PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13440, 11 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Tho Hon. James Colvin, Minister for Mines, leaves Wellington to-day for the West Coast.

Mr. E. E. Low, who has been .icicond engineer of the Arahurh i'or some timo past, has gono ashore at Wellington for orders.

A/Paris message states that Mr. Bunny was made an Associate of tho Salon, and Mr. ■ Quinn-received honourc.hla mention at the New Salon. JVth :;ro- colonial artists.

A London cable reports the death c«i! Mt3. Shakespeare Hart, of H'gh Wj.ooinbo. whose husband is a air let &c----soeiidant of the great dramatist's bister Joan.

iNir. R. T. Sadd, Commisda-ier oi Crown Lands, who has been transt-U" yd to tho Hawke's Bay district, ■.«-i,-?;s for J\ r;»pii>.f to-morrow. Mr. Sadd expects to iet;:rii to Nelson in about a fortnight's time for a brief holiday.

Mr. F. A. Thompson, chief draughtsman at Napier, who has been appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson, in succession to Mr R. T. vjadd, is expected to take up his new duties next week.

A Wellington telegram states that Archbishop Redwood will leave for Auckland to-day en route for Tonga r where he will attend the consecration of the new Catholic bishop of the Islands Diocese.

Lieutenant liennick, R.N., of tli.» Terra Nora, after obtaining information from tho Lands and Survey 015ee regarding the original survey of -he c©a coast in the vicinity of Admiralty Bay and the French Pass, returned by the Nikau yesterday to join the party. Survey operations will be commenced thrsfc week.

... Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of the late'Mr. Seddon's death, says a Wellington Press Association message. Wreaths were placed on the grave in the morning by the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet, and Sir Joseph Ward. Several others also were sent by relatives and friends.

Mr. Fred C. Thomas, who is v.elF known in racing and trotting circles, and who was for many years on the staff of the "Referee," intends to leave for America next week on a combined business and pleasure trip, says our special correspondent in Christchurch.. When in the eastern States he expectsto see ,some of the principal trotting: fixtures on tho grand circuit.

At the Chamber of Commerce last; evening the president (Mr A. A. Lucas)1 said that in Nelson we were fortunatein our public officers, and he paid high tribute to the good wqrk being dono by Mr. Thos. Edwards (railway manager), Mr W. Widdoweon (Public Works Engineer) and Mr. R. T. Sadd (Oomr missioner of Crown Lands).

We loam that Captain W. 11. Meddings, who was under orders to oroceed to Christchurch on the arrival of M^jor Potter in Nelson, has received advice that tho transfer will not. at present be given effect to. There may probaoly be a rearrangement of duties in tho near future, but no doubt the unfortunate sudden death of Colonel Abbot, who was to take charge of the Canterbury district, has led to a temporary smspension of proposed re-a'lotments of duties. Captain Meddings had given' up his residence (next tho Diocesan Library) and the alteration has made it necessary for him to engage another, and he will now reside in the lioufo formerly occupied by tho la to Mrs. Richmond.

Reference was made at the Chamber of Commerce last evening to tlio departure from Nelson of Mr. R. T. Sadd,. Commissioner of Crown Land*s. Thepresident said he had done much t<'>> open up the back country, and hafi assisted in every possible way to advance ■settlement. Mr. H. Baigent said ho had very great pleasure in proposing: that a letter be sent from the Chamber expressing its high appreciation of the services rendered to the district by Mr. Sadd, firstly .as an explorer and surveyor, and eecondtv in Irs capacity as Commissioner of Crown Lands, and congratulating him on his well deserved promotion. In seconding the motion Mr. P. Bond said the Land Traffic Com mitten had been brought into close contact with Mr Sadd, aud had found him most, helpful. They had discovered that he had the interests of Nelson thoroughly at heart. Mr. Field suggested that the matter of a presentation should be referred to tho committee. The motion wa« carried by acclamation.