PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■ The ; HonV James. Carroll,.Native lEw ister, 'left yesterday .afternoon ;to attend • the meeting, of: Maoris,- which is , .tb__'be' held at'Okaiawa, hear Hawera, on.Sat- < urday, to "discuss matters.;affecting-.the reserves held under.the."West Coast Settlement Beserves Act..: The Minister n ; ;expectDd : ;back';on:;Mpnday.L;.;,;;;'- .. ;'; The; : Hon;' Dr.' Kndlay' returned from the north yesterday. '■■.'■'. '(' ; !■■ The -Hon:; W. W. M'Cardle,; M.L.C,-: returned .to Wellington.on- .Wednesday: from a trip to Kawhia, where. he .had been in company, with the Hon. .Dr:_ Findlay, Dr.- Fitch.ett, (Public Trustee),; and ; Captain Wilson, a. retired. Indian: ; officer., '.' Mr; F. Newman, son of Dr. Newman,,, who'was recently called to the. English bar, left London' in the P. and .0. - stea ? . mer :Mongo!ia, ; and -is expected to; : arrive at Auckland 'on. March 26.. .Mr. Newman ■■ will settle down in Wellington,- and .com-: nience' practice ;a3.-.a"solicitor : here.-.; j.,.; ■ An Auckland Press Association" teler gTam states that ; the' Congregational Onion have elected- officers; as follow:--.Chairman, Rev. A; E. :Hunt;,;secretary. Rev. H. Steel Craik;. assistant';secretary,' Rev..J. H. Mackenzie; treasurer,-Mr.-W. H. Lyon,"i ■''•'.;>;:'. ; A - - '.:;-. .;":. .-■' ; - ' : Mr. ! Walter Atkin,' proprietor of th« Wostport "News," isviu-town;;' :.;-.; -The R«v.: Mr; Hughes, the new Baptist minister who has been, appointed -to the church .in .Hastings, was, at one-time.*, reporter on the ''Auckland..Star.'''.. - Mr; P. J.'Tip'ping,'who is.leaving.Wei- - , lingtonto enter into'practice as. ii. solicitor in- Invercargill,, was on, Wednesday, evening'presented with a case of pipes by members of-the Civil Service Club.'' - A public roception'was. tendered; in; th« Choral' Hal!,- Auckland; > last: evening, i to. Mr. -H. .Brett, on,, his. return from ~th« ■Imperial'Press-.Conference, 'in.;. London. The. Mayor 'presided, and presented , an illuminated address'to Mr..Brett, on.be-' halt', of. the people of Auckland. ' Brief addresses of welcome were also delivered by the Hon. E. Miteh'elso'n and Mr. J. Hi Upton'.—Press Association.,:. Jfcssrs. E. T...Sadd; .1; S.-.Wratt.-and[.A.-Sinclair, have '.been appointed. commission.crs.to classify and report upon an area of. four thousand acres of-i'lirallaiuLin .'theOnctaua Survey District, Nelson,.knownas the Farewell Spit, as provided by Seo< tion 2?5 of .the -Land Act,'-1908.'--,-'-.":,v.;~ :\