PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24203, 19 February 1942, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. L. J Stevens left for Wellington last night. Mr. J. Tyler, city engineer, left for Wellington yesterday atternoon.Captain S. E. A. Gregory, shore superintendent of the Port Line i a Wellington, is at the Station Hotel Mr. C. M TurrelL general manager and director of the New Zealand Ship, ping Company, Limited, arrived from Wellington yesterday, and will leave for the south to-night.

Mr. .T. R. Frethev, chief accountant § of the National Bank of New Zealand, I is to retire at end of next month! 1 He has been attached to the general I manager's staff for some years. Professor H. W. Segar and Mr. A. T. Pycrott have been chosen by the ! Council ot the Auckland Institute and Museum to represent it on the council oi tiie Royal Society ot New Zealand. / Mr. A. W B. Powell has been appointed acting-director of the Auck- ; land War Memorial Museum, and act- I ing-secretary of the In-titute and Museum Council. He replaces Lieut-enant-Colonel G. Archey. 0.8. E., *ho is now serving with the forces. Mr. W. E. Monk, assistant manager of the Auckland branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, hag been appointed chief accountmt of the bank in Wellington. He will be si#, ceeded by Mr. H. W. Whyte. at present attached to the general managers office. The Hon. P. C. Webb. Minister of r.abour. arrived from the south yesterday, and i.s at the Mation Hotel. He will spend about a week in Auckland, the principal purpose of this trip being to visit various industries and inspect progress made. He attended a meeting of the Onehunga Labour Representation Committee last night.