PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jennings leave by train this morning for a visit to the ® North, Mrs. Jennings now being able 11 to travel after her illness. 1 Mr. F. W, G. McLeod, the newly-ap--0 pointed bandmaster of the New Ply. 0 mouth Citizens' Band, arrives in New 0 Plymouth by the mail train to-night. 0 The Taranaki Education Board has 0 accepted the following resignations:— 0 Miss L. Williams (sole teacher, Upper 0 Mangorei); Miss E. Tooman (assistant, 0 Stratford District High School), and' 8 Mrs. H. Browne (assistant, Technical 0 College). . Sorgt.-Major Geo. Bertrand, who was a sent home from Gallipoli and is . to receive a commission of lieutenant, . was in New Plymouth yesterday. SergtMajor Bertrand, who was a popular » school-teacher in New' Plymouth, was a . prominent Star and' Clifton , footballer. U He also represented Taranaki with coil- » aidorable success, ) At yesterday's Land Board meetlntf . a letter was read by the secretary fronl ) Mr. A. Coxhend, intimating thnt he had forwarded to the Minister of Lands hit resignation as a member of the Board on account of his pending protracted absence from the district, and conveying to r the members and oltice stall' generally f his appreciation of the courtesy always - extended to him whilst associated with r the Board and oliicials. The Board re- . corded a minute expressing regret" at i the loss sustained by .Mr. Coxhesd's . retirement, and their appreciation of the . valuable services rendered to the Board : and the Department during the years ho r has been connected with laud adminis» ; tration in Taranaki. , i • ■