PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 29 July 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The appointment of Chief Government Dairy Lxpcrl iu West Australia has ijecu coiueried upon Mr J. A. Kinsella, .oruierly Dairy Commissioner in Mew Zealand.

.Miss isitt, who for the last four a .id a half years has been assitant secretary .to the New Zealjaid Alliance, his resigned her position in order to enter upon a new engagement. The Alliance Executive, in accepting Miss Isitt's resignation, spoke highly of her servicesMiss Isitt mil be allowed a mouth's holiday in order to enable her to pay a. visit to Australia.

The majiy friends in New Zealand of Mr John W. Grimes (late of Waitotaru) >vili be extremely sorry to hear that he died suddenly of heart failure on his liirm at Lake Chrime, Transvaal, on June 1. Mr Grimes joined the Second Now Zealand Contingent on the outbreak of the late South African war, and after serving his term returned to New Zealand, lie afterwards accented a commission in one of the later contingents, and served lo the end of the war. When pea.ee was declared he remained in South Africa, and accepted Ihe position of inspector of Government larms for the Government Lands Department of Transvaal. Mr Grimes w.is vice-president of the New Zealanders' Club in Pretoria, where he had many friends.

On Saturday evening the local railway . stall gal hered in the stationmastcr's '. room to farewell Mr A. K. Dyne, who has been transferred to Palmerstun No r th. Mr Dyne has been on two occasions stationed here, in the goods ollico \ and afterwards at the passenger station, and made friends of the whole of his fellow-workers and won the respeel of the public with whom he was brought 1 into contact. These latter were also represented at the gathering of railway ■ men ou Saturday, when Mr O'Loughlin, the. stationmaster, handed to Mr Dyne a handsome six-bottle cruet presented by the staff, and a fine set of carvers, the gift of the townspeople who had met the recipient in his official capacity. Mr O'Loughlin said that all the stall deeply regretted Mr Dyne's departure. Transfers could not alwavs be avoided, but Mr Dyne liad the satisfaction of Knowing that he took with him the good wishes of the railway men and the public. He could assure him that lie personally \tas sorry that Mr Dyne wan going, and he would also add that the regret was general imougst the stall' and amongst tlie public. He concluded by ■\iJiing him every prosperity in his new posi'ion, and in his npproaohing inarriage. Mr Dyne, in replying, thanked the donors for their presents and Mr O'Longlilin for his kindness. Messrs Ford, Seahriglit, and Simmonils expressed their regret at. Mr Dyne's departure and their good wishes in his new estate, and the stationmaster, in a few further folding words, stated that ho know Mr Dyne would come out with honors wherever stationed and in whatever capacity.