PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Brigadier-General A. W. Andrew, C.M.G., of Christehnreh, is at present acting as Chief Commissioner of Boy Scouts; in New Zealand. Mr. A. E, Flower 'has been appointed acting-headmaster of Christ's College, the position of headmaster being vacant through the death of Mr. 6.' E. Blanch. Mr. A. Macpherson, Fields Instructor of the Department of Agriculture, for the Canterbury district, is retiring on superannuation this month. Private advice has been received in Invereargill of the death, in Tasmania, of Mr. H. Stuckey, who was for some y>ars mathematical and science master of the Southland Boys' High (School. Promotions in the Lauds 'Department include: Messrs, C. 15. Archibald, of North Auckland, to be chief clerk and arid receiver, Dunedin; W. S. Hardy, of Wellington, chief clerk and receiver, Nelson; J). Smith, of Invereargill; chief clerk and receiver, North Auckland; J. MacDonahl, of Dunedin, chief clerk and receiver, Invereargill. Mr. ,T. J. Walklate, until now the general manager of the Auckland Municipal electric tramways, has been appointed Acting-Town Clerk of Auckland, with Mr. J, Y. Warren, now clerk of the office, as his first assistant. The duties of this office, are being considerably enlarged, and the Town Clerk is to actin a position of general supervisor of all the undertakings and business; of, t!i-« council. i Nurse Williams was the recipient of a piosentntion from the committee of the Plnnket Society, New Plymouth, yesterday afternoon, prior to her departure. on a health trip. The Society's rooms bore a bright appearance, with the floral decorations which had been tastefully ai ranged. The president; of the society (Mrs. Burgess) .handed to Nurse Williams a wristlet watch' on behalf of the committee, and also made a personal gitt to the recipient. Nurse Williams replied briefly, thanking the committee, and also expressed the belief that in her successor, Nurse Peterson, the society hod one who would ably carry- on the work.