PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11422, 19 January 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., b at Christchurch: -

Air W. Appleton, cf Wellington, is visiting Christchurch.

His Honour Air Justice Stringer if at present visiting Christchurch.

Air J. A. Nash, M.P., Palmerstoi North, is at Auckland.

Air C. E. Statham, Af.P., is spending a short holiday at Levin.

Air W. Lock, Mayor of Nelson, who hs been on a visit to Rotorua, has gono to Auckland.

Air Williams Grant, a retired hanker of Edinburgh, arrived by the Manuka on a tour of New Zealand.

Tte Rev. J. Cocker, of Masterton, has been visiting Christchurch. He is now at Ashburton.

Mr A. B. Robertson Has been empowered to act as honorary consul of Japan at Auckland.

Dr. F. W. Kemp, M.D., has been appointed medical officer of Wi Tako prison, Trentham.

lire Rev. W. Uphill, who has resigned the charge of St. Peter’s, Dunedin, is leaving shortly for South Australia.

_ Air L. Macintosh Ellis, Director of Forestry, is visiting Southland on departmental business.

Mr C. E. McMillan, of Tauranga, has been appointed a coroner within the Dominion.

Ensign Gill Inglis, who is in charge of 83 inebriates at Rotoroa Island, is a visitor to Palmerston North.

Messrs L. C. Travers and F. W. Harrop, of Masterton, who are leaving the district for Auckland, were farewelled by members of the Savage Club.

The Hon. W. Downie Stewart (Minister for Internal Affairs) ba« left Fairlie on a visit to Palmerston South and Naseby. Mr W. H. P. Barber, chairman of the Wellington Woollen Co., Ltd., m at present on a tour of the South Island. The death is reported of Mr Lachlan Mackay, a member of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, and formerly chairman of the Waipawa County Council.

Amongst the distinguished visitors at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, are Sir John Findlay, Sir George Stevenson (London), and Lady Philp (Queensland).

Mr A. J. SunckeU and Mr B. J. Mackle have been appointed memberr of the Hnrnnui Incensing Committee,. and Mr W. G. Bassett to the Wanganui Licensing Committee.

Mr W. J. Hawley, Collector of Cun toms at Invercarggill, is retiring after 10 yea*’ service there. He joined the service at Christchurch in • -Obtober, 1879.

The Minister for Lands (the Hon. D. H. Guthrie) will attend the first meeting of the new Tongariro National Park .Board, jthich is to bo held at Waimarino on .Wednesday next. Mr O. S. Stevenson, of Asbburtou, has been appointed to rae position of second assistant at tKe Palmerstoi. North Technical College. Mr Stevenson is a student of Canterbury College. The Rev. Alacdonald Aspland, ftir some years in charge of Emmanuel Congregational Church, Palmerston North, has been inducted to the charge of First Presbyterian Church, Franktan. The Rev. I. Shimman, an Anglican clergyman from London, arrived by the Manuka from Sydney on a two months’ visit to New Zealand. He will afterwards take a church in Adelaide.'

Mr H-. F. Ayson, barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, has been appointed Resident Commissioner of Rara tonga. and Chief Judge of the High Court of the Cook Ldands, as from October 13t'h, 1922. Mr'S. R. Lajt>casts£ . ljas been appointed as the Government’s representative on. the Palmerston North High School Board of Governors. Notification of this was received from the department at’ last night’s meeting of the board.

The Hon. J. G. Coates (Minister fol Public Works and Postmaster-General) left Wellington on Wednesday night on a trip to the South Island on departmental business. The Minister, who will visit, amongst other places, Christchurch, Dunedin, Central Otago, and the Otria, is expected back in Wellington in about a fortnight.

Mr W. Salt, who has been appointed a member of the Tongariro National Park Board, is a well-known Wanganui contractor, but has been a frequenter and enthusiast of the park for many years past. Mr Salt is president of the Ruapehu ski and ice club, and is largely responsible for the development of Alpine sports, for which the. park is becoming famous.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister for Agriculture) left Wellington for the Southis land last night on departmental business. The Minister will visit Christchurch, and inspect the lucerne experimental plots in the Canterbury district, and may go as far afield as Southland. He is expected back in Wellington in about a week or ten days.

Mr A. Elliot, senior supervisor ot the telegraphic branch of the Palmerston North Post Office, has been notified of his transfer on promotion to Wanganui, and at a meeting of the Lunch Club eulogistic reference to Mr Elliot was made by 'the chairman (Air D. Morrison), who spoke of the high esteem in which he was held Ey members of the club, who regretted his impending departure from the Jtovrn. Since tho taking over of the Trers tham Military Hospital by the Public Health Department, a considerable change has taken place. A portion of tho staff employed there has been retrenched, whilst another pcrtion has joined vho Public. Health. Department. Thoso who were retrenched are at ’present in service in civil occupation. Among thoro m business arc Air Scotty Parris, who has purchased the grocery business from Air Barnett, of Trentham ; Air L. Ritson, who is taking over the business of the management cf the Rangihuia House, near. Otaki Beach, from Airs Hopkins; and. Air Harper, who intends to start business ns a land and commission agent, in the Hutt Valley. Air W. Foy is contemplating joining the staff at Han> mer.

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