PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16202, 12 April 1916, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

I Mr. W. J. Napier left Auckland lot (Wellington by the midday express yesterday.--

Mr.* Harry A. Horrcks was admitted to practice as a solicitor yesterday by Mr. Justice Chapman, on Dr. Bamford's motion.

Mr. James Buttle, genera! manager of tlia New Zealand Insurance (-ompany, who underwent an operation last week, is improving in health

Mr. Frank Robinson, cs shier of the. Auckland Harboui Board, having been accepted for active service, was gnnt.ed leave of absence yesterday, ca the usual terms.

Dr. C. J. Wood. Bishop of Melanesia, who is at presert in Adelaide, will return to New Zealand after Faster, to attend the meeting m the Go/oral Synod of the Church ,f England, io be, Ik 'J ;u Christchurch on May 3.

Dr. Michael Watt, of Dunedin, has been appointed to the position of acting district health officer in Otago, in fuccession to Dr. Sydney Sm th, who was transferred some time ago to Wellington. Dr. Watt at one time practised at Ngaruawahiu.

Sir Joseph Ward, Bart.. Minister for Finance, arrived from Wellington by the Main run'; express yesterday morning, and took part m the reception to returned soldiers. Sir Joseph left again by last night's express, en route, via Napier, to (_! is borne, where lie is to address a recruiting meeting 011 Thursday.

The Hon. A. M. Myers, Minister for Munitions, left for Wellington last night by tho M.'iin Trunk express. Mr. Mvers, who is M.nister in charge of the National Provident Fund, will confer in Wellington with tho representative.! of tho friendly societies concerning tho complaint of the latter the. • tho fund mi question unfairly competes with the soc sties.

Lieutenant-Colonel Cummin:; arrived at Cambridge, from Wellington, on Sunday, to inspect the 16t'\ Waikato, Regime; ', camp there, and returned the same night by tho express. Mrs. Gumming, who acooniDanied the colonel, was the recipient, at, the officers' mess on Sunday, of a framed portrait of Colonel Cummins. Tho presentation was made by Captain Gilmer, who snoke of the high esteem in which Colonel Cumming was held by the whole regiment. At the same time, he congratulated the departing officer on going to the front.