Personal Notes—Auckland District.

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 4, 1 October 1927, Page 234

Personal Notes — Auckland District.

Miss Margarita King, late Sister King George V. Hospital, Rotorua, is now Matron, Cottage Hospital, Whangaroa, North Auckland.

Miss Ethel Swayne, late Matron Huntly Cottage Hospital, has been transferred to Te Kuiti Hospital, as Matron, m place of Miss Fricker, who has returned to Waikato Hospital.

Miss E. E. Hilditch has been appointed Matron at Huntly Hospital, m place of Miss Swayne.

Miss P. A. Rolfe has been appointed Matron at Whitianga Hospital, Mercury Bay.

Miss Jamieson, late Sister, Pukeroa Sanatorium, has been transferred to Te Kaha as District Nurse, to replace Miss L. Kennair, who has returned to the Auckland district. ■

Miss L. Hill is on temporary duty m Auckland district, while Miss Kennair has extended leave.

Miss Olive Drewett, well known to Christchurch nurses, who was for some time District Nurse at Mokai, after two years spent on her apple orchard at Waimauku, North Auckland, has now leased her orchard, and left last week for Kenya County, East Africa. Miss Drewett intends to join Miss Emily Bishop, Tabora, Tanganyika, East Africa, m man-

aging a coffee plantation, and has every hope of making a success of the enterprise. Miss Drewett is an expert agriculturist, and believes it will be possible to produce vegetables and fruit, as the plantation is situated on very high country, household fires being necessary there m the winter season. We hope later to publish some items of interest about these enterprising ladies, as Miss Drewett has promised to keep m touch with her friends m New Zealand.

Miss Norah Sullivan has been appointed Matron of the new Cottage Hospital at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands.

Miss Gladys Swears and Miss Dorothy Wright have taken over Miss Vivienne Montgomery's private hospital, "Cairnhill."

Miss Lilian White has given up her private hospital at Bryce Street, Hamilton^ and has accepted the position of Superintendent of St. John Ambulance Women's Home, Nursing Division.

The following District Nurses under the Health Department attended the Refresher Course at Auckland during the week, August 3 1st to September Bth: — ■ Nurse Jarrett, Thames ; Nurse Blackie, Rotorua ; Nurse Cameron, Opotiki ; Nurse Vos, Dargaville ; Nurse Leslie, Hokianga; Nurse Jewiss, Kaitaia.