PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 133, 3 July 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

lhe Hon, T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, left Wellington for Auckland, via the Main trunk train, yesterday. The Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, •who is living St. Mary's Scli'olastieat?. Jleanee, Napier, to take up the rectorship of St. Patrick's College, Wellington, has received presentations from parishioners and others testifying to the esteem he lias won during his 10 yonns' residence in the district.—Press wire. 1 Mr. W. K. Uaseiden, late District I Court Judge, has been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate, and chairman o the Licensing Committees of Egiuo.it, I 'Stratford mid Paten. Mr. Haselden was ! born m in 184!), and came to ; -New Zealand in 1860. He entered the Civil Service in IStili, and was admitted ! a barrister hi 1572. As Crown Prosecutor at Westport he became w,-ll j known on the /West Const. Leaving j | there m 1880, ]{,. took dp his residence I '' "«Hington, and practised there until I '«•'(, when he,was appointed Stipendi-1 ary Magistrate, in which position he, acted in Wellfiugton and Christchnrch. I |e wn s appealed a District .fudge ill j ■•!'». mid only retired from the ■ position »» Hid aboliHon of the District Court a ty v weeks ak.