Personal Items.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5708, 4 May 1911, Page 2

Personal Items.

Mr Pago, Mayor of Eketahuna, attended the meeting of the Borough Council, last night, to witness the installation oeremoDy. A public social will be held in the Municipal Theatre, to-morrow evening, to aooord a weloome to the Rev W G. and Mrs Maslin. Mr Maslin is the reoently appointed Methodist clergyman in Waipawa.

Mr E. J. Riddiford known throughout the Dominiou as “King” Riddiford and the largest payer of taxes, especially of the graduated tax, in New Zetland, died at 2 p.m. on Tuesday of heart failure. He had b6en ill for some time, but had rallied recently.

Mr Charles Wertheimer's estate was valued at about £750,000. After bequests of £40,000 to each of grandchildren, the residue, estimated at half a million, goeß to oharities, including the Jewish Board of Guardians who receive £250,000 As Mr W. J. McLeod has sold his property rear Onga Onga, and will shortly be leaving the distriot, he proposes resigning his seat on the County Council. Mr John Bibby, of Lumsdale, has been approached to offer his services as county councillor and he has consented to be nominated. We think Mr Bibby would make a vary desirable oounty councillor.