PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3677, 1 March 1899, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr H. H. Woltors has resigned the position of town clerk of Carterton, which he lias held for a long series of years. .

Mr George .Fisher, M.H.R., and Mr McAlister, of the Premier’s clerical staff, were passengers on- the Tutanekai during her recent cruise to the southern islands. . It is pleasant to be able to announce that Mr S. Lancaster, one of our oldest settlers, who recently* passed through a serious illness, is on the high road towards recovery. ~ Superintendent T. Hugo, of Adelaide, the newly-appointed captain of the Wellington Municipal Fire Brigade, is, a passenger by the Waikare, due here from Sydney’ qt a late hour to-night. Mr' P. M. Scully, of Auckland, and Mr W. McNickle, of L’unedin, hava been appointed as representatives of the,, postal and telegraph branches respectively bn the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board. Mr McNickle was re-elected, -Mr-Scudy being; appointed in the place of Mr Stevens., Onfe of the oldest, if not the oldest messenger at' Parliament House —Mr William John* Mooney—died at his residence, Tinakori road.’at 6.15 o’clock last night at the early age of 45 years. For some years past Mr Mooney has been messenger to the Speaker (Sir Maurice O’Rprke). He, felt the stress of last session very severely, and while in weak health was prostrated with measles. He then contracted a cold, which developed pleurisy and pneumonia, of which he died. The deceased has left a wife and one child.