PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 11 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Primo Minister (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) has arranged to loavo Christcliurch to-nig!it for Wellington. The Hon. W. D. S. Miicdonald and Hie Hon. G. Laiirenson arc expected back from Tnraniiki this evening, and Uie lion. 11. 6. Ell from Christchurch either Uiia mornins or to-morrow. The Hou. A. M. Myers loaves Christchiirch to-dny for Dunedin. Tho Hon. J. A. Hunan is at Invnrcarjrill, the Hnn. G. W. Russell will bo nt Christc'hiirch to-day, tlio Hon. J. Colvin is aboard (.lie Main Trunk oxpiws for Wellington, and (lip Hon. T. liuxton will return from Fiiirlie to Tcmuka to-duy. The Hon. To Rangilriroa is in town. The. lion. To Ran.eihiroa will leave Wellington by (ho Main Trunk express on Monday in or<!er to preside at tho opening meetings of several newly-consti-tuted Maori Councils in tho district north of .Auckland. The first of thofo will bo the Ngatiwhatna Maori Coimci!, nt Baweti, on. Tuesday, and then will follow the Whtinjjaroi Maori Council, at Whancaroi, on Thursday; the Powhairanei Maori Council, on Monday, May 20; and the Hokianga Maori Council at Kawene on Thursday, Mny 23. Tho Hon. G. w" Russell left for Christehurch by tho Maori last night. Ho will rcccivo deputations there to-day, and will get back to Wellington to-morrow uiominjf. Mr. R. Calender, of the New Plymoutli Post and Telegraph Department, who iia3 been appointed postmaster at Onganio, was presented by his colleagues with a useful travelling bag. The Hon. Mr. Justice Edwards, accompanied by his associate, Mr. K. Westlcy Both.-unloy, leaves i'or Auckland by tlie Main Trunk express to-day. Mr. James Mackenzie, Surveyor-Gener-al, left for Melbourne by the Warrimoo on Thursday to attend n. conference of Surveyors-Genera! of Australasia. Mr. C. h. Adams, M.Sc, of rise Survey-General's Mrs. Adams, are accompanying Mr. Mackenzie to Melbourne. Messrs Henry and George Lang, of MaSiOrton, leave for America by the Tahiti on May 24 en a trip round the world. Mr. C. E. Bridge, /of the local staff of tire A.M.P. Society, who has been relieving the district secretary of the society at Nelson for the past five weeks, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr. J. Lindsay, carpenter, of the Public Works Department, who is retiring from the service on superannuation, haying reached the age limit, yesterday received a. presentation from his fellow workmen. Mr. Lindsay has boon in tho Department for over twelve years. Mr. Loon Cohen, local secretary for Trinity College of Music, has been advised that Mr. Charles Schilsky, who 'has been appointed Examiner for tlie Collego for Canada, New Zealand, and Tasmania, (rill arrifo in Auckland by the Vancouver steamer on July 30. " ! Mr. H. W.vnn-Williams, of Wellington, has received a cable message from his brother, Mr. Robert G. Wynn-Williams, solicitor, of Charters Towers, announcing his return to the Queensland Parliament, The successful candidate, who is a New Zoaiandcr, hag boon resident for twenty years in Queensland. He , is a son of Hie late Mr. R, Wynn-Willinms, formerly Crown Prosecutor at Auckland, I and n nephew of Mr. 11. Wyim-Williams, the Cliristclmrch barrister. Mr. George E. Haggitt, manager of the Waipawa. branch of the Bank of Australasia for tho past six years, has been transferred to Mr. J. Loiiias. Secretary for Labour, Mr. F. Rowley, Deputy-Inspector of Factories, and Mr. Woburn Temple, Architect for Workers' Dwellings, returned last night from Wanganui, where they have been investigating a. scheme for building a series of workers' homes. Mr. Frank Hay, assistant-engineer in the Public Works Department, returned last evening after being twelve jnonths abroad. During his absence Mr. Hay-, who is a member of tho Karori Rifle Club, competed with considerable success at tho Bisley rifle meeting, tying for fifth place with four others in the St. George's vase competition, first: place in the Martin's Cup aggravate, and finishing nineteenth in tho final stage of the King's. From Bisley he went to Canada, and took a position as resident engineer on the Canadian Northern Railway in Ontario. GOVERNMENT BY DEPUTATION-