PERSONAL NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7961, 26 October 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Lady Jersey, who has just arrived from Kngland. has recrivod a cable message announcing- the 'deat h of her fat ho-, l.ord l eigh. .Judge U'anl will Ml ire on a pension rf LiitH) per amnmii asj {roin April 1, 1900. It is generally undersi ood tha't Mr I'. S. lla.\ .SuperiiUelrdiivg lOngiueer lo the rublie Works Department. wi'll succeed Mr W, 11. Hales as Kngineer m-Chlef for Uve colony, on the latter's {f-tileinent at. the end of the linancial \ ear. Mr Hay has been in lite puh lie service since A message from Dunedin states that the City Council decided on Wednesday to appoint Mr A. W. Uich-_ aids, of Sydney, to the position ol acting-town cletk ; to be appointed town clerk at the end of the present town clerk's leave ot absence. Mr ,J. Mackay, v.lio has been a member of (he Taranaki i-Mtu-ation Hoard for some years, tendereii his rasignaliion at Wednesday's meeting of tlte Mo,'.rd, as he is about to leave .lie colony on a visit l.» 'he «"•!•! Country. t\lr Mackay, in his letter, slatid : "I do this with much regret and a ken appreciation of the uniform courtesy with which 1 have been treated by my fellow members and olhcials of ihe'Hoard." The Chair* man (Mr Watle) and every mem■i:er exprtssid sincere regret-at losing the st rvices of such a valttid member, whose professional knowledge of educational matlersi generally, and of Taranaki's multitudinous requirements, had been of great service in the Hoard's deliberations. Reference was a'so made to his work as chairman of the teachers' s kction committee, in which, his experience stood him in good stead. The members wished Mr Mack-ay an agreeable holiday, and expressed the hope that later on he would be again round at the Hoard's table. The following resolution was passed "That tiltHoard accepts with great regret Mr Mackay's resignation as a member, and thanks him for liis long services, and desires lo place on record its earnest zeal and enthusiasm, which ha\eat all times iheeu of the greatest value to the Hoard." Mr Mackay, in acknowfli dgemenl), expressed the pleasure his association with the Board had always given liini.