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Southland Times, Issue 23681, 2 December 1938, Page 6

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Dr James Lyon, examiner for the Trinity College of Music, London, arrived in Invercargill from Gore yesterday to conduct the annual examinations for the college. He will remain in the city until December 13 when he will leave for Alexandra. Mr R. N. Porter, secretary of the Bluff Harbour Board, returned to Invercargill by the express last night from a visit to Wellington. Mr H. C. Gimblett, clerk of the 'Southland County Council, returned to Invercargill last night from Wellington where he attended a meeting of the executive of -the County Clerks’ Association.

At last night’s meeting of the executive of the Southland Progress League the chairman (Mr G. M. Broughton) was appointed the league’s representative on the Invercargill Advisory Committee of the South Islands Travel Association. ■ ■,

To take command of the minesweeper Wakakura, Lieutenant P. B. M. Lewis arrived at Auckland by the Akaroa from Southampton. He is to relieve Lieutenant Phibbs, who is returning to England after serving on the New Zealand station for the last two and a-half years. Lieutenant Lewis will remain in New Zealand for the next two and a-half years, when he will return to England. He was only recently promoted to his present rank and the Wakakura will be his first command.— Times Special Service. The Gazette last night announced the appointment of Mr Leonard Frederick Robins as producers’ representative on the New Zealand Honey Control Board. —Press Association.