PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10281, 16 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr D. A. Aiken, general manager of the TJniou Steam Ship Company, left Wellington last evening for Dunedin.

Mr J. .Mayo, who was returned at the head of the poll "at the recent election, has been elected chairman of the Wairoa Harbour Board.

Mr Denison Miller has been reappointed Governor of the Commonwealth Bank for a term of seven years from June* Ist, 1919, at "a salary of £4OOO per annum.

Mr A. P. Green, formerly Inspector of the chief branches of the Bank of New v Zealand, who has been appointed manager of tho Auckland branch, left by the Makura on Tuesday on a visit to Fiji.

Messrs S. Garrity, C H. Gayfer, J. Hodge, W. L. Humphries. 0. Peterson, and AY. A. Tate have been elected as councillors to fill the six extraordinary vacancies in the Grey town Borough Council.

Mr David Smith, who for the past five years has occupied the position of command paymaster of the Auckland military district, has been appointed chief clerk and receiver of lands revenue in the Lands Department at Invercargill. ..„.,.„..

It is understood that Mr C. J. McKenzie, district Public Works engineer of Dunedin, is'to be transferred,to this city. Mr Baker. Public Works engineer at Wangauui, is named as bi» successor in Otago and Southland.

Mr F. Finch, of Auckland, baa been appointed resident engineer to the .Napier Harbour IJoard. Mr finch, who is a qualified surveyor, haj been assistant engineer to the. Auckland Harbour Board for some time. He has also had.harbour experience at Portsmouth, England.

Mr J. Kershaw, of the Customhouse long-room staff, who has been ;' transferred to Auckland as warehouse-keep-er, was' presented by his colleagues ivitk a tea tray, travelling hag and nig prior to his departure from Wellington. Mr A. Paul, Customs., inspector, made the presentatjojuon_beh.alf of the staff. ~, _..„ ~ ■

...Mr .4.. S. Evans, secretary.o£~Mess,r« Common, Shelton and Co.,- Gisborne, has been appointed manager -"of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd. Mr George W. Frier, sec-ond-in-charge of the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, has been appointed manager of the 'Wanganui branch of the same, company.

The Hon. George Fowlds and Mrs Fowlds, accompanied by their|jdaughter (Mrs Bailey) have arrived lir Wellington from Auckland. Mr '.Fowlds will attend the Town-planning 'Conference nest week. They will stay over to meet their son (Temp.-Ma'or 'W. F. Fowlds, M.C), who is arriving by' the Pakeha on the 27th. Major Fowlds Jet't for Egypt with the 4th. Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and has* [ been continuously on service right up to the close of hostilities.

Mr Crampton Gore, surgeon on the Kimuiaka, which is expected jto arrive at Wellington on May 27th, is an artist and musician of note as -well as a medical practitioner: Dr Gore is vice-president of the Royal Hibernian. Academy, Dublin, and his pictures are included in collections in a number of leading galleries' in the Old Country und the Continent. He has also been composing music since his Boyhood days, and has set ■ some charming music to a number of pastoral plays, besides having-written waltzes and songs whicli have had. a popular run. fir Gore has served right through the war, being stationed at 'Gallipoli, Malta, Salonika and-Home, hit rank being that of major in the R.A.M.C. Dr Gore is paying a visit to New Zealand. Mrs: S. J. Colleft, wife of the Christchurch Government Tourist x agent, is Dr Gore's sister*.

Don ? t let the weather hinder you. Open and closed-in cars by ringing up Stanton and Evans. Molesworth street. Use 'Phono 2240. and the best awmici you. 7