PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16048, 1 October 1912, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Tlio Hon D. Buddo sailed for Wellington by t he Mararoa last evening. Dr and Mrs Moricc, of Groyinoutb, are at present on a visit to Christchurch.

The St Albans School Committee has recommended Miss Rugstead and Mrs Glanville for the position of assistant teacher in the school. Mr G. Witty, M.P., Mr G. W. Russell, M.P., and Mr T. H. Davcy, M.P., were passengers for Wellington by the Mararoa last night. Mr H. Silbon Aloe, who has been a member of tho staff cf tho Theatre Royal in Christchurch for eleven years, has accepted a position in Wellington and will leave for that city in a few weeks.

Mr R. B. Morris, chief postmaster in Christchurch, is suffering from a nervous breakdown, and. acting on medical : advice, has obtained three months’ leave of absence. He will leave Christchurch on Thureday for the South Sea Islands. A telegram f rom Timaru states that on Saturday evening business men made a presentation of a purse of sovereigns to Mr Matheson, stationmaster, who is being transferred to Lyttelton, and last evening the waterside workers made him and also Mrs Matheson presents. Mr A. G. Aldridge, who haa resigned his position oil the clerical staff c-f the Christchurch Tramway Board, was yesterday presented with a case of pipes and a gold-mounted fountain pen, as a token of tlio esteem and respect in which he was held by the staff. Tim presentation was made by Mr F. Thompson, general manager, who referred in complimentary terms to Mr Aldridge's many excellent qualities. Yesterday Mr C. R. Pollen, Commissioner -of Crown Lands, presented Mr A. A. M’Nab, Receiver of Land Revenue, with a set of fish knives and forks and a thermos flask, on tlio occasion cf Mr M’Nab’s retirement from tlio service on superannuation. Mr Pollan, in making the presentation on behalf of tho staff, referred to Mr M'Nail's long eervieo. He said that Mr M’Nnb had been with the Department for thirty-six years and had spent twenty years in Christchurch. He was an efficient officer, and tho men of tho Christchurch office were particularly sorry that lie was going. Mr A. Costello said that he had been associated with air M’Nab for over fifteen years and ho wished to express his thanks for all that Mr M’Nnb liad done for him. He had heard on good authority that tho head office regarded tho Christchurch branch as the least troublesome in tho dominion, and that was due to Mr M’Nab’s efficiency. Mr lII’ .'Cab briefly thanked bis colleagues for their kindly expressions, mid remark id oil the growth of the volume of business of tlio office with which lie had been connected. When he joined tho office, he said, there had been threo hundred tenants, but now there wero

over three thousand, and the receiver of revenue hud no light task. Although tbe office was regarded as well conducted the staffing was not strengthened numerically. It had actually decreased in numbers, but with Mr C-ostcllo’s able assistance lie had been able to “worry” through. Ho wan sorry to leave so many friends, but ho was glad to bo able to got' away and enjoy real liberty, after long service in tho Department.