PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 6 April 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho appointment of Mr. A. V. Sturtevant is gazetted, as District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds and Examiner of Titles at Now Plymouth, for the Land and Deeds Registration District of Taranaki, os from April 1, 1912. Constable Henry Scott has been appointed gaoler of the public prison ut Waitangi, Chatham Islands. Mr. Wyvern AVilson, S.M., is gazetted as sheriff for tho district of Wcstland, Registrar of the Supremo Court at Hokitika, and chairman of tho Licensing Committee for the distrfct of Wcstlnnd. from April 1, .1312, vice Mr. J. G. I. Hewitt, S.M., transferred; and Mr. Hewitt has been appointed Registrar of (ho Supremo Court at Greymouth and chairman of tho Licensing Committee for tho district of Grey, from April 1, 1912, vice Mr. W. Wilson, S.M. Captain John M'lndoo (Otago) has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration. He has had a total .commissioned service of over twenty-five .years.... : , ... .. The Colonial Auxiliary Forces long-ser-vice medal has been awarded to Lieutenant Henry Keathorstone, who has served for over twenty years. For a similar period of service, the same decoration has been ajso awarded to Farrier-Sergeant Win. Stokes, of the New Zealand Field Artillery. The resignation by Mr. W. H. Morton jf his commission as a captain in the New Zealand Garrison Artillery is notified in the current Gazette. The Hon. J. A. Ilanan had a great reception on arrival at luvercargill on Thursday, his first home-coming since his appointment as Minister. A great crowd gathered at tho station. The Mayor and councillors welcomed him, and the Pips Band played in his honour.— Press Association. Mr. John Baillie, of Baillio's Art Gallery, London, who has brought a notable collection of modern paintings by British artists to Now Zealand, arrived here by the Warrinioo on Thursday. Captain King, assistant-niarino euperintendent for the Union Steam Ship Company,'was a passonger to Wellington by tho Warrinioo from Sydney on Thursday. Mr. Hugh Whifcoombe, of Messrs. Whitcombo aud Tombs, Ltd., left for London by the TurnJrina yesterday. He joins tho London office of the firm, and will remain there for several years. Sirs. G. 11. Whitcombs accompanies him, and will return to Hie Dominion in about six months' time, Sir. W. A. Gray, Union Steam Ship Company's head accountant at the firm's Melbourne oilite, arrived by tho Warrinioo on Thursday from Sydney. The Town Clerk (Mr. J. R. Palmer) returned from a trip to Sydney on Thursday morning by tho Warrimoo. A special meeting of tha members of Beresford Street Congregational Church, Auckland, was held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of considering Iho question of securing a successor to tho Rev. Henry Steele Crnik, who has taken charge of the Mount Eden Church. It was decided to invite the Rev. R. Mitchell, of To Kuili, to fill the pulpit for tho ensuing twclvo months. Mr. Mitchell has done excellent work for' many years in tho Te Kuili district, and as his health has not beon too good latterly, it is thought no doubt that a year's sojourn in (he tify may benefit him. Tho linn. G. W. Russell left Wellington for Chrislchurch on Thursday evening. Ho returns to-morrow. Sir. O. R. Bpiidall, general manager of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company in New Zealand, left Wellington by tho Ulimaroa on Thursday evening, en route for Home. Tho Rev. Cecil Harvey, formerly of Lowesioft, England, arrived here by Iho Warrimoo on Thursday. Ho has rone on to Wanganui, where ho has boon appointed curato of St. Slary's Church.

A Press Association nicssigo from l'almeroton states llmt Captain Hnydon, Councillor, ex-Mayor, and ex-president of the Clmmbcr of Commerce, was entertained by the citizens of l'a nicrston on Thursday nifilit. and presented with a gold modal on tlio ovo of his departure on a visit to Eurppo. Tlio Hon. 11. G. Ee.H left for Clu-iet-cluirch last evening. He returns to Wellington an .Sunday. The Hon. G. W. Knssoll is nt present in Christclmrch. He is to return to Uollingtoii on Sunday, and on Monday will go to 'J'aramilvi. , . ... . Tho Hon. T. JfncUenzio (Primo Jlillis(er) left yesterday for tlio Mereroa Mate Farm, (in Monday he rocs to laramib. whero ho is to attend n number ot sneial functions and conduct a brief icctimiiß tour before returning to Wellington. The Hon. J. Colvin (Minister for Mines), accompanied by Mr. H. J. Jl. Ulow (Under-Seeretnry for Jntcrnal Affair?), left on Thursday evciiiiig tor T,yttelton, en routo to Grcymquth and Iho AVe«t Coast. Both Iho Minister and Mr. Blow will attend the opening of tlio Juniara water raeo r.ojrt week. 1 hey expt'ct. to return to Wellington about the end of next week. The TTon W .1). S. MacdonaM is in the Gisbornn district. To-day ho is to nnen the WaiUohii-Ololto section of the I'.ast Coast railway. He returns to Wellington on Thursday next. Tim lion. J. A. llanan is at Tnvercargill. Tho Hon. A. M. Mjw ami Hγ. To Haii'-ihiroa arr! in Auckland, .t ho Hon. T. Buxldii i* in South Canterbury. Mr. Buxton is to rolurn to Wellington nl nlwut (ho end of next week. Mr W. F. Massev (Leader nf tho Onposition) is csixictcil to n-n-ivo from AuclcUjul jjy jjjjjn 'XVunk express on Monday,