PERSONAL ITEMS,

Otago Witness, Issue 3512, 5 July 1921, Page 25

PERSONAL ITEMS,

A Greymouth Press Association messaga states that Mr F. A. Kitchingham. M.A., LL.B., has been appointed Crown Prosecutor for Greymouth. He is a member of the him of Guinness and Kitchingham, and a son of Mr 11. W. Kitchingham, well known in trotting circles. Mr John Crr<-katt, who arrived in the city with Mrs f ’rockatt last week, leiume-'i north by the second express on Friday. Mr t rockatt Isas visited Inina. Siam, and Australia en route, and leaves for America in a lew days. Prior to his departure he expressed cut’mW-i-tic admiration for the beauties of the city and the southern lakes. Mr (.’rockatt conducts :i large business in Leeds. On Thursday a gathering of frier da was held to bid Mr and Mrs (’rockatt fa:-■>-well and good wishes. The function was held in Mr J. Rhodes’s residence, NorthEast Valley, and a pleasant evt ning was spent by the company in talk and reminiscences. Among those present were Mr J. Inglis Wright, Mis Don. Mr and Mrs A. O. Broad. Captain and Mrs .Sund-trum, Mr and Mrs Jonathan Rhodes. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphed that, Sir William Eraser was not so well on Sunday, but w::~ said to be in no immediate danger. The Hon. G. J. Anderson is progressing favourably after his operation. The appointment of Mr R. R. Grigor as a member of the Clutha llive-r Board, of Mr William Evans as a member of the Hedgehope Domain Board, and of Mr William Christie as a member of the Waikaia Domain Board are gazetted. Mr A. W Rodger, chairman of the Southland Electric Power Board, who has been spending the past 10 days inspecting hydroelectric schemes in Ontario, Canada, left San Francisco a few days ago for New Zealand, and is expected to arrive on July 16. The Public Service Commissioner announces the appointment of Mr J. A. Campbell, Assistant Director of the Horticultural Division oc the Department of Agriculture, as Director, in succession to Mr T. W. Kirk, who is retiring on superannuation. The new Director, who takes office at a critical time in the fruitgrowing industry, has- already been prominently associated with the efforts to combat the serious ravages of fire blight in northern orchards and prevention of its spread to southern commercial orchard districts. He ffa* engaged in horticultural work in Australia prior to coming to New Zealand, when he joined the staff of Messrs Buxton and Co., Christchurch, and was responsible for laying out the grounds of the International Exhibition at Christchurch in 1906. He entered the service of the Horticultural Division in the following year, as orchard inspector, then becoming instructor, and receiving the appointment of Assistant Director in 1916. Mr J. Crosby Smith, of Invercargill, is » candidate for re-election to the Board of Governors of the Southland Higli Schools, of which he lias been a member for the past 12 years.