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The re-appointment of Mr James Smith as a member of the Otago Land Board is gazetted. Messrs W. D. Hunt, J, T. Martin, and E. Nichol, of AVright. Stephenson, and Go. (Ltd.), were passengers for Wellington by the second express on Saturday. Mr J. Harrison Jones loft for the north by Saturday’s second express. Colonel 9. W. M'Donald was a passenger for the north by the second express on Saturday. The Hon. S. J. Grimmond, M.L.C., loft for Christchurch on Saturday morning. Chief Detective Kemp, of Wellington, who was formerly stationed at Dunedin, in spending a holiday at Hillgrovo. Mr J. A. Roberts loft for Wellington by the second express on Saturday. Mr S. G. Cooper (local manager of the Queensland Insurance Company), who has l«on promoted to the position of manager for Tasmania, left for Hobart on Thursday last to take up his new position. Lieut.-commander Agar, V.G.. has been appointed to the command of 11.M.5. Philomel. in place of Commander Walsh, as from December 29. Lieut. J. L. Isacko, R.N. (retired), has been appointed to the Chatham for temporary service, as from January 1, 1925. The resignation is announced (says a Wellington Press Association message) of Mr J. 11. Richardson, C.M.G., Commissioner of the Government Life and Fire Insurance Department. Ho was born at Nelson in 1856, and joined the Government Insurance Department as a cadet in 1874. He resigned owing to ill-health in 1877, but returned to the department as chief clerk in 1882. He became secretary in 1886. corn missionor in 1890, and in 1922 he was appointed general manager of the State Fire Department and superintendent ot the National Provident Fund. Mr Richardson was also a member of numerous Government boards, and his actuarial standing is very high. Commenting on the early death of (lie authoress. Katherine Mansfield, the Times says: It cuts short a career full of brilliant promise. The deceased (says a Times cable) is being interred at Fontainebleau. She died of phthisis, at the age of 35.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18761, 15 January 1923, Page 6
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