PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 464, 24 March 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

All tho members of tho Administration aro still in Wellington, with tho exception of tho Hon. A. T. Ngata, who is travelling on tho East Coast with tho Governor. Mr. F.E. Baume, M.P., of Auckland, is at present in Wellington. He arrived by the through express train yesterday. Mr. W. Jennings, M.P., arrived in Wellington by tho Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr. G. B. Dall, Inspector of Post Offices, left for Christchurch, Dimedin, and Invercargill last night on Departmental business. He will bo absent about a week. Mr. J. S. M'Clune, of the Napier branch of tho Labour Department, has received notice of his transfer to Auckland. Mr. M'Cluno will bo uucecedod in Napier by Mr. G. Burnsido, of Masterton. In addition to an appointment mentioned in yosterday's issuo, two Wellington stenographers have been appointed official reporters to tho Timber Commission—Messrs. H. 31. Lo Grovo and J. D. Stevenson. Mr. J. Milesi, manager of the Wellington Fishermen's Association, leaves for Sydney on Saturday, to make a business arrangement there in connection with fish shipped from this port. ' A Press Association telegram from Wakapuaka states that Mr. Harloy Thomas, of tho Eastern Extension Cablo Company's staff, who has been transferred to Singapore, left for his new sphere of labour last night. Methodist ministers who havo been transferred by conference preach for the firut timo in their new charges on Sunday, April 11. liy that date tho Rev. C. Porter, of Thorndon, will be duo to begin work at Masterton, tho Rev. T. Fee to succeed Mr. Porter, tho Rev. W. It. Tuck, of Auckland, will bo duo at Island Bay, and tho Eev. E. P. Blamires, now of Island Bay, at Blenheim. Mr. Alexander Rea. a well-known figure in musical circles in Sydney, and who had nearly reached the great age of 79 years, died thero on March 13. He was among the founders of the Sydney Collego of Music, with which he had ever been closely identified, and acted on various occasions as examiner in music for the Sydney University. TJw Town Hall organ was put together under his supervision, and was under his care until tho appointment of M. Wiegand as city organist.

Several chances have taken place in the stalf of the- Wellington Hospital. Miss Berry, who has received an appointment as matron of tlio Napier Hospital, sent in her resignation to the Wellington Hospital Trustees, and Sister E. l'eJigelly was appointed submatron of Uie Nurses' Home in nor place. It was -decided to forward a letter to Miss Berry expressing the trustees' appreciation of her services. Dr. Brown was appointed first senior assistant oh Ujc medical staff, vice Dr. Gilray resigned. Dr. Simpson was appointed to replace Dr. Brown. Tlio Rov. AV. G. Taylor, superintendent of the Sydney Methodist Central Mission, arrived from Auckland yesterday, lie came to pay a holiday visit to the- Dominion, but his groat exporieneo of city mission work has caused many demands to be made, upon his time, ilnd if he works much harder ill Sydney than ho lias done so far in New Zealand, ho must bo made of very strong ma. twinl. Mr. Taylor will go south to-mor-row night, returning later from Dmicdin and spending a couple more days in W«ilinglon before going hack to Sydney. Altogether ho ia spending a month in the Dominion.