PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 April 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The chairman of the Nelson Education Board this morning welcomed Mr C. Thorp who was elected to fill the vacancy on the Board caused by the death of Mr Morris of Motneka. Mr Smith said that formerly Mr Thorp was one of their teachers and now was a practising solicitor. It was satisfactory that one who had left, the board's services had the desire and interest to join the board_nnd serve in this way also. He welcomed Mr Thorp as a valuable addition to the Board. In reply Mr Thorp regretted there should have been a vacancy. He trusted his relations would be as pleasant as they were when he was a servant of the board.

The Minister of Lands (the Hon. A. D. McLeod), with his private secretary. Mr Mulligan, arrived back from a tour of the Motneka electorate on Saturday evening, and left for Wellington by the Ngaio the. same night. Mr L. K. Ifodge. Registrar of Pensions for the. Nelson-Marlltorough district, left for Auckland on annual leave on Saturday. During his absence Mr W. L. Watson* of head office, Wellington, will be acting-registrar. Commercial Hotel visitors include Messrs Waters, Riddiford, Richards, Hawker, Watson, Barclay, McAlpine Kandrup, Morrison, Ott. McKessock, Miami Mrs Pettier, Mr and Mrs Ott, Mr and Mrs Clouston, Mr and Mrs Spedding. Col. and Mrs Hunter. Mrs Waters, Mrs Spedding. Mrs Tnrnbnll, Misses Cordon, Norish, Addinell. Hunter.