It is understood that the successor of Mr S. Percy Smith, Surveyor-General, whose retirement on pension has already been announced to take place in June next, will be selected from Mr A. flwron (Under-Seeretary for Lands),- Mr JW. A. Marchant (Commissioner tor m Crown Lands, Wellington) or Mr Gv Mueller (Commissioner for Crown Lands, Auckland). . On Monday evening Commander Tin* bault and Lieutenant Docteur dined at the French Consulate. Amongst other guests was the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout). Yesterday morning the Pre* mier returned to the captain °f ,5 ' French warship the official visit he had received the day before. The chairman p and members of the Harbour Board also called on Captain Thibault, of ■tlie Eure, as did the Consuls for Portugal,* 1 Sweden and Norway and Germany- *ji® ' Countess de Courte ha 3 issued invitations for a garden party to-day in henour of the French officers. ram
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New Zealand Mail, 8 February 1900, Page 34
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