PERSONAL
The Mayor of Lower Hutt, Mr. J. W. Andrews, was a visitor to Auckland last week on public business.
Brigadier Kippenberger lias taken up residence in Lower Hutt. « * « Tlie Postmaster-General. Mr. P. Webb, last week announced his retirement from politics.
Mr. Maurice Ralph is expected to return to Dower Hutt this week after louring New Zealand as advance manager for Todd Duncan. the eminent Negro bass-baritone.
Mr. S. Blackley, a member of the Hutt Valley Power Board, has returned from a visit to Auckland and Rotorua.
Mr. E. Hutt, who has resigned the position of superintendent of reserves to the Lower Hutt City Council in order to take up an appointment at Wellington, will be farewelled by the Reserves Department in the pavilion at the Recreation Ground on Wednesday, October 30th.
The Archbishop of New Zealand has appointed the Ven. H. Petrie, Archdeacon of Rangitikei, as his commissary to administer the affairs of the diocese of Wellington, pending the appointment of a bishop to succeed the Rt. Rev. St. Barbe Hoiland.
Mr. Charles Henderson, F.T.C.L., special examiner in elocution for the Trinity College of Music, London, has arrived in New Zealand. During the war he served in the Royal Air Force.
Mr. R. W. Toomaih has returned to Petone from a visit lo Australia.
Mr. Afhol F. Gibbons, of Hamilton, has been elected chairman of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Red Cross Society.
On medical advice the Minister of Agriculture. Mr. B. Roberts, M.P. for Wairarapa, has decided not to stand for re-election to Parliament.
Mr. J. T. Paul, who was director of publicity during the war years, and Mr. P. J. O'Regan, for some time president, of the Court of Arbitration, have been appointed to the. Legislative Council.
The resignation of Mr. G. A. Booth, sanitary inspector, was received with regret at the last meeting of the Petone Borough Council. The council congratulated Mr. Booth on his appointment !o the National Symphony Orchestra.
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Hutt News, Volume 20, Issue 16, 18 September 1946, Page 7
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