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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21919, 3 April 1933, Page 8

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Vice-Regal. The Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) returned to Auckland yesterday morning by air (says a Press Association telegram) after attending the meeting of the Waitangi National Trust Board at Waitangi. His Excellency travelled in the flying boat Cutty Sark, piloted by Squadron-leader L. M. Isitt. It took off from Paihia about 10 o'clock and landed at the Hobsonville air base at noon. The flying conditions were ideal. His Excellency continued his journey to Auckland by launch. Ministerial. The Prime Minister " (Mr G. W. Forbes) left Auckland last evening anil is due in Wellington to-day. After attending a meeting of the Waitangi National Trust Board he undertook a tour of the Maori land development in company with Sir Apirana Ngata. The Minister of Finance (Mr J. G. Coates) returned to Wellington from Auckland on Saturday morning and later was present at the trade discussions with the Australian delegation. The Minister of Lands (Mr E. A. Ransom) left Auckland on Friday evening and spent the week-end at his home in Dannevirke. He will reach Wellington this evening.

Mr Justice Kennedy returned to Dunedin on Saturday from Christehurch.' Mr W. Cooper has consented to accept nomination as a candidate for the Otago Hospital Board at the forthcoming election.

Mr John Brownlee, the noted ScottishAustralian baritone, accompanied by Mrs Brownlee and Miss Rita Miller, arrived in Dunedin by motor car yesterday from Christehurch. Advice has been received that Mr Aubrey C. Mason, F.R.C.S. (Eng.), has gained the degree of master of surgery (M.Ch.) of the University of New Zealand. Mr Mason, who received his early education in Wellington, qualified at the Otago Medical School. Mr F. F. Lamb, who is known throughout the world as a leading philatelist, is at present on a visit to Auckland. He- is en route from the New Guinea goldfields to Jamaica. At the jubilee celebrations of tlw Momona Co-operative Dairy Factory Company practically every speaker—and there were many—paid tribute to the services of the veteran secretary—Mr A. W. Amos, It was generally conceded that his careful handling of the company's business was largely responsible for the successful position in which the company found itself to-day.