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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26781, 26 May 1948, Page 6

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Mr J. M. Ritchie was appointed chairman of the Dunedin Stock Agents arid Woolbrokers’ Association at the annual meeting of the organisation. Mr C. J. Wood was appointed vice-chairman. The congratulations of the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board were extended last night to the chairman, Mr E. H. Ferguson, who has been re-elected president of the New Zealand Fire Boards' Association. At a special meeting of the Port Chalmers Borough Council last night Mr S. A. Lenz, B.Comm, of Dunedin, was appointed accountant in the town clerk's office. Mr John Elvidge has been appointed a director of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Mr James A. Roberts. The Port Chalmers Borough Council passed a motion at a special meeting yesterday congratulating Mr J. M. Fraser on receiving the award of a Rotary Scholarship. , Judge Ongley and Mr A. J. Magnussen, associate, are in Dunedin for a sitting of the Compensation Court. They will leave for the north to-morrow. Complimentary reference to the services given to the King Edward Technical College by Miss E. R. Begg during a teaching period of 11 years was made at the monthly meeting of the Board of Managers yesterday, when Miss Begg s resignation was received with regret. Mr C. J. Hayward was reappointed yesterday as the representative of the Dunedin Technical College Board- of Managers on the Disabled Servicemens Reestablishment League. His term is foj a further three years. , .. _ , After a special meeting of the Port Chalmers Borough Council yesterday tn 4 members combined with the co-opted members of the council’s Library Committee in making a presentation tp the librarian, Mrs E. Low, who is leaving the district The Mayor, Mr T. Anderson, presented Mrs Low with a gift and expressed appreciation of her services. Members of the committee and the counC *The S principal, Mr W. G. Aldridge, reported at the monthly meeting of the Technical School Board of Managers yesterday that Mr Frank Callaway, formerly music director at the college had qualified as Associate of the Royal College of Music. Mr Callaway had also received a Carnegie grant to enable him to spend three months of his leave studying the development of school music in the United States. The board decided to send a leter to Mr Callaway congratulating him on his success.