PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7109, 22 April 1910, Page 7

PERSONALIA

Messrs William iXash and James Magee,, both of Wadfcstown, have been appointed officers under the Fisheries Act. Mr Chas. Pal User, of Kent terrace, is confined to his bed with an attack of pleurisy. Dr Hamilton Gilmer has been selected to act as surgeon of H.M. prisons at Wellington, vice Dr C. D. Henry.

Tho 14ev. J. Dickie, M.A., of tho Presbyterian Church, is gazetted an officiating minister under tho Marriage Act. Among new appointments as licen»ed nativo mte-rpi-eiors appears the names of Maui I'ojiiare and Mr William Biid. both of Wellington. Mr Murdoch McLean arrived in Wellington yesterday on a visit in connection with the diy dock, the contract for which is let to his firm.

Mr Finlay McLeod, a former Wellington resident, now settled in Sydney, is revisiting New Zealand, and intends spending three weeks in the Dominion. Among those who left by the Mokoia for Vancouver ywstorday were Mr Edward Fristroin and family, who have been spending some time in Wellington lately. Mr Stanley Grant has arrived in Wellington in advance of Mr George Ma How's Dramatic Company, which opens a season at the Opera House next Thursday.

. Tho following Ministers of the Crown aire out of town to-day:—Hon. Dr Findlay, at Falmoreton North; Hon. D. Buddo, itangiora; Hon. E. McXenzie, Napier; Hon. T. Mackenzie, Auckland; lion. J. Carroll, Napier. Speaking at the dinner tendered him yesterday at Weraroa, Sir Josegh Ward paid a tribute to the energy of Mr W. H. Field, M.P. lor the district, who, ho declared, was a most insistent advocate for the needs of his electorate. Mr J. G. Harkness has been returned unopposed as mayor of the . Onslow Borough. This will be ISs fourth term. Mr Harkness was nominated by Messrs C. li. Izard, D. J. Watson, P. Thomson, and \V. E. Plimmer. Mr James Steel© died at Kumara on Mondav last, aged eighty-four years. Dec-eased was at Weatherston's and other Otago gold rushes, and afterwards went to Westland, being one of the first to arrive in Hokitika.

Major P. Connolly, of County Limerick, lias been staying at Balmoral, Jiulgrave street. He leaves .by the lonic to-diiy lor Buenos Ayres antl. Valparaiso. iiajor Connolly has been seeing the sights of the Dominion', and speaks very highly of Now Zealand. Among the leaving by the lonic for England this morning are Captain J. Tomlinson, of Gisborne (active list unattached), and Captain VV. G. Levin (officer commanding tho Feilding Mounted Kifles). Both officers have been granted leave for holiday purposes.

A cablo message received last night from Svdney through, tho Press Association states that Mr B. W. O'Sullivan, member of tho New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and a former Minister of Public Works, is seriously ill. He is sixty-four years of age and has been in Parliament since 1885.

Mr "W. H. Field, M.P., took the occasion, at the opening of the Weraroa post oihee yesterday to deny the rumour that he would not again seek election for the Otaki seat. There were only two things, he declared, which would lead to this—either that his private business would prevent him giving the necessary time to politics, or when he knew the electors did not want him.