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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16667, 12 April 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL

A cable message from London announces that Mr C. JT. Wray Palliser, secretary to the_ High Commissioner, has resigned' his position. Ho has been on sick leave in Cornwall for some months, and his doctor has advisedi him that he slioulci not return to London. Cf, A. Scott, who has been in illhealth for some time past, left yesterday morning: by the second express for the north, on a trip to the North Island and Australia. Mr S. Boreham has been elected to the Agricultural and Pastoral Workers Association, the headquarters of which is in Wellington. Professor R. S. C. Brown, of the Poena College of Engineering, Bombay Presidency, arrived in DunedSn by the" first express from the north yesterday on sJiort Professor Brown is a son of Mr William Brown, of Messrs William Brown and C 0... and is an old Otago University and Canterbury College student. jf * "who lias not been m the best of health for some time past, iett by the Opawa last week for the purP O3 . 0 taking a tea voyage. Mr Shacklock will act as an engineer in the refrigerating room of the vessel during her run Home. He has applied for leave of absent from the Harbour Board, he being pno ~of the city representatives on tkat body.

At a meeting of the Taranaki Presbytery the clerk laid on the table a call from the Rangiora Presbytery, addressed to the Rev W. 11. Howes, vOf Manaia (says the Christchurch Press). The call, which was hearty and unanimous, was supported by the Rev. J. Shore, on behalf of the Christchurch Presbytery. Mr Bridge appeared as commissioner to represent the interests of Manaia. Mr Howes intimates that the unanimity of the call and the education facilities that Rangiora afforded! and other reasons moved him to consider it favourably, and on tho call_ being placed in his hands he accepted it. Major James o'Sullivan, who has been Director of Defence Stores in Wellington, has been appointed Inspector or Ordnance Stores throughout the dominion. Major O'Sullivan has been in the Defence Stores for over 37 years. He joined the old: Armed Constabulary, and was transferred to tho Defence Stores Department in 1885. He worked there until 1899, and on the day that the First South African Contingent was mobilised he was appointed to succeed Captain Anderson (then suffering from severe illness) as defence storekeeper. In this position he superintended the equip ment of tho contingents, besides attending to needs of camps, rifle meetings, and volunteers throughout the country. In January, 1907, he was made Director of Ordnance Stores, and given a captain's commission. He was promoted to be major in September, 1911, and in July, 1914, was made an assistant /quartermastergeneral. Since the beginning of the present war (sayß the Post) he has supplied everything required by the troop up to the 15th Reinforcements, with the exception of anything connected with food, horses, and forage. Captain T. M'Cristell, quartermaster at Trentham, and formerly of Masterton, will succeed Major O'Sullivan as Director of Defence Stores.