PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. AV. 1. Massey, Prime Minister, had the congratulations of the citizens ot' Christchurch conveyed to him by the Mayor of tho .southern city (Mr. H. Holland) yesterday. AYhen the deputation from Hie Municipal Association's Conference waited upon Mr. Massey, Mr. Holland said that lie wished to take the opportunity of congratulating the I'rimo Minister on tho position which he nowoccupied. "I wish yoji a very successful term of ofiice," added Mr. Holland. Air. J. AVilson, tho Mayor, of Dunedin, also congratulated Mr. Massey 011 his attainment of the Prime Ministership. "When you come to JDunedin," he said, "you will get a hearty reception' there." Congratulations from • Aucklnnd were also conveyed to ill - . Massey yesterday morning by a deputation from tho Aucfdand Cii\ Council. In the list of honours gaiued by New Zealanders at Cambridge, the name appears of Air. H. T. Morton, of Emmanuel College (son of AFr. H. B. Mor.ton, of Auckland), who gained his B.A. and LL.B. with third-class honours. Mr. ' Morton was educated at King's College, Auckland. Air. John J. Gooseman, of the AA'aihi Gold Alining Company's bullion reiining stafl', has received a mining appointment at Careno, in Chile, isouth America, and leaves «hoi'tly lo enter upon his duties. I>i;. M'Evedy left by the Main Trunk express yesterday for liotorua and Auckland. lie will return to Wellington in a few days. Mr. .lolur Wilson, the Mayor of Dunedin. was at tho meeting of the AVellington City Council last night. The councillor.'; extended u'welcome to the visitor, and Mr. Wilson in turn said that Wellington councillors would always be welcome at any meeting of the Dunedin City Council. Tho Gazette chronicles tho resignation of the Hon. Win. Fraser as Minister for Industries and Commerce, and records the appointment of the Prime Minister to that portfolio. Air. .1. (I. 1.. Hewitt, S.AI., has been appointed chairman of (lie Wetland Licensing District, anil Air. Wyhorn Wilson, S.M., to a similar ollico in the Duller district Last night the Wellington City Council parked ttie tollowing resolution, on the motion of Councillor E. Trcgeni". "The Alayor and councillors of the city of AVollinp,trin hi'icbv c.\pre.-s their flfvp sympathy with the widows and families ft tile tnMI wlui lotiily ui«f their ilcallw .in the tramway somen of Ike e.ity,'!

] . Air. .lohu \\. Kniilli has been appointed ii stock inspector ami registrar of brands fur tin- Westland ilislrk'l. Mi s-rs. li. \V. Ali-nn, \V. .1. I{n 1 ph, mid liluules (\\ ailii Mining Company) arrived from Auckland liy tin; .Main Trunk exliri'ss yesterday nltcrnuon. , J) Kilyrri', editor of Iho Auckland Weekly News," arrived in Wellington yesterday and is slaying at the Hotel (ceil. Mr. .1) hsterre look a prominent part m Ihc formation of (he Auckland (.'oiniiiiind of (lie Lotion of frontiersmen, jy! l ' l '' l 1"' i.- n member, and while in noliitigluu will make inquiries with a view to c-,l:il>]i-;|iinjr a preliminary committee here. ]{. T. Badhaiu and A. P. Diss <if \\ ellington, have been licensed as public auditor, under the I'riemllv Societies' Act. Mr. ]\. ( Dyer, axed 78, one of thi> leading n--idi'iit.s of Cambridge, was I'tinnd dead yesterday sitting in ]ii- <■ hair at no!Hi'. Ju-1 previously he was working in Ills gariu'ii and the exertion evidently produced heart failure. J,Vceasi>d was a proiniiii-iil I'lWßiason. a lav reader of he A"{; lean and lather of Mr. 111. W. J Iyer, feiipemliary Magistrate at jfolorua.—l ress Association. Mr. flioinas ]). Kendall has been appointed I'ublic Trustee at Duuedin, vice -ill', it. I ihc, resigned. Mr. IT. Uailcy .Mansfield, who has been engaged by the Agricultural Department ot the Dominion as Orchard Instructor, turned iji \\e lington on Wednesday from Australia. Mr. Manslield conies from JJonefls.v'r and (.'roydin, (lie most progressive iruir-growing districts of Victoria, and brings with him a lot of new ami Us-eiul ideas ill fruit culture and fruit inariieling. lie has been associated with colli stu.-ago ami co-operative marketing o< iruit, <ind has done a lot of experimental work lor (lie Victorian Agricultural Department. The Kev. J. 13. Holloway, JT.Sc. (Church ol Lnglaml), Messrs. J. \V, M'Ken/.ie, .T. Aewlaiuls, li. Taylor' (Presbyterian), ami the bey. J; D. Mill (jjaptist) have been licensed as officiating ministers under tho Atarriagc Act.