PERSONAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 23, Issue 7, 26 January 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

At the Town Board and Harbour Board meetings this week the members referred to the approaching departure of Mr Taylor, and placed on record their appreciation of his services oh these local bodies. Our PictOn ,contemporary says:— Marlborough people generally, will be pleased to hear that Father Fay haa been re-appointed to Blenheim as pariah pijieat. ■ The Press Association agent at Gore has been consulting an oracle and telegraphs that “itisalmostcertain that the Hon. Mr Millar will resign.” Headds that this recalls a pre-election inmour that i Mr Millar has bad the management of a - large Sydney business “ placed at hla disposal ” at a.ealary” believed to be in the neighbourhood of £OOOO per annum.” As Mr Millar, is at present enjoying a vacation in the vicinity of Taupo, he cannot be consulted about this exciting piece of news., ’ According to the Manawatu Evening Standard the rumour is widely circulated - in ( the dominion that Sir Joseph Ward intends to resign his seat, and that Mr R. McNab, of Palmerston North, will be a candidate for Awarua in the Government interest. Mr McNab is at present in In- t vercargill, , , :• i Mr Martin Lightband has (says the Colonist} just celebrated his 80th birthday. He came to Nelson in 1842, and has practically resided on the banks qf the 1 Maitai in Nile Street east -for seventy years. He has experienced some stirring times, i especially in, 1843, at the time of the Wairauiinassacre. Mr Lightband has always taken an active interest in local and colonial affairs, having sat as a City. Councillor and a member of Parliament (1872): ' The D.I.C. in Wellington is now such a prominent establishment that few peppU 1 ever think of its earlier history. We can, ourselves remember the opening of the , 1 business by Mr A. Ai Corrigan, in tlje premises which had been previously oci cupied by Messrs Thompsonand Shannon, The patronage of the -public was good from the first, and it increased so considerably that soon a new and larger building had to be secured—the predecessor of the present fine warehouse, running right from Brandon Street to Panama Street. Throughout, Mr A. A. Corrigan has conducted the affairs of the D.X.C. with ability and dignity. But now, after over twenty-one years of successful service' as manager of the D.IC., Mr Corrigan has resigned his appointment, * and has asked to be relieved immediately. The news only came out .in Wellington on Tuesday, and was the topic of conversation amongst most business people, and among many pj(the general‘ public who know that gentleman and have regard fdr him; Although Mr Corrigan will necessarily have his own affairs to occupy his attention, he has responded to a reqqest by the Drapery and’ Generaf Importing Co., of N.Z., made by the Managing Director, that he shall, for at least a time, act as local adviser in Wellington to the Board of Directors. This, however, can only continue while Mr Corrigan’s personal interests permit. The fact that such a requisition, has been made expresses in quite the best pjJssibli manner thd esteem ah(j Appreciation the tytC. i proprietary pqssesk fqr Mr CorriSg^p' ' *