PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18052, 21 August 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr W. T. Morpeth, chief draughtsman of tlie Lands and Survey department at Wellington, ha- been appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands at Hokitika. Mr V/. Gibson, an ex-student of the Otago School of Mines, has been appointed director of the Queenstown (Mount Lyell) School of Mines.

Mr Herbert Black, the only surviving son of the late Professor Black, of Otago University, and an ex-student of the Otago School of Mines, has been appointed director of the Zceliau School of Mines, Tasmania.

A. presentation of a case of pipes, a tobacco pouch, and a handbag for his wife was made last week to Mr Duncan M'Donald, foreman at the Dunedin goods sheds, who has left the service to go on the land in Otago Central.

A very pleasant function took place in Mr J. Kernohan’s rooms on Friday afternoon, when the stall and a few friends made a presentation to Miss Kcniohan, who is leaving for Hawke’s Bay.

Dr S. G. Traill, chief medical officer of Western Samoa, arrived in Auckland by the Nav-na- last week. His stay in Now Zealand is chiefly of a health recruiting nature, but ho will also transact certain official business while in the dominion.

Tho promotions in the Customs Department announced in Saturday’s issue are consequent upon the voluntary retirement on superannuation of Mr E. R. Brabazon (collector at Wellington) and Mr F. J. Walker (collector at "Wanganui). The Rev. Graham Balfour, his wife, and their baby, are expected to return to Dunedin from'Australia on the next trip of the Pa-loona. Mr A. W. Wheeler, assistant general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, 0 is at present visiting Dunedin.