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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27450, 25 July 1950, Page 6

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Mr A. J. Rae, senior maintenance fitter at the City Gasworks, has been appointed to the position of works foreman. A letter was received by the City Council last night from Wing Commander C. A. Turner, of the RNZAF Station at Taierf, expressing thanks for the hospitality of the council on July 11 when a civic reception was extended to Wing Commander Turner and officers of the force. Mr T. L. Hayman, M.P. (Studholme Junction) and Mr Charles Hilgendorf (Ashburton) have been appointed to the Boards of Directors of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association and the Farm Accounting Association. The City Council decided last night to send a letter of sympathy to Mrs S. G. Scoular, wife of the city engineer. Mr Scoular has been in hospital for some weeks. A minute of appreciation for the services Mr R. B. Payne had given Soccer in Otago was passed at a meeting of the Management Committee of the Otago Soccer Association last night. As a mark of respect to the late Mr John Hope and Mr W. H. McLeod— ; both of whom were past presidents of the Caledonian Society—the directors of the society stood at their meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr J. M. Ritchie has been appointed assistant general manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company New" Zealand, Ltd. Other appointments are those of Mr G. D. Wise as manager of the Dunedin branch; Mr D. C. Bennie, as manager of the Christchurch branch; Mr J. Y. Allan, as manager of the Ashburton branch in place of Mr F. V. Piper, who has retired on pension; and Mr N. Brown, as manager of the Gore branch.