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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19498, 5 June 1925, Page 10

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Ministerial. The Hon. VV. Nosworfchy (Minister ot Agriculture) left for Wellington by the express yesterday. morning. Mr John Fisher (Otautau), who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned south by the express yesterday. , Mr W. Alexander (agricultural editor of the Southland News) was a passenger for Invercargill by yesterday’s express. Mr Andrew Wilson who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned to Invercargill by the express yesterday. Mr J. L. Bruce (of the Department of Agriculture), who has been on a visit to the south, arrived in Dunedin by the 11.15 a.m. train yesterday. Mr H. Martin (agricultural editor of the Christchurch Weekly Press), who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left for Christchurch by the midday express yesterday. ■The Schools' Committees' Association of Otago decided at its annual meeting last night to send a letter of congratulation to Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., on his election as Chancellor of the Otago University. At the meeting of the City Council last night, Crs Wilson, Begg, and Scott were appointed the council’s representatives on the Dunedin Fire Board. At the annual meeting of the School* Committees’ Association of Otago last night, the president (Mr J. C. H. Somerville) referred to the death of Mr Massey. The speaker stated that in Mr Massey they had had a true man and they bad lost not only a great statesman but a fine citizen. As a token of respect to the memory of Mr Massey the assembly stood in silence for a few moments. Nominations for the vacancy on the University Council, caused by the death of the late Dr Cameron, closed at 10 a.m. yesterday. Dr Cameron was one of the four representatives of the Court of Convocation on the council, and the only nomination received was that of Mr Colin Gilray, principal of M'Glashan College, who was nominated by Mr J. M. Paterson. The returning officer, Mr H. Chapman has, therefore, declared Mr Gilray duly elected to the council. Appropriate reference tojlie death of the Rev. Dr Cameron (Chancellor of the Otago University Council) was made by Mr Somerville (president of the Schools Committees’ Association of Otago) at the annual meeting last night. Air Somerville stated that Dr Cameron had been loved by all, and that as an educationist he would be gread.lv missed in the city. Those present at the meeting stood in silence in respect to the memory of Dr Cameron. Mr J. H. Gray, first assistant at the Port Chalmers School was, accorded a flattering send-off last night at Port Chalmers on his retiring from active service. He had taught in the school for 29 years. The Rev. W. M. Grant, chairman of the committee, presided at the gathering, and he eulogised Mr Gray’s Qualities as a teacher and as a citizen. His had been a high ideal of service, and they congratulated him on his flue record. Several other speakers also testified to Mr Grav's work, and he was presented with a wallet as a memento of the goodwill of the community.