PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17132, 11 October 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL.

» , Mr A. J. M'Keown, .of tho Wellington branch of the Labour Department, has resigned on account of ill-liealth, after 15 years' service. ) At the Hillside Workshops on Saturday • morning Mr T. B. Leyland, who has beeai recently,, retired on, superannuation, presented with a handsome travelling' bag, ami also«a handbag for Mrs Leyland:. Mr Tifcehener (workshops foreman), in making the . presentation, referred "to Mr Leylajxl's long t service of S3 years, and congratulated him . on having attained the position of leading . hand during that time. Messrs Coekbum, Smith, and M'Boath also spoke. Mr LeyT land briefly thanked his shopmatee. Throe cheers wcro then given for tho recipient of 5 the testimonials. 5 On October 2 tho Sawyers' Bay Presbyterian Church was crowded, when a farewell t social' was tendered to Mr 1& Gardner, , student missionary, on the eve of his departure for, Invnrcargill. Tho chair was occu- ' pied by tho Rev. A. Whyte, wbc eulogised the work done by Mr Gardner during tho j past 18 months. Mr A. Owholm, cm bo- . .half of the congregation and friends, pre- ] sented Mr Gardner with a . parse of , sovereigns, and in doing eo conveyed the ; good wishes of the congregation. Tho re-, , oipient suitably responded. Mr Beattio, of . Opoho, gave an address, and a. short musical s programme was rendered by tho choir. On August 18, 1810, Governor Maonuaric i issued his building regulations for Australia,