PERSONAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11842, 20 December 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

PERSONAL.

■ - &V' a movement lias been started in Lyttelton (with the object of erecting a monument in the public cemetery there in memory of the ~ late Mr. John Joyce. Chief-Inspector Lee, , who is retiring . from ■ the • service of the Wellington Ed ligation Board, has been presented with a solid silver tea and coffee service by the teachers of the Wellington district. v, Tenders are now being invited for the . erection of the. memorial cairn to , the late •'Sir John McKenzie. It is to be of unhewn stone, 68ft high, tapering from 30ft in diameter at the base to Bft at the top, i" and surmounted by a Maltese cross - 9ft • high. '•

Replying to a message of congratulation

from the Wellington branch of the Irish Federation, Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., who . is now in Melbourne, states that owing to ; . arrangements which lie has made, it is most unlikely that he will be able to visit New ••- (Zealand. :v <■ • ■ •

" Mr. J. A. Millar, M.H.R., was presented "on Dec. 12 by friends with a handsome gold •v - chronometer, V and purse containing 70 • : sovereigns, in recognition of his action in advocating an all-red ocean mail service, . and opposing the contract with Messrs. Spreckels and Co., V Mr. G. J. Browne retired on Dec. 5 from position of chief-postmaster at Onehunga. On December 4 ' Mr*. Browne was entertained at afternoon tea by members of the staff, and was afterwards presented •with a pair of field-glasses by Mr. WilV;. liams, on behalf of his fellow officers. Mr. W. Stewart, who has been connected fit. >witu the firm of Messrs. John Burns and ■ Co. for many years past, has severed his connection with the firm, and left for £V:V; Australia and; Europe by the Warrimoo on the 16th iftst. On' November 30 the staff of the firm met in the warehouse, f.ni V ■ \ presented Mr. Stewart with ; a handsome § diamond ring, as. a token. of their esteem.; After the business or the Thames K Borough Council 'had been disposed of on k Dec. 12 a very pleasing function took place. viz., the presentation of a handsome silver cup to His Worship the Mayor of the . . " . Thames (Mr. Trembath) for his little ; daughter that was born during the month "rf? of November last. The town clerk (Mr. Vr," Bruce) made the presentation, which, he •x ; v said, had been subscribed for by the borough staff. The cup was beautifully j -graved. ' ' j - Mr. J. W. A. Marchant, who is to be I - Surveyor-General in succession to Mr. ; S. Percy Smith, Was born in 1841, in India. ■ tn 1862 he passed his examination before the Board of Examiners for Surveyors in • Victoria, and was licensed as a surveyor in 1 1863. He came over to Otago in the gold rush in 1863, taking up a claim on the Clutha '• River. He and his mates were 'flooded out in the winter of that year, and he then settled in Invercargill, and renewed the practice of his profession." : . , Mr. Albert Heim, of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, arrived in Au:klar<d ; ,hv the last mail Steamer from 'Frisco. His visit to New Zealand is for the purpose of >• \ •gaining information as to ; the geology of the ' colony, and more especially of tli *. "Southern Alps. He intends touring the ■ .whole colony, timing his departure so as r; to be back in Zurich in May, in orihr to c', take up his lectures again. He visited the r - 'Rotoriia. district first, and then proceed -• South.'-. He is accompanied by Dr. Hui:dtausen, another scientist. ; - At the recent convention of the Auckf; S land Provincial Christian Endeavour Union, very general regret was expressed that Mr. W. Cooper, who had been secre- ' tary 'to the union for the past few -"ears, ■ , was unable to accept reappointment. ' xLis ■was shown in a practical manner at theimonthly meeting ,'of the council, held in the •; Tabernacle social-room' on December 13, when the. Rev. Joseph Clark (president of the union) presented Mr. Cooper, -„ on behalf of the officers and members, v.tii C ' a veiy handsome escritoire. }/.■ A very pleasing ceremony took place on . . November 27, at the usual . monthly £• * meeting of the United Service Lodge, _ N.Z.C., held in the , Ma-sonic Hall, • . , Princes-street, when there was an official s:; visit of the Grand Lodge. The Grandl- master (Brother Russell),, on behalf of the j?x officers and members of the U.S. Lodge, presented Brother L. H. Neumegen. with a i -; ' valuable treasurer's emblem, -as a mark of their appreciation for his. services for man/ years past. The Grandmaster stated that .he had only known of one other instance of such a jewel being presented. •\ . Mr. James Russell, solicitor, left Auckland &*' on Monday, Dec. 9 by the steamer Zcalandia, for Australia, en route for London, - . where he proposes to take up his residence permanently. On December 7 a very . large and representative gathering of the members of the Northern Club, gave a farewell dinner to -Mr. Russell, who was one of the founders of the club more than 30 years ago. Dr. Logan Campbell presided, and proposed the toast of the evening, to which « • Mr. Russell responded in felicitous terms. General regret was expressed at Mr. Russell's intended departure for England.Mr. Jackson Palmer, M.H.R. for Ohinemuri, was presented by. the executive of the Thames Miners' Union on Dec. 18, "with a ■ gold sovereign case filled with sovereigns, in - ' recognition of the valuable services rendered by that gentleman to the union in connection with the recent wages dispute. - - The presentation was made to Mr. < Palmer by Mr. M. O'Keeffe, president of the unioti. J| Z, Mr., O'Keeffe said both the executive and the union desired. to show in a practical form their appreciation of' Mr. Palmer services. Mr. W. 11. Potts, ex-president of the union, and other members, also spoke in high terms of the assistance rendered to the union by Mr. Palmer. •; In reply. Mr. Palmer thanked the donors for their valuable gift and appre- ■„ ciation of his services, and said he would always do all he could to further the union's ' interests. An interesting event was celebrated on December 14 at Carlton Gore, the residence •$ ;i " of the Rev—H. H. Lawry. Mr." Lawry having attained his 80th year on that day,'a; deputation composed of the ministers find circuit stewards of the Grafton Road Wesleyan circuit waited on him and presented an address of congratulation. The address, which was read by Mr. Thomas Buddie, letferred to Mr. Lawry's public ministry of more than 56' years in the colony, his'siueational work at Grafton Road and Wesley College, in -the interests of the; native race, his service in'connection with the' British and Foreign Bible Society, also to his ,'lo'ag residence in the Grafton Road circuit, and his practical concern in its welfare. The Rev. Mr. Lawry. delivered an appreciative address in reply, full of interesting historical reminiscences. An informal ceremony took place , at the ft • • Strand Cafe •on Monday, when a handsome framed illuminated address was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Moss, late managers of the , s Costley Home. Luncheon was first partaken 4 V of, the Rev. W. E.- Gillam presiding and leaving the guests of the occasion on ' his right and left. The address ■ exppressed " appreciation of' the efficiency and success, the firmness, kindness and patient devotion with which during a period of 11, years you have ' fulfilled the difficult - duties and perplexing responsibilities of managers of the Costley Home for the Aged Poor. We sincerely regret that inadequate and. unprovon : : charges made and adjudicated in camera by the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board should have occasioned your - sever- • • ance from the institution, and we bog you to accept the cordial expression of our; sympathy and confidence, of our unfeigned es•7; teem,' and of our best wishes for your future ; prosperity and usefulness." (Here followed 17 signatures.) ' Mr. . James McKerrow, who is about to; • retire from the position of chief of the Land Purchase Department, ; lias . been in the service of the colony for 12 years. He was born in Scotland in 1831, and landed; at Dunedin in 1859. He received an appointment in the Survey Department, and : ■ in 1861 was selected for the task of- surveying the mountainous portions of Otago. ■■ - Mr. A. Barron, Assistant Surveyor-General and Under-Secretary for Crown Lands, who i'V'sV is to succeed Mr. J. McKen-ow in the ' J lianas Purchase Department, . has, since ' the retirement of Mr. Percy Smith, per- - ' ormed the duties of the burveyor-General. arni '-»f r ° n l , me to New Zealand in 1861. Uovernmnnf ,^ ei ' vice of the Provincial cf the nrnw' '?- 0 " On the abolition by the LrvlvorV n 18 1 6 ' 1,0 was selected isixifj the new <i , a to r > B i&t in organM colony 6Qera ! Survey Department '