PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 368, 20 April 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Gazette notifies that Mr. John Heslop has been reappointed a member of the Taranaki Land Board. So far there are only two candidates in the field for the Ha went Mayoralty— Councillors B. Le Barton and J. Foy. Lord Kitchener has accepted an invitation to the annual Australasian banquet to he held in London at the end of May. Sir G. H. Reid will preside.— Cable item. It a meeting of the Executive Council in Wellington yesterday the Governor presented Sir James Mills with the patent and insignia of the office recently conferred on him by the King. Messrs. W. L. Kennedy, of Toko, C. O'Sullivan, of Uruti, and C. Ryan, of Ohura, are mentioned as candidates for the election of a successor to Mr. J. B. Connett as the Crown tenants' representative on the Taranaki Land Board. Messrs. George Gribbon and G. A.. Spooner. of Auckland, delegates from the branches of the Irish Constitution of Freemasons in that city, will be .present at the meeting of the De Burgh Adams Lodge at New Plymouth this evening.

The Hon. R. MeKen/.ie, Minister of Pul.lic Works, has been in GisUrne today, and has received stome minor deputation*. The. Hon. Jas. Carroll, Minister of Native Affairs is also there. Both will leave on Thursday for Wellington, via Wairoa.— Press wire. Mr. G. Beamish, of the Patea branriu. of the Bank of Xew South Wales, has been transferred to the Auckland 1 office. Prior to his departure the Patea. Football Club, of which ho was an active member, made him a presentation of a silver shaving set and silver cigarette holder ami case. At the Land Board meeting yesterday, upon the motion of Messrs. Heslop and Rattenbury, a resolution was passed "that this Board records its appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. J. B. Connett during the eight years he has been a member of the Board." Th» members were unanimous in expressions of opinion a's to the groat assistance he had been to the Board during his term of office, and regretted his severance from the Board. Sir .Joseph Ward left Wellington yesterday for the llangitikci district. This afternoon he will open a new bridge at Kaircwarcwa. and receive deputations, returning to Mangaweka in the evening, where ho will hear representations on local matters and he entertained by the residents. The Prime Minister will travel during the night to Palmerston, catching the early train on Thursday for Levin. The new post office at Weraroa will he opened in. tflic afternoon, and Sir Joseph will return to Wellington that evening.—Press wire.

A Pres's Association telegram from Wellington says that Mr. Richard Carter. Secretary and Inspector of Customs, who took the position a year ago upon Mr. Glasgow's retirement, is retiring shortly upon a pension. The position of Secretary to Customs will then be filled hy Mr. W. B. Montgomery, at present'chief clm'k in the head office. It is the Government's intention to separate the offices 1 of secretary and inspector of Customs, formerly associated. The Inspectorship is to !« given to M<r. C. S. Nixon, who will continue to hold *:V> position of collector at Wellington, T: : ; arrangement will cneide the new secretary to devote the whole of his time to administrative vork at headquarters.