FIFTY YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 21415, 19 May 1933, Page 2

FIFTY YEARS AGO

FROM * STAR ’ FILES The well-known Edinburgh Publisher who conferred the name of Dunedin on our city is now known as Sir William Chambers, Bart. • « • • By the outgoing mail the immigration officer in Dunedin forwarded applications under the nominated system for 104 souls, equal to 851- statute adults. Their nationalities arc: English 20, Irish 19, Scottish 65. • ♦ • * The escort arrived in Dunedin last night, bringing . from the Central £25,000 worth of gold. « « « « The Rev. S. L. Currie, a now arrival, has been temporarily appointed to tho charge of the Presbyterian congreg'.tions in the Gatlins district. * ♦ • * Tho Rev. Dr Stuart’s idea of the formation in connection with the University of a gallery of portraits of early settlers and others who took an interest in the great work of forming the educational institutions of Otago has been taken up by several gentlemen, who have constituted themselves a committee to collect subscriptions for adding to those portraits already in the gallery one of Mr Macandrew. Mr .1. T. Mackerras is treasurer and Mr James Barr secretary.