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Grey River Argus, 25 March 1948, Page 4

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A London cable records the death of Field Marshal Lord Milne at his London residence.

Mr. and Mrs E. A. Hillgrove, of Christchurch, well-known health consultants, are at present visiting Greymouth, where it is their intention next month to give lectures on dregless healing and health conservation by natural as distinct from artificial means.

Mr F. T. M. Kissel, whose retirement was announced yesterday, will be succeeded as general manager of the. State Hydro-Electric Department by Mr A. E. Devonport, formerly of Greymouth, who at present is chief electrical engineer to the Department. Mr S. Roberts has been appointed assistant-general manager Announcing Mr Kissel’s retirement, the Minister of. Works, the Hon. R. Semple, paid tribute to his work for New Zealand over a long period of years.—Press Assn.

One of New Zealand’s oldest priests the Rev. Father James Mansfield, chaplain to St. Joseph’s Home, Ponsonby, died in the .Mater Misercordiae Hospital, Auckland, aged 86. Born in Dublin, Father Mansfield workeq in the post office there for many years, beginning his studies for the priesthood when he was 50. He was ordained in 1917, in the Auckland diocese and served as priest in the parishes of F'onsonby. Helensville, To Arolia, and Howick-Panmure. He was appointed chaplain to St. Joseph’s Home in 1928.

Mr H. E. Walshe, formerly Survey-or-General, died suddenly at his residence, Curious Bay. Queen Charlotte Sound, on Thursday. He retired from the Public Service in 1943, having held the office of Surveyor-General since 1929. In 1900 he was appointed as a clerical cadet in the Lands and Office in Gisborne, and served his cadetship in the Otago district. On passing his surveyor’s examination in 1907, he was appointed Staff Surveyor in Hawkes Bay land district where for 10 years he carried out all classes of survey work, particularly settlement surveys in the blackblccks. For a short period, until appointed Senior Draughtsman at the Head Office in 1919, he was Crown Land’s Ranger in the Hamilton district. In 1924 he was apuointed Chief Draghtsman at the Head Office and subsequently Surveyor-General. During his appointment as SurveyorGeneral he revived the work of the Geodetic Triangulation of New Zealand, and, having made a detailed study of all the latest methods adopted throughout the world, he applied them to the highly precise measurements required for the laying down of the geodetic triangulation. He also played a prominent nart in town planning, being a past member of the Town Planning Board. He is survived bv his son and daughter.