PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4305, 14 March 1901, Page 5

PERSONAL

Air John Yeung has' been re-elected to fill the vacancy on the Board of Governors of tho Girls’ High School. Dr Pomare, a distinguished Maori, who possesses a United States medical diploma, has been appointed an officer of the New Zealand Health Department. He will undertake work amongst the Alaoris.

Air P. R. Sargood, late Dunedin manager of the firm of Sargood, Son and Ewcn, intends to leave by the Talune on the 21st inst., en route for London, to assume new duties in connection with the firm’s London house.

Mr E. M. Smith, AI.H.R. for New Plymouth, is in town, having oome here to interview Ministers in regard to matters concerning his electorate. Air Smith will accompany the Hon A. J. Oadman to London, leaving by way of Auckland, on April 2nd, to seek to interest capitalists at Home in assisting to develop the mineral resources of the colony. As an aid to this mission, Mr Smith has collected Samples of Taranaki ironsand, coal, limestone, etc., which he is to take with him. According to the Taranaki “News,” the Hon A. J. Cadman and Mr Smith have just completed au exhaustive examination of the ironsand, limestone and coal deposits of the Mokau district, and it is understood that- they will endeavour to interest capitalists at Home in the development of the mineral resources there.

It is stated that the Government has offered a seat on the Education Commission. to Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., and that the member for Masterton will probably accept the position. Mr Hogg has taken up a very -pronounced attitude in regard to recent educational developments, and has not hesitated to condemn in unequivocal terms the attitude assumed of late by the officers of the Education Department towards the Boards. Whether or not Mr Hogg has been selected to represent the Government or the Legislature on the Commission deponent sayeth not, but a section of the community interested in educational matters will welcome his selection in whatever capacity, because of the very intelligent interest he has for years evinced in questions affecting the training of thd young in cur schools.