PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18763, 20 July 1935, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. W. F. Robinson, lecturer at the Canterbury College. Engineering School in Surveying and Building Construction, is shortly to retire. Mr. Robinson has been a member of the college staff since 1912. At last evening’s meeting of the Gis borne High School .Board of Governors, the board approved of the promotion of Miss E. E. Stephens, M.A., to an A grade position. The board also approved 1 1io appointment of Air. J. E. Duncan, M.Agr.Sc., as permanent agricultural instructor.

The appointment of, Mr. W. L. Ran.stead, of Matangi, as secretary of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association to till the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. C. E. Goosman, has been made. There were 50 applications lor the position. Mr. Ranstead lias farmed at Matangi for many years. Passengers who travelled to Napier yesterday by the East Coast Airways’ plane included Misses Reeve and «). oilvenvood: Messrs. L. Miles, J. Waueliop, W. I). Brown and E. Flanigan. Those who travelled to Gisborne inelmltd Miss E. Friend; Messrs. R. J. Kenidge. J. S. Wauchop, B. K. Ratn.hu and X. Petilia.

Recent guests at the Masonic Hotel included Miss M, Russell. Messrs. F. Todd, 11. Abbott, and P. Fraser, Auckland; Mr. G. Westering Hamilton; Mr. iml Mrs (!. Austad, Messrs. X. Phillips, E. Woodhouse, A. Tophani, and A. Daniels, Wellington; Messrs. ,f. U. Harrison, E. IT. Smith, and W. Brown, Napier; Air. 11. L. Biles, Tolaga Bay; Messrs. W. T. Shand and E. Marsi-'en. Lower llutt; Mr. J. A. Towsey, Tail •anga. Guests at the Gisborne Hotel during the past few days included Mr. •uni .Mrs A. AV. Sharpe, Messrs: 11. A. Murdock and .1. B. Kent, Wellington; Messrs. \ r . Cleave, H. H. Brinkman, L. F. Bedford, P. J. Bowa.ter, A. Peclcslon, and A. B. Coleman, A tick land; Mr. .1. X. Spence, Wliatatnfni• Messrs. If. AVatkin.snn and E. .1 Ford TV Puke; Mr. F. Jones, Matatn; Flying Officer A. G. Gennito' aiiu .n.. M. ,\. Bateman, Hastings; Misses P. and .1. Murray, Sydney; Air. B. White, Cambridge; Mr. W. P. Gibson, Napier; Mr. and Airs Robertson, Ilangaroa; Miss Er£, Friend, Wanganui.