits to most of the engineering centres of England and Scotland arid hoped, before finally leaving London, to go to Paris for a, few days.

Mr. W. E. Fuller, manager of the Coastal Shipping"' Department," of Messrs. Levin and 4C0., Wellington, yesterday completed SO years' service with tho firm, and was the recipient of many congratulations from the staff on the attainment of such a record. '

His Grace Archbishop Redwood, accompanied by the • Rev. Father Gilmartin, CiS.S.R., are at Blenheim. The Archibshop laid the foundation-stone of the new Picton school on Sunday afternoon, and will lay the foundation-stone, of the new Catholic Church at Havelock on the next Sunday.

A. motion expressing appreciation of the services of the late Mr. H. S. Woolcottas a member of the Fire Brigade, and^ sympathy with his relatives, was carried in silence' at last night's meeting of the City Council. The Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright) paid a high tribute to the services of the late/Mr. Woolcott, who had been responsible for saving Wellington from; many disastrous fires.

A Press. Association message from Invercargill to-day- states that the death occurred suddenly -at'"the. Grand. Hotel of Mr. Horatio A.' Massey, a sawmiller, who'owned mills in various parts of Southland. Deceased recently returned from Europe, wTiich he visited four times since the war. He is survived by his widow and daughter, two sons who held commissions having been killed in France. ' -. '■■

':..' Mr. Cyril Roy Knight, an Australian now of New York, has been appointed Professor of Architecture att the Auckland University College, states a Press Association message. Professor Knight is a native of Sydney, arid is only ; 31 years of age. "He served overseas with the Australian Field Engineers, and has, studied in England, Paris, and America. I He holds the.-.first-class honours degree in architecture of the Liverpool Univer- | sity, and is_an associate member of the I Royal Institute of : British .Architects. " :'

The death has occurred at Matawhero of Mr. Paratene' Ngata, father of Hhe Hon. Apirana T. Ngata, aged between 70 and 80 years. Paratene Ngata was one' 'of- the foremost members of the famous Ngatiporou tribe.- He was a keen supporter of any- . movement to bring Maori, land on. the East Coast under cultivation, and supported advanced ideas in farming.. In the early: days' deceased was' known throughout the Noi'th Island as a native agent and Land Court assessor. His wife predeceased him many years ago... Deceased, .who. had been ailing for .the last, twelve months; leaves three., son'sj Rehata, Hone, and Apirana-.—Press". Assn. .. '■'

The funeral of the late Mr. James C. Stevens, a prominent, figure in farming and' sawniilling circles in Wairarapa, who.died in Wellington on Friday, took plaoe.on Sunday, morning. Tlie service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev: Archdeacon Johnson, of St. Paul's, and the pall-bearers were Messrs. C J. B. Norwood, F. Vosseler, P. G. Morgan, and C. Campbell, members'of the Victoria Bowling-. Club, of which the deceased was a member., Mr: Stevens was born in New Zealand in 1852, and was the third son of the late Mr. Charles Stevens, who settled "in the colony in 1840. He was educated at the Porirua, Private School, 'and he engaged .until 1881. in .various ' callings, principally at mill work. Removing, to Wadrarapa, ht established the Carterton mill, which he worked with great success, and ht .later established other mills in the same district, includiijg that at Masterton, which, commenced operations in-1895. He took a keen and active interest in local affairs in Wairarapa, b«ing a member at various times of the Taratahi-Carterton Road Board, the Carterton School Committee, ' and. the, Carterton Borough Council. He ,was also connected with several commercial ' enterprises :in . the district. In sporting he; was a member-of the Taratahi Jockey Club, and took a great interest in.:cricket. The late Mr. Stevens had resided in'Wellington-for! the last twenty years. He is survived by his wife and seven adult daughters. His only surviving sister is Mrs. Warren, of Auckland,, mother-in-law, of Brigadier-Geiieral Richardson, Administrator of Samoa.' The funeral was largely attended by friend* and r datives frum all parts of Wellington and district..'■'■ .. . ' :. '.