PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day tho Hon. mT. Carroll and tho Hon. :: G.. Fowlds aro ' m Wellington: .The :Primo..'Minister- is _at Rotorua, tho Hon.. J.-.. A>, Millar . '.-is -in Auckland, the Findlay - travels : from .Auckland .to Rotorua;. the Hon. 1 : R. . M'Kenzio is at Nelson, the Hon.- D. Buddo is in tho-Hon., T. .Mackenzie• is at ; Hon. A. T. Ngnta ~is at Port Awanui. .and •the Hon.. A. W: Hogg goes to;Hukanui.. : \ Mr. W. Pryor, . secretary-of :the Now Zear dand Employers'. Federation; returns from the south on Sunday next. ;. Mr.. F. W. ;HaybiMo,''who! has been, on an iextended-!visit-; fo:Eiigland,' Svrites from' Naj ;pior vthat'i hey expects .'-.t-b'-'bls f in .■""Wellirigton 'hy Misses Haybiitlo (2). . * ' 1 ; •: ■, Dr. L.- Cockayno; F.L.S., who came to Wellington to attend tho meeting of ; the 'Ndw ■Zealand .rnstitute, yesterday, leaves for the north-.,t0-day; to resume liis investigation iof saiid-dunos.- .' ■ , : . , Mr T.- Ivihg, frho lias retired from tho tlio ; .NeW;- Zealand Thstitute, 1 was, : at .the . council jy'esterday, ayvbto-of-'thankß and appreciation for his past services. ■ i "It is notified in tho Gazette that licenses iunder.the-Survei'ors'.' Ihstitutojand Board.of. ;'Ex"aminors Aoii, '1908, have ' been issued by the Surveyors' Board to Richard Button Davios- . (Wellington), and Charles Michael Hoiilt (Nelson).. . /' ;. Mr. ,F. Badeh-PowaK'(brother ! to General , Badcn-Povell, : of; Mafekmg ■ fame),.*/■ accom- : panied -by Mrs/'Badfin-Powell r afid' y son: have 1 ! | *;by ' the . !; Shaw,'.': Savill'-■. aiid ' j-^bion' ! Com^any's ; lirier : Athehic, which lea.yos 'for, London on March 25. ; i Professor . Rutherford, 1 tlio • distinguished ;scientist,<i \fho "had> theiricluded the" Nobel;.'-prize-list,': ani international honour, was yesterday accorded ia veto of congratulation by-the New Zealand 'Institute. ':;.A.'copy'"of .-.the-'resolution'will,.be:' forwarded to hiin. •• • ' .' • .

_ The Marquis, and Marquise do Favernay; ;from .South::'Africa7:will: aVrive in New Zea-' ;lahd by 'the; Sbaw-iSayill lirier Athonio, 'which is' duo.' bere'. oii!:February,: 23. 1 ? They .leave 'for South Aniorica by. .the: same-vessel,', her. time-' tablo" dato.,',-for.i -. beine March 2.5. : ' ' r .v; : x f; ' Mr. Ai'' Hamilton,' curator of tho Coioniai Muwuni,';wascyesterday.-elected- to. th 6 presidency of. the. Now Zealand Institute. In returning thanks for.:hisTelectioh, Mrl Hamllto.n emphasised tho importance of "strength-" en ' n E "i.W''-influenceand:;prestige ;.of . the "ihr stitute.'.:; Jho; degree, of prosperity of'-the"'ih-stitute;;. reflected . in;' the' proportionate vitality ;o£.'^c ; , ■'■ .At. tho hwJ offices of tha Labour Department. yesterday afternoon, 'Mr. :i5. I/o'Crcn, .of - Awards,;: who. '.has been. trans'.piiaiedin,: received a farewell pre-' ■sontation: from -his ;oflscial" colleagues. :-Mr. E : ■ TregeariviSccretary ...for;. Labour,, in.. handing tho gift to .Mr. Le Cren,.-spokolhighly of his personal- qualities- and: the manner.' in which he has; earned :out his' duties here'. Jlr. Lo ,Creh. left. foivDunedin last-night. ='!'His''iuoju - is •; Mr. .'IV" Newtoii; Oiiristchurch.; • •• •' ....