PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1937, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. F. W. Weston, of the Hansard staff, has tendered his resignation, to take effect at the end of July. .The oldest officer of the Legislative Department, Mr. Weston has been connected with it since. August, 1902, but his association with the New Zealand Parliament dates back,to 51 years ago, when he became representative of the "Evening Post" in' the Press Gallery of the House of Representatives. Eleven of those years cover his period of subeditorship of "The Post," during which, however, he was'in continuous touch with Parliament and, its doings. He has seen in office 15- different Ministries from the Stout-Vogel to the Savage Administration. None'of the present members of the Legislature were in) either House at tha beginning of his Parliamentary period. Mr. Weston has also worked, under six different Speakers of the House and eight of the Legislative Council besides two who wera acting1 Speakers^for a few months. For over 30 yearVMr. Weston has recorded the proceedings of . the . annual communication 'of the Masonic Grand New Zealand. Mr. H.';H. Nesbitt, "who has been Au>tralian Trade - Commissioner in Ne\» Zealand-fbr three years, .will leave.on .. Saturday for Sydney,. where he .will, take up his post as chairman of tha New South'' Wales Milk Board. '■-' V Mr. Frank Picot,' director of Internal ' Marketing, is visiting.: Christchurch. Mr. ;R. E..,Herron, i inanager of ".tha--,* Wellington City Corporation's Mills - Department, returned., today from Christchurch. He has spent a week in : Christchurch' obtaining information for a report on the milk.,industry in that city.- . ■ • Mr. E.E. Luttrell'has been appointed secretary, to the Canterbury. Builders* Association. , . ■ r , , . Mr. R. G. Mexted, who. has been . chairman of the Makara County' Court- ' cil for the past two years, did not seek • re-election at the annual meeting t6-' day. Councillors united in thanking .C Mr. Mexted .for, his'services to tha council and in 'paying tribute to him for his impartiality "as1 a chairman. ■ Mr. E. Windley was elected chairniaa for the coming: year, ■ . ■ : ■ • ,-. Sir. Andrew Russell .arrived; in Wei-1, lingtqn from the south.. this morn- . ing. '..■■' ;■■•;■■■ ~■•' . ... I ■■ Mr. Justice Smith will leave Wellington on Saturday for Auckland. • - Dr. H. Tweed, Dr. D.'-A. Falconer, and Dr. H. G. Denham • arrived ia Wellington, from .the south this, morn- = ing. -.-. ... • ....-.' The Yen. Archdeacon. J, D.. Russell, - of Oama'ru, arrived from the south " this morning and is the-guest of "tha • Vicar of Petone (the Rev. H. S, Ken- - ney); Archdeacon Russell will taka part in festival services which ara" " being held in.St. Augustine's Church, : ■of which he was. the first: vicar. ; Mr. P. J. O'Regan was congratulated by the annual conference ■of tha Hibernian and "Australasian Catholics Benefit Society today-upon his eleva* " tion to the Supreme "Court Bench. Messrs. R. N. W. Read, (Auckland), * J. D. Lilburn (Hunterville)vE. J. Stent - (Nelson), J. Withers and K. Armstrong . (Wanganui), and ~F. C. Platts (Dun- -.. edin) are: guests at. the lßoyal Oak Hotel. :•, ': , , , Messrs. C. S. Hearrie and J. Greig (Melbourne), A. R. Jones: (Sydney), I. Seay (Christchurch), W. J. Truscott and W. Cunningham-(Auckland), and M. Lodge (New York) are among the guests at the Hotel St. George. Messrs. D. S..Boyes:. s :(Nelson), E. Knight (Dannevirke), J. G. ■■ Girr (Auckland), D. Gunn •(Palmerston North), C. M.Duthia: (Feilding), S. L. Wilicinson and^ M. King • (Wanganui), A. G. Fitzherbert .(Marton), W. R. Brinsley and R.*' W. Brinsley, jnr. (Dunedin) are at present staying at the Grand Hotel. f Messrs. D. HT Withers (Wairoa), J. A. Stewart and K. F. Aitken (Southland),/A. Bell (Invercargill), L Gunn, A. G.'McDonald, J. B. "Robertson, J. A. Harnham, T. George, arid G. E. Owens (Dunedin), N. C. Snedden',' R. Pawson, W. H. Airey, E. M. Lloyd, J. Murray, and R. E., Dormer (Auckland),1 T.: R. Saunders (Wanganui), and J. T; Smart (Christchurch) are guests at the Empire Hotel.