PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 174, 2 November 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. William G. Tatton, an old Taranaki settler, who saw service in the Maori wars, and lived for a great many years on the Frank! ey road, died at Auckland last week, at the age of 72 years, the cause of death being paralysis. The death is recorded at Wellington of Mr. Henry Flockton, aged 75. Before coming to Wellington thirty year* ago he was instrumental in founding the Fire Brigades' Association of Great Britain. He claimed to be the first man to introduce Mr. Joseph Chamberlain to the British public from a political platform.

At the meeting of the Stratford Hospital Board yesterday it was unanimously resolved to increase the salaries of the secretary (Mr. T. H. Penn) and the matron (Miss O'Brien), each to £IOO per annum. Mr. Penn, in thanking the Board, said he more highly appreciated the Board's action for the reason that it was quite unexpected. He would endeavor to fulfil the duties as satisfactorily as it appeared he ' had done in the past. Mr. Triggs, at one time chief clerk in the locomotive superintendent's branch of the New Zealand railways, and lately chief accountant of Western Australian railways, has just been appointed chief accountant of the central Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Department, with headquarters at Melbourne. He secured the position in open competition invited by the authorities, and is, therefore, to be congratulated on his success in gaining so important an appointment. Mr. Albert Wade, conductor of the Wanganui Garrison Band, which scored an easy win at the Ballarat contest, has had a successful career in the band world. Before leaving the Old Country to adjudicate at the Ballarat contest—a few years ago—he had charge of the Royal Oakley Band, North Wales, and in eighteen months won seventeen first prizes, a record for Wales. After that he took charge of the Ballarat City Band, which he worked up to a premier position, and only left that city to come to New Zealand on account of the delicate health of his wife, whose death occurred last year. Mr. R. E. Finch, an old colonist, died at Auckland on Thursday last, ageo seventy-three years. He was a native of Berkshire, and arrived at Adelaide in the ship British Lion in 1805. After spending two years there he came across to Wellington and joined the Telegraph Department, being stationed successively at Palmerston North (where he erected the first post office and telegraph installation), at Kawakawa and Castlepoint as postmaster, prior to his appointment as Inspector of Telegraphs. He left the public service in ISTO, and commenced business in Auckland as a stationer the same year, retiring three years ago, after carrying on business for thirty-one years. Deceased leaves a j widow and grown-up family of ci^ht.