PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 7 January 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. W. F. Massoy is to go north by Main Trunk express on Thursday. On Friday ho is to be entertained at luncheon at To Awamutu by the Tc Awauiulu Town Board and tho Waipa County Council. From To Awamutu the Prime Minister . will go by motor to Cambridge. He is to « visit the Mana Valo Farm Settlement, and l will toko afternoon tea with the settlers. J In tho ©veiling Mr. Maseey will bo the j guest at'a-social gathering organised by tho Cambridge Borough Council. Auck- ' land will be reached on Saturday morning. In the afternoon the Prime Minister and Mrs. Massey will be entertained by his constituents at a garden party at Papakurn. On Monday, January ;13, the Prime Minister will leave by train for Holonsville. While in the north ho will visit the Waipua State forest, north of Dargavillc. Before returning, to Wellington no ,is to visit tie Huuraki Plains and faupo districts. Mr. J. A. Young, M.P., will accompany tho Prime Minister while , he is passing through the Waikoto, and Mr. J. Q. Coates, M.P., whilo ho is visiting Dargaville and other places in tho north. ■■ ' The Hon. A. L. Herdman travelled yes'torday from Dunedin to Invercargill, ■■ Where he will make an inspection of the reformatory prison. To-day Mr. Hcrdman ' will leave Invercargill for the north. He is expected to return to Wellington tomorrow mowing, :■■,■' '■ The Hon. W. H. Hemes and thoHon. W. Frasor leave Thames to-day for Waihi; Katikati, and Tauranga. Tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes and tho Hon.. Dr. Pomaro are in Wellington. Major-Genoitll Godlcy left yesterday on a visit of inspection to tho Taranaki district, '..'..'" Mr. J. Campbell, Government A rchi tect, is at present in the Auckland di& trict on holiday leave. Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, will leave on Thursday for W ,a: nganui to preside at tho healing of the drapers'dispute in that town. Mr. D. D. Weir, who has occupied tbe position of record olork in the Chief Mebhanical Engineer's Oflico, N.Z.R.i for a period of 12 years, is under transfer, to tho Workshops Managor's Oflico, Petone. Ho was .yesterday tbe recipient of ft suitable presentation from his follow officers. Mr., J. P. Kelly (chief clerk) in a complimentary speech made the presentation Mr. /Weir feelingly replied. A Press Association message from Christchurch states _that Mr. H. O. Rogers,t until recently Inspector for the State Fire 1 , Insurance Department, has taken over tho ! managership of the State Fire Office in Canterbury in plaoe of: Mr. F. J, -G. ■ Wilkinson), resigned,.- ; -' i Dr. Herbert, who' has recovered from ,' his recent operation, haß returned to Wol- •. liugton. ■''...■'■'■ •■.■■'■■''.■, '■■'';., J {/Mr. E. Newman, M.P., who has just \ completed a tour of some.weeks in ,tho ! South Island, leaves Wellington to-day by l Main Trunk, express for Marten. > Whilo i in the south). Mr. Newman.visited Mount i- Cook. i He also paid avisit to Timaru^a ■ town in which he found much to admire. ; .The Hon. H..D. Bell ami the Hon. F. .11. B: Fisher are to arrive to-day from Ohrist- : church. ... r The death is announced of Mr. William .; Parkcrson, a colonist of long- standing, j who came to'.New Zealand with his father,- the late Mr. Parkcrson, of Christ- . church,, in the Cornwall, in 1853. After a }. few. years Mr,., Parkerson began sheep-. jj farming in tho M'Kenzie,', Country, arid 9 afterwards in North Canterbury. In 1889 ' ho went to' thto warmer climate of < Poverty Bay; and for the last thirteen years ho resided &t Woodvillo, where he I passed away oh New' Tear's Eve, In the /9th year of his age, leaving a widotf to "mourn his, loss. '■;•,...