PERSONAL.

Northern Advocate, 22 October 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr. Todd, the newly-appointed medical officer for Waipu. left for that district yesterday.

Mr. K. S. Williams, who at the recent by-election was returned to represent the Bay of Plenty electorate, on Monday night took the oath and sat for the firstttir e as a member of Parliament.

Mr. C. R. Orr Walker, who was noted in this column yesterday as having been appointed to the Magistracy, is a native of Auckland and has been practising as a solicitoi there for som c time past. He is a a son of the late Police-Sergeani Walker, who formerly stationed at Otahuhu and Newton. Mr. Walker commenced his career in the J.ustice Department in 1891 as a cadet in the Official Assignee's office in Auckland. After qualifying as a solicitor h e set up practice in Coromandel for a time before establishing himself in Auckland, and for a couple of years during the war was military representative in connection with the First Wellington Military Service Board

Interesting history of early settlement days in the Far North is associated with the career of the late Mr. John Daly Hayes, more popularly known as Captain Hayes, who was killed at Mount Eden railway station recently when attempting to cross the line. The deceased gentleman was bom at Whangaroa 89 years ago and was closely connected with the whaling industry which was a feature of the period. As the owner of bush lands he cut timber from the area and carried on a considerable trade in that commodity with Auckland, using a schooner of his own for the purpose. The homestead which he occupied still stands in prominent view at the Whangaroa harbour entrance. The late Mr. R. J. Seddon was counted among Mr. Hayes' many friends in the days long gone by. For some years past Mr. Hayes had resided in the Mount Eden district, Auckland, and is survived by Mrs. Hayes and eight married children.