PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12502, 1 April 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Constable .Tarrant, of the Lambton Quay Police Station, Wellington, his been appointed to take charge of iiie police gaol at Picton, vice Cmstaole Lloyd,;.who has been retired on sujvi annuation: . The remains of the. late Mr ChacUx Hudson,. Victorian Railway Comiiis-. "sioner, and former assistant genoral manager of the New Zealand railways, will be brought to Wellington for'jiiterment. "Mr W. A. Parkinson, of the "Hawera Star," and the Hon. T. Kenn.yly Macdonald, M.L.C.,. have gone"' for a trip to the Old Country. ' ■ '' A" Press- Association message from .Wellington states. that Mr.F. J./M. IX Walmsley, Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, who retires on superannuation after 30 "years' service, yesterday was presented by Mr P. Heyes, Commissioner, on" behalf of the staff, with an illuminated address. A Wellington -Press Association wire states that Mr W. T. Glasgow, "Secretary and Inspector of the Customs Department, ' retired from the : Bervice yesterday after 47i years' service. -- He will shortly, : take a trip to England. He was^ presented with a number of presents subscribed for by the officers of the .. Department throughout the. Dominion. It is un-. derstood that Mr R. Carter," now Collector Of Customs at Wellington, succeeds Mr Glasgow. A Press Association wire from Timaru states *that Mr C. A. Wray, S.M.; presided' at his. last sitting of the Court yesterday, prior to his retiring" under the Civil Servants Act.^ There was a large attendance of Justices and members of the bar. Mr J. W. White. ; senior counsel, and others delivered farewell *■ addresses. Mr Wray made a feeling reply. He;said he mhchrregretted having to retire. The Court" officials: and' the police presented Mr ' Wray with a' gold-mounted umbrella.