PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 17921, 17 March 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

1 By resolution the Wellington Presbytery expressed its sympathy with the Rev. J. Gibson Smith, who is lying seriously ill in Brougham Street Hospital. The Presbytery offered prayer for 'Mr Smitiu Dr Thomas Gilray, medical superintendent of the Napier Hospital, on Monday forwarded his resignation to the board, to take effect from May 31. Much regret was expressed at a meeting of the board, and Mr Andrew suggested that the doctor’s resignation bo accepted as from June 30, and that ho be given a month’s leave on full pay. This suggestion was agreed to, and it was also decided to send a letter to the doctor expressing the board’s appreciation of his services and wishing him success in the future.

Mr John Fleming, who died at Kailiiku on Tuesday at the advanced age of eightythree years, was a very old. resident, having boon settled in tho district for forty-threo years, Ha came out in the Palmyra in 1355, and his wife, who survives him, together with a grown-up family uf two sons and two daughters, arrived in tho Nourmaha.l in the same year, Sim was a Miss Adam, and her family kept an accommodation-house at the Tateri in (ho early days.

On the occasion of his transfer to Auckland, Mr E, B. C. Murray, of tho local Land and Deeds Department, was made the recipient of a suitable presentation from his fellow-officers. Mr E. 0. Weir, who acted in the absence of tho registrar, expressed regret at tho loss of Mr Murray, and wished him every success in his new position. Mr Murray suitably responded.