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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XI, Issue 3, 1 July 1918, Page 163

Sister Preston, of the Wellington Hospital staff, has been appointed assistant matron.

Miss Jean Model, who for the last two years has been assistant-matron at Wellington Hospital, has resigned that position. The Board, in accepting her resignation, expressed high appreciation of her services.

Nurse Christina Pilkington writes, that after completing four years in the Thames Hospital she intends to extend her training by entering St. Helens Hospital, Auckland, for midwifery training, while waiting to be called |up for military service.

Nurse Catherine Kane writes that she has resigned her position as sister on the Westport Hospital staff after five years' service. She is now having a six months' holiday at her home at Addison's before entering for midwifery training at St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch.

Miss Rule and Mrs. Henderson, so long proprietors of the private hospital in Ashburton, have taken over Miss Bishop's hospital in Greymouth, Miss Bishop having left on the staff of the Hospital Ship " Marama."

Nurse Boyd writes from her district at Wairoa that she is very comfortably settled in her cottage and has the school teacher living with her. The hospital is going to allow her money to procure another horse. Nures Boyd has a gig and a smart little horse, but her work necessitates a great deal of travelling, too much for one horse.

Sister M'Gann, A.R.R.C., writes from Maryborough, Queensland, that since she returned home her health has very much improved. Her training school was giving her an " at home " to welcome her back.

Nurse Ngaro Ngapo, trained at Hamilton Hospital, and afterwards Native Health Nurse, has joined the staff (of the Woodside Private Hospital, Auckland.

Miss Polden, who during the absence of Misses Bicknell and Eagley on hospital ship service, has been assisting Miss Maclean in her office work, has now left the Public Health Department, and is visiting her sister in the Auckland district.

Miss Bicknell has now returned to Wellington, and Miss Bagley has resumed her work at Auckland.

Nurse Helena Humphreys, of Masterton Hospital, has now entered St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin, for her midwifery training.

Miss S. Josephine McGinley has resigned her position at Townley St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne, in order to enter a general hospital for training.

Miss Dewar of Invercargill Hospital, has been appointed Matron of Wajhi Hospital.

Miss Scolon, Matron of Patea Hospital, resigned her position in May. Miss Lockhead, late Matron of Kumara, was appointed.

Miss McGregor, Matron of the Rivertcn Hospital, has resigned her position owing to family reasons. Miss McGregor will be much missed in the nursing world, where she has always been an influence for good .

Miss Agnes McLaren, whose appointment as Native Health Nurse was announced in our last issue, is now remaining by the desire of the residents, at Tuatapere, and is intending to carry on visiting private nursing there.

Sister Nora Kelly has been appointed Matron of the Kawa Kawa Hospital.

Sister Hildreth, of Hamilton Hospital, is night sister at the New Plymouth Hospital.

Sister Dormer has resigned her appointment at the Whangarei Hospital. Miss A. E. Banbrey was appointed to fill her place.

Nurse H. E. Roberts, trained at Hamilton Hospital, has been appointed to the staff of the Whangarei Hospital.

Miss Olive Drewitt, late sister at Christchurch Hospital and formerly of Greymouth, has been appointed Matron of the Whitianga Hospital, Mercury Bay.

Miss Adeline Webb, of Auckland Hospital, who has been Matron at Whitianga. has resigned in order to join the Army Nursing Reserve.

Sister Ida Willis, A.R.R.C., who returned recently on duty and who was one of the first nurses to join the Army Service for service in Samoa, has gone to Featherston Camp as Matron, vice Sister Me Allan, who has left in charge of the fct Maheno " fifth commission .

Sister Whitehouse, acting sub-matron of St. Helens Hospital, Wellington, has resigned her position and has accepted the position of midwifery nurse on the staff of the Apia Hospital, Samoa, Miss Mitchell, who has been there for nearly three years, having resigned.

Miss Mirams, of Auckland Hospital, who has been Matron for two years of the Northern Wairoa Hospital, resigned that position to join the Army Nursing Service, and has left New Zealand on the staff of the Hospital Ship ' ' Marama . ' '

Miss Mary Anderson, who has been Matron of Coromandel Hospital for several years, has been appointed Matron of Northern Wairoa.

Nurse Anna Tancred has been appointed staff nurse at St. Helens Hospital, Wellington.

Miss McMillan, trained at Dunedin Hospital, and well-known in connection with the St. David Street Hospital, has been appointed Matron of the Convalescent Home for soldiers at Dunedin. Miss M'Millan has seen active service in the Queen Alexandra Reserve in France and England, and has now joined the N.Z.A. N.S.

Sister Bird, A.R.R.C., of Wanganui, who went away with the first contingent of nurses from New Zealand, and who returned invalided about eight months ago, since which time she has been on a military pension, has, our readers will be very pleased to learn, quite recovered her health, and is to be the Matron of the Convalescent Home for soldiers now established at W T anganui.

Miss Alice Harris, late of Grey town Hospital and St. Helens, Auckland, has resigned her position of Native Health Nurse at Te Araroa and has been appointed Matron of Paparoa Cottage Hospital.

Sister Janet M'Ghie, who was invalided from England six months ago and discharged on a military pension, is much better, and has joined the Public Health Department as sister at Te Waikato Sanatorium. When fully recovered she hopes to rejoin the Army Service for Home d\ity #

Sister Tilly, late of the staff of the " Marama " fourth commission, has returned for a time to the Auckland Hospital staff.

Sister McKay, also of the staff of the " Marama " has returned to the Christchurch Hospital as night sister.

Mrs. Janet Bartie has been appointed staff nurse at Townley St. Helens Hospital, where she has recently completed her training.