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Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. R. Senel, of Wellington, accountant in the Native Trust Department, is in New Plymouth in connection with the payment of Native rents. Mr. W. T. Jennings, ex-member for Waitomo, was operated on at a private hospital at Wellington yesterday, and is in a serious condition. Miss Isohel Massey, daughter of the Prime Minister and Mrs. Massey, is to be married to Mr. C. W. Salmon this month.

Mr. R. H. Bartley, electrical engineer and tramways manager for l the borough of New Plymouth,* has been appointed assistant engineer to the Auckland Power Board. Mr. Bartley was constructional engineer when the borough tramways were, laid in 1915 and 1916, and when they were completed he was appointed electrical engineer. Mr. J. S. Connett, who resigned from the Taranaki County Council owing to a technical breach of the laws governing the actions of members of local bodies, and who waq re-elected wiopposed by the ratepayers of Waftara riding, was yesterday re-elected chairman of the council. Professors Ward, Skeats, and Andrews, of Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney respectively, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night* for the purpose of investigating the petroleum seapages on behalf of their Governments. During their stay here they will visit IJpe mountain anl other places of interest. ■Mr. C. W. S. Cox,, acting-manager of the Auckland branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has received notice of his transfer to Invercargill as manager* Mr. Cox, who will be succeeded by Mr. W. J. P. Hodgkins, at present manager at Invercargill, went to Auckland some months ago to relieve the late Mr. W'. H. L. Gay way, #ho died at Masterton while on leave. Private advice has been received of the death of the Dowager Lady Glasgow, widow of Lord Glasgow, who was Governor of New Zealand. He and his wife were among the most hospitable of those who had occupied the position. Their family was of varied ages of youth; and the entertaining was to match, and of a particularly pleasant and homely character, which will be well remembered by the older Wellingtonians. Both Lord and Lady Glasgow wore particularly popular and respected in Wellington. «

Mr. M. C.. Barnett, Assistant-Public Trustee, who is retiring after forty years in the Government service, for thirty years of which he was in the Public Trust Office, received a handsome presentation on Saturday. The Hon. J. G. Coates eulogised his services. In the course of reply Mr. Barnett referro'd to the extent of the operations of the office, saying that the office was rather inclined to piyade its efficiency. It should be judged by its work. There was no need to rush into the highways and byways for business, which would come of its own accord if efficiency were maintained.