PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21049, 7 December 1931, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. H. Armitage, of Napier, is at tU "1 Royal Hotel. Mr. C. H. Hodson, of Hamilton in „f the Star Hotel. 5w at "1 VMr. and Mrs. H. Bate, of Napier, am the Royal Hotel. < a t Mr. D. Reese, of Christchurch is the Grand Hotel. ' Mr. A. V. Hannah, of Melbourne i« =» the Station Hotel. ' at Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Patterson, of Well ington, are at the Star Hotel. " ' " Mr. George Baildon returned to Auckland from Wellington yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. of Waipukurau, are at the Grand Hotel. Mr. R. Girling-Butcher, inspector of eJ -.. plosives, arrived from Wellington at the week-end. He is at the Star Hotel. Archdoacon F. G. Evans,, of New Ply. mouth, and Mrs. Evans, who have been visiting Auckland, left for Rotors on Saturday. • ■ Mr. M. A. Carr, Mr. J. Coates and Mr. Maurice Smith, of Wellington, and Mr", H. Weston, of New Plymouth, are at lti« Hotel Cargen. ; > Mr. Justice Reed, chairman of the Prisons Board, arrived from the yesterday to attend a sitting of the board in Auckland. He is at the Hotel Cargen. Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of the Auck-* land Hospital Board, left for Wellington last evening to attend a meeting of "iho" executive of the Hospital Boards' Assochition, of which he is chairman. Dr. E. P. Neale, secretary of the And:land Chamber of Commerce, who has been, in hospital for the past week, is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. He fj expected to resume his duties next week. MINISTERS' MOVEMENTS. The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, who spent the week-end at his home at Cheviot, will return to Wellington early this week. The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, will arrive in Auckland early this afternoon after spending the week-end at his home at Matakohe. At 2.30 p.m. Mr. Coates will receive a deputa,.. tion of Auckland M.P.'s at the Grand Hotel, to discuss the allocation and rationing of relief work over the Christmas period. He will leave for Wellington by the limited express this evening.