PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 170, 12 April 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

At a meeting of the board of the Bank of New Zealand, hold yesterday, Sir. Harold Beauchanip was re-elected chairman for the ensuing financial year.

Mr. It. J. I/owe, formerly chief draughtsman at Auckland, having taken up the position of Commissioner of Crown lands for Marlborough, Sir. H. D. M'.lvellar lias entered upon his duties us Commissioner at Nelson. Sir. .1. I). Thomson, chief draughtsman at Blenheim. has been transferred to Nelson, anil Mr. 11. Slaitiand, district surveyor aI: Nelson, lias been appointed to succccd Sir. Thomson.

Str. William E. Woods, formerly in business in Wellington, who has been in England during the war period, is in Australia at present, and hopes to visit New Zealand at the end of the month. Councillor A. .1. 'J'ayior, the senior member of 1 lie Slakara County Council, is leaving the district, and he has resigned his position. At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the council vesterday morning, the chairman (Sir. S. Krvanf) made a presentation to Councilloo Tavlor on-' behalf of the council.

A. very old resident of Auckland (Sirs. Slargaret Itaslam) died on Tuesday at the age "of 90l Deceased was born a t Burhampuir, India, m 1830. She arrived in Auckland in the year 1815. with her parents iu the ship Mary Ann.

Sir. 1). 11. Grange returned from Syd ney by the Kiverina.'

liegretful reference to the deaths of Sir. Wood-mis (a former Bosencath teacher) and Sir. Stott (whose interest in lioseneath School affairs'has been marked) is mado by the lioseneath School Committee iu its annual report.

Deep regret at the untimely deatli of Mr. .1. ]I. .Malcolm, the late headmaster of To Avo School, is expressed hi llio animal report to be presented to To Aro householders' meeting on Slondnv. The committee, (lie report. states, wish to place on" record their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by hnu to the cause of education and io To Aro school in particular. Kegret is also expressed in the report at the death of. Sir. H. A. W. Sl'Kcii7,ie, late-chairman of the committee, whose interiVst in school matters it characterises as unflagging.