PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1931, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

ilr. I. M. Gault, of Wellington, was admitted yesterday as a solicitor of the Supreme Court, by Mr. Justice Blair on the motion of .Mr. J?. Holusworth. Mr. E. G. Bcaueliamp, oi: the Eastern Extension Cable Company's staff at Singapore, who is on holiday leave ,in Now Zealand, arrived from Christehureh this morning. He will leave Wellington to-morrow for Hamilton. Mr. 1\ C. Ayson was farewelled-yes-terday by the stuff of tlio Lands and Deeds Department on the occasion of his leaving to enter into legal practice. Mi1. Ayson has been engaged in- special work in the Department for some years. Amongst Wellington officers in the Post and Telegraph Department who retire to-day are Messr'B. A. P. Bennett, chief inspector, A. G. Keating, senior supervisor of the telegraph office, and J. W. M'Lean, assistant postmaster. Mr. H. W. Allan, superintendent of the telegraph oi'fice, retired recently. Sergeant Hogan; of Botoriia, lias ■been transferred to the . Wellington South Police Station to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sergeant Keid. Sergeant O'Neill, of Onehunga, has been promoted to.the rank of Senior Sergeant and transferred. to Hastings. Word has been received of tho death of Mr. P." B. Stewart, manager of tho National Bank of New Zealand at Hamilton for many years. Mr. Stewart, who "was nearly sixty years of age, was on the point of retiring on pension when he died suddenly. Mr. W. J. Grant; assistant editor "Rangoon Times," and author 'of "Forbes Ingrani," will arrive in 'Wellington by the Marama, sailing from Sydney on 2nd April. Ho is studying political and economic conditions in Australasia and will remain in Wellington for several days. A presentation was made yesterday to Mr. T. M'lnorney, a well-known officer in the head office of the Valuation Department, who is retiring on superannuation.' In making the- presentation, the Valuer-General spoko in eulogistic terms of Mr. M'lnerney's excellent work during his long association with, the Department. The chief clerk and other officers, also made brief speeches. Mr. M'lnerney suitably replied. ■ Mr. H. K. van Borssum, after 31 years' service in the Government Printing ■ Office, and for 17 years in-, charge of the printing of the "New Zealand Gazette," is retiring on superannuation. He was presented yesterday by his fellow-craftsmen with a well-filled wallet. In making the presentation, Mr. W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, expressed appreciation of the valuable service rendered by Mr. van Borssum. At the first meeting of the newlyelected executive held at Trentham, Captain. H. T. Marshall, M.C., Wellington, was unanimously re-elected chairman, and Captain B; Crawford, Invercargill, was re-elected ■ vice-chair-man. An emergency committee was also appointed, consisting of the chairman (Captain E. Davis, N.Z.S.C.), Captain W. Masefield, and President W. M'Bain. Mi-. P. B. M. Hanna, Inspector .for the North Island for the. National Bank of New Zealand,.is to be transferred to the London office of the bank. He will probably - : remain in London for twelve months. Mrs. Hanna will accompany him. He was formerly assistant-manager of the National Bank at Auckland, and manager at Dunedin, and was brought from that city to Wellington for inspection duties. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna leave Wellington for London towards tho end of next month. Mr. F. H. Hawkins, of Makara, died last week at the age of 83. He was the third son of the late Be-v. G. Hawkins, who settled at Makara. in 1864 after his retirement from tho Customs Department. Mr. E. B. Hawkins, of Greytown, is a brother of the deceased, and Mrs. W. Smith and Mrs,. H. Scott, of Wellington,, are sisters. The lato Mr. Hawkius was: first chairman of the MakaTa County Council and also a Justice of the Peace. He is survived by his widow, ihreo sons, Messrs. A. P. Hawkins, A. P. Hawkins, and H. G. Hawkins ■ of Makara, and three daughters, Mesaames A. Ccderman, of Hokitika, B. Harkness, of New Plymouth, and H. i. Vosseler, of Stratford. There are 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchU-dren. . . A very pleasant word of good-bye and fiienaiy feeling was expressed at a presentation .to Mr. Taplin the -assistant clerk of works of the Wellington.Harbour Board, who retired from the board's services after 23* years-, continual service; Mr. K. T. Jenssenresident engineer, in presenting Mr. Taplin with a travelling-rug, referred to his long association with the Board, during which period lie had had a share in many important wovks. Mr. laplin was also presented on behalf of the Maintenance Department of the board with a case of pipes. In replying, Mr. Taplin thanked Mr. Jenssen for his kind remarks and good wishes, and said lie had made many genuine and good friends on the Harbour Board's, staff. He thanked the- staff for theii liandsome presents and wished the departments he had been associated with overy success in all their future works.