PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, 16 January 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs Bennie, of Wellington, is among the many visitors at present staying in Otaki. Miss Annie Kay, of Christchurch, is visiting Manakau —the guest of M| and Mb's Staples. 1 Mr P, T.ahiwi. of Otaki, has bceJ appointed a licensed Native interprdß ter of the first grade. 9j ■Mr .1. L. Stout, S.M., has been a M pointed chairman of the Otaki Lice;® ing Bench, and Mr T. O’Rourke H clerk. 8 Mr and Mrs W. 11. Bennett (B many years well-known residents |fl Manakau) are on a short visit to Mr Bennett has been for some yeß resident at Russell, Bay of Js.lan He has now .sold his property and will probably settle down in B Hawke’s Bay district, B • _ e \t last night 's meeting of the-OtjEß ' own Mr Byron Brown said tßj ft. was with a* de3l ol regret that hcH .ended to resign from the Board, ..va« his intention, in the ■ Lout five weeks’ time. to. leave-,-xtenee*i. trip to England and thd-l*H| ou business iosr.t. He too a the tunity of thanking fri- Kioikmß their courtesy and assistance dvjfcg ~r,l -- terra of office, and hoped I hi'-. ing his absence the town would progress. Mr Brown said the firm he was connected with had grown beyond expectations. ami it was on that account that he wonl-l travel. He. would, during hi.- peregrinations, visit Java, and open up negotiation.-: in the rHisinfcsn world- If was his intention to visit the exhibition there, and endeavour to do /or the benefit of his country.