PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2181, 4 May 1908, Page 3

PERSONAL.

,Mr AY. F. uMassoy, Leader of tho Opposition,, arrived Iroin South on Saturd-av morning. Mr AV. A. Barton, S.-AL, leaves this morii.iiig lor AA’ai-roa .and returns oil the 13th inst.

Archdeacon AA’illiains was a ipassengor South by the W-aikaro .last night. Mr AV. H. lierrios, M.P., arrived from Auckland last evening. Messrs John Clark, of Opou, -and C. J. Parker, AVainga-ko, went South by the AYaikare hist night. -Air AY. .tuques, Government canning expert, -left f-of Napier by Hie AYaikare yesterday. Lt is understood that- Air Thus. Holden will probably con test-the Cook County seat on the Harbor Board vacated bv Air. AY. I). Lysnar. Sir James Mills, managing director of the Union Si.u.n Ship .Company, is at present in Melbourne engaged in negotiations with regard to the Vancouver mail service. He will return to New Zealand in about -a fortnight-. Al’r. W. Phipps, who has for many years been a valued member of the “New Zealand Times” literary staff in the capacity of chief prooi reader, lias mircliased the Waipukuruu (Hawke’s Bay) “Press” newspaper, and will take possession immediately. Captain ißone, Marine Superintendent -fo.r the New Zealand Shipping Company, 'left yesterday by the AVaikai'e for the South. During bis stay in -Gisborne, Captain Bone went out in tlin H-aibor Board’s launch to the outer harbor site and Iliad a look at tlio surorn-ndings of the bay. -He will -report .upon -the site to tbs- directors of tlio Now Zealand Shipping Company in due course, .who will in turn, forward tho report to tho Harbor Board.