PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17428, 15 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr D, J. Duggan; of ■ Addington, whose name appeared in the ballot published yesterday states that lie was ay cepted for voluntary enlistment some weeks ago, and was awaiting .final instructions to report' when drawn in the ballot.

Mr Henry Hugh Blackwell, only son of the Mayor of Kaiapoi, wjio enlisted Wfth tho aviation corps some nine months ago and who commenced his training at the Auckland Aviation Camp about three months since, expects to undergo tho military flying testa today. Mrs and Miss Blackwell have gone to Auckland to witness the tests. At yesterday’s meeting of the general oomniitteo of the Canterbury - Agricultural and - Pastoral Association a motion was passed expressing condolence with the relatives of the late Mr H. P. ‘Murray-Aymsley. The chairman (Mr 0. H. Ensor) said that Mr MurrayAynsley had done more good work for the association than any other member,, and it was fitting , that his services should be recorded. * j *

Having completed forty-three years of service with the Government, Mr F. K. de Castro, secretary for Education, retires on superannuation on June 30, and ■in the meantime will take the usual three mbnths’ leave of absence. Air do Castro entered the Civil Servico as a ciidct/in the Treasury', and from that Department ho was transferred to tho Education Department on its creation in 1878. He worked his way up to be chief clerk, ang when Sir Edward Gibbes retired be. succeeded - to the secretaryship.

Mr William Ward, who died recently at Ngftwha, Bay of Islands, was one of the six teachers appointed in 18/4 in London by Lord Lyttelton to proceed to Canterbury to reorganise .he schools under the new Education. Ac*.' Of* those six teachers, Mr Hilt, the recently retired inspector ,of schools in Hawke’s Bay, is now the only survivor. The late Mr Ward was in tho first instance appointed to Wnimate, Sooth Canterbury, and whilst there he participated in iho formation of the New Zealand Educational Institute, of which he was the first Canterbury delegate/ He was' well known in the teaching world for his ability and integrity, .and his kindly disposition made hm friends everywhere. He retired on superannuation twelve yenrs ago, and has lived during the past few yen,re at. tho Bay of Islands. The deceased, who Was born ifi London seventy-six years ago, had been a teacher for fifty years And had never been absent from school during the whole of that time. The last school of which he was head master was the one at Havelock, Marlborough. Hi» wife died a year ago. Ho has left two sons (Mr W. F. Ward, barrister, Wellington, and Mr'E H. Ward, on 'the'staff of the Napier Boys’ High School), and a daughter (Mrs M’Namara, Ngawha, Bay of Islands), i ' ■ 5= ===== •