PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 22, 26 July 1945, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAL.

Government House, Wellington, July 25,

This afternoon his Excellency the Governor-General, attended by Captain the Hon. D. E. A. Winn, was present at the Wellington College versus St. Patrick's College (Silverstream) Rugby football match at Athletic Park. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Arkwright have left Government House.

The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Sir Patrick Duff, and Lady Duff and Sir Harry Batterbee are spending today together at Dannevirke, near where Sir Harry and Lady Batterbee are staying at present.

Mr. J. A. D. Nash, liaison officer for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Australia, is in Wellington, and 1 will remain in the Dominion for some time on a refresher course. Mr. Nash, who is a son of the Minister of Finance, has his headcmarters in Melbourne.

Mr. N. H. Taylor has arrived in Wellington to take over his new duties as assistant Director of the Soil Survey Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Mr. Taylor has until recently, been stationed at Whangarei in charge of the Auckland district soil survey.

"New Zealand is very lucky to have Sir Patrick Duff and Lady Duff as representatives of the United Kingdom," said Mr. Justice Davis, Canadian High Commissioner in Canada, who is in Auckland on his way to Canada, states a P.A. telegram." They became friends of mine when Sir Patrick Duff was Deputy High Commissioner in Canada, and they are splendid people. They did excellent work there, and whereever they are they will do well. When .the time comes for them to leave this country New Zealanders will be sorry to see them go."