PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 53, 6 June 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Messrs J. H. S. Bishop (To Popo) and V. Beven (Stratford), have been passed as fit lor the Reinforcements.

j Mr R. G. Wbottor, M.A., Inspector of Schools for Taranaki, has received notice that lie will shortly be transferred to Napier in tiie Hawke’s . Bay Education District.

i Mr J. F. Arnold, Inspector of Factories. who has been stationed at New Plymouth during the past two years, is being promoted and transferred to Christchurch. I Mr H. Williams, manager of the North Egmont Mountain House, was in Stratford to-day. Mr .Williams reports having just concluded an enjoyable trip to Australia. ■ Mr H. Norman Liardct, General Manager of the Ocean Corporation, paid a short visit to Stratford to-day, and left for Wanganui this afternoon. j i j Mr Alex. Matheson, of the Transvaal Education Department, has just been on a visit to Hawera (states the Star)l A good many yeafs ago he was assistant at Hawera School, but he suffered seriously from had health in New Zealand and decided to try South Africa. The experiment has happily proved a success. Ho is perfectly fit and well, and in addition has a very good position ip'Johannesburg. Just now he is on six months’, leave. i ■■ i *• ■' ‘

Tiiofei is, a good army of journalistic talent ,sliiX.reutham just. now. hi one hut Messrs Saunders (Wellington Times), Beasley (Dominion), and Hugh Fraser (Taranaki News), -share a cor* nor), while IC. Hall (Wellington Post) is a few beds further down. Next dooi; there are Daidgo (Auckland, .Star), H. Drew (Wellington Post), and three other scribblers. Walter Matthews, of Inglewood, is “father” of the hut. All hands report a “good time,”

Following up the, appointment of Mr !j. W. Collins, clerk of the Labor Department, spul deputy-registrar of Industrial Uniqiis, ,tq r bo secretar-. to the Board of Trade, the positions of chief clerk, deputy-registrar of'unionk. deputy chief inspector of factories 1 , etc., will bo re-arranged. It- is probable that ...Mr. W: Newton, officer-in-elki'rL'e of the Department in Auckland, ■will Comp to Wellington shortly to take uj> the position of ■Deputy-Chief In Tpbbtor bf FnctoHcs. Mi' H. K. Mas ton, ofliceiS-in-cllargo at Wellington, will succeed-Mr Newton, and Mr M.osLon’s place will he taken by Mr CL 11. Light-foot, inspector in charge of the Department’s branch at Invercargill. Mr tV. Slaughter, formerly of Wellington, and lately appointed to Palmerston North, in succession to the late Mr tV. J. Culver, will have charge of the Invercargill office; Mr H. J. Talbot, of Groyraonth, will go to Palmerston, Mr T. Fodder, of Oaniaru, to Greymoutb : Mr tV. J. Mountjoy, third inspetor at Auckland, to Oaniaru; while Mr Y. A. Sutton, clerk and probationary inspector at Auckland, will be appointed third inspector. The position of second inspector in Wellington, vacated by Mr Slaughter some' time ago, will be Idled by the transfer of Mr R. T. Bailey, second inspector at Christchurch} Mr J. F. Arnold, of New Plymouth, will succeed Mr Bailey at Christchurch Mr tV. J. tVakclin, third inspector at Christchurch, will go to New Plymouth, and Mr P. H. Kinsman, clerk and probationary inspector at Christchurch, will lie promoted to he third inspector.