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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21646, 23 February 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. J. Porter, Hamilton, are staying at Almadale Guest House. Lieutenant-General E. Put tick. C. 8., D. 5.0., N.Z.S.C.. General Officer Commanding (lie New Zealand Military Forces, will visit Gisborne to-morrow accompanied by Mrs. Puttick. General and Mrs. Puttick will proceed northward on Sunday, with Auckland as their most northerly destination. Mr. J. M. Jenkins, who lias been a member of Hie Timaru Borough Council since 1941 and who has had considerable public, semi-public and commercial experience, last night was appointed town clerk of Timaru, in succession to Mr. A. E. S. Killick. who resigned after 16 years' service. There were 35 applicants for the position.—P.A. Mr. N. R. Jameson, of Onga Onga, first chairman of the newlyconstituted New Zealand Wool Council, and chairman of the Hawke's Bay provincial executive of the Farmers' Union, is to visit England shortly to attend a wool conference to be held in London. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Staunton John Duff has been appointed a member of the Canteen Board, in place of Colonel C. W. Salmon, retired. —P.A. Mr. L. T. Burnard was re-elected chairman of the Gisborne High School Board of Governors at the annual meeting of the board yesterday. II was decided to send a letter of appreciation to a former member, Mr. H. H. Do Costa, for his services to the board for 10 years, ■