PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL

A Waipawa message announces the death of .Mr Michael Joseph Staunton, posiina.ster there. He joined the service in Duiiedm 40 years ago.

Mr E. A. Smith, Kaikorai, left for Christchurch on Saturday hist to attend the iiikers' Conference, which id to be held this week.

-Mr Edmund Alexander Duncan has received ollieial advice of his having passed llk .second section of liis solicitor's examination.

-Mr T. 11. Am'erson, who has for the past, seven years been in charge of Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and L'o.'s niETcliatidise department at Balfour, has accepted a position with .Messrs Henderson and Co., and will open a branch (or that linn at B.ilfonr.

Further changes in the railway organisation necessitated by the stalling of the North Island Mam Trunk railway aro noted in the Oamaru Sail. Mr K W." Carter (of Oiunaru), a railway oflioial who is n-ell known on the Ol«go section of llio railways by reason of his position of relieving stationmaslcr, left for Auckland on Thursday to outer on his new duties. Mr T. P. O'Jvaiic, booking clerk, aleo goes to Auckland. Tlw transfer of Mr D. Al. Malheson, which was previously reported, has been cancelled, and lie will renin is in Oamaru.

Mr James Thomson, railway guard, who has lieen stationed at Lawrence for the past three years and n-half, is Lying transferred lo Diinodin (says the Tuapeb Times), awl loaves on Wednesday to take up his new duties. His place on the Lawrence lino is being taken by Mr G. F. Smith, of Ravensbourne.

At the head office of the Labour Department on Thursday Mr E. LcCrcn, inspector of awards, who Iras been transferred to Dunedin, received a fare-well presentation from his official colleagues. Mr B. Tregear Secretary for Labour, in landing the gift to Mr LeCren, spoke highly of his personal finalities and the maimer in which he had carried r,ut his duties.

The Rev. D. and Mrs Maelennn.n were welcomed to the pastorate of Mataura Island on .Wednesday evening. The meeting wa s one of the most successful ever held in the district.

On leaving the Seaward Downs district My and Mrs Thomas Haining wore entertained at a social the attendance at wdiich taxed the accommodation of the hall, and they were presented witli a handsome tea itiltj coffee service appropriately inscribed. Mr George Lunisdcn, oldest" grandson of the. late George Lumsdcn, in severing his connection with tho firm of SargoodVSon, and Kwen, after 19 years' service, to fake another position, which means promotion, was presented l>y the Dunedin branch with a silvw lea and ■coffee service; also with a en so of silver-mounted pipes from the Inverear.gill lirt\nch. Complimentiirr reference was maile to Mr Limwlen's service with the firm, and all wished him success in his new position.