PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7922, 11 September 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Captain Pagi- and Lieutenant (.'lark, of the Elthani Jtiflcs, were in New Plymouth last week to be examined by JjieuU'iiunt-Colollcl Okry and Captain Liardel,

Mr P. P. Evans, ot Urenui School, has 'been selected as assistant at> the Inglcwood school 4 The Primitive Methodist Church congregation have invited the Rev. J|ohn Nixon, who has already been in charge of the circuit for six consecutive years, to remain a further term. The conference will be asked to approve of this cours#. Owing to ill-health, Mr Thos. I'erham, A.M.1.C.E., the water conservation engineer of tile Mines Department for the past eight years, has been retired from the Public .Service, During big connection with tho Department Mr Perham designed the Rweburn Dam, Otago, and he reported on various Irrigation schemes in Otago, ami on the doraentic Rupplv of water for several of the principal mining townships in the Hanraki (Joldlields. In the early sixties ho joined the service of the Canterbury Provincial Government, and was sent to Hokitika, on the outbreak of tho | West Coast goldlields, with other Canterbury officio la. He was after- ! wards for many years in the service of the (leneral Government, and was on the staff of 'the Public Works amil Marine Departments. I

ffl a dividend of 12 percent., added £3o,n(io to reserve, ami carried forW»r4 £17,01)1),