PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4871, 24 January 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Tho Hon Hr Grace, M.L.C., was lash night reported to bu in :i critical state of health. Tho Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister for Customs, left Auckland for ‘Wellington yesterday afternoon. Tho Hon. W. I*. Crick, Now South W'ali-s Minister of 1/a.rid.-,, arrived at Auckland yesterday by tins Sierra. Mr A. A. Corrigan, manager of tho H.1.C., returned to Wellington last night after liaving spent a couple el weeks at Rotorua. A Press Association message from Hokitika states that Sergeant-Major McDonald, who is retiring From the poffCc, after ti.drty-fonr y<ars’ service, was presented by the members of tho force ill that district with a menemto. Our Otaki correspondent reports the marriage of Mr (leorge Harper, solicitor, to Mis 1 ; leva H’Ath, belli of Otaki. The brideum, ids were .Misses X. V. iiliams, Hurley, Lynch, Bennett and llytler, and the be-st man e/as Mr .It. Harper. The H'-y father Deiuch officiated. Mr A. 10 Ihi relay, who was defeated for tho caiy at the general election (says a. Press -VssocniiiOi! message irom Dunedin), was entertained at a “social” last night, and presented with a purse of sovereigns. The lists were not all in, but about LSU was. presented. The total iu expected to reach LIOO.

Mr C. C. Miles, wiio fur some yeans lived in Wellington during tho eighties :n secretary to the United Importers’ Company, and who subsequently filled ih« olliees of secretary to the Pal me r-Bt-o.’i Jockey Club and Palmerston Agricultural Society, made a Hying visit to Wellington this week from bis present residence at llangLwahia, Mr Miies is impressed by the great progress made by "Wellington city of late years, but is of opinion that a measure of the city’s prosperity is duo to the excellent business hacking it; gets from newly-opened and ferti& districts .such as those of Rangi■wa! lift a-ucl jliin^uvoka.