PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. M'Davltt, of Oprniakf, has returned from a two months' visit to Australia. -

The latest Gazette announces the appointment of Mr. M. J A Galvin as a ranger of Crown Lands in ttas Taranaki Land District. j

Mr. F. H. Morgan, of the Press Association staff, Wellington, will accompany the Prince of AVales' party on the tour through the Dominion. The Rev. N. J Bavn, who has been ip charge of the Presbyterian Church in Patea during the past four years, it. leaving shortly for Whakatane Ha will be succeeded by the Kev.' A. C. Lion, of Orari. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Waitomo, is accompanying the Hon. D. H. Guthrie) Minister for Lands, to Te Kuiti for the purpose of inspecting land near that town which is considered suitable for settlement.

The death of Mrs. A. E. Dixon took place,at the Patea Hospital on Wednesday from pneumonia supervening on an attack of influenza. The deceased lady, who was a daughter of the late Mr. John Harvey, of Greehtneadows, Napier, had resided for the greater portion of her life in the Waverley district, leaving some four year? ago for Patea. The resignation of Mr. E. Q, Johnston as assistant secretary to tha Taranaki Education Board was accepted yesterday, and he was granted leave of absence from April 15th to May 31at. Appreciative references were made to the manner in which Mr. Johnston had discharged his duties. Among the passengers to leave Wellington yesterday for Home by the liner Rnapchu were Bishop A. W Averlll, Mrs. Averill and Miss W. M. Avcrill' (Auckland), Sir Henry L. Galway (Adelaide), Bishop C. Julius and Miss A. K. Julius (Christchurch). Captain E. G. Sellar, a New JJealar' l " who recently returned from service' w' 1 * the R.F.A., and whose name was mentioned in Lieutenant-General W. R. Marshall's dispatdhes from Mesopotamia, is taking up his legal profession at Auckland. Captain Sellar saw service with the Imperial Forces in France, Mesopotamia, Persia,, and India, and returned to New Zealand last month by the transport Bremen. He was formerly in business in Hawcra.

At Monday's meeting of the Patea County Council, }lr. E. C. Horner's resignation as County Clerk was received. In moving that it bo accepted with regret, the chairman said that he had been associated with the Council and Mr. Horner for 27 or 28 years, and he eould' say that Mr. Horner had always discharged his duties most faithfuily end well. In many ways he had saved tho k Council hundreds of pounds, and tijf\ knowledge of local body law alone had been more valuable to 'the county than most ratepayers realised. In moving the formal acceptance, of Mr. Horner's resignation, he would move also that, as a slight recognition of hi* Very long and faithful service to the county, he be granted six months' leave of abfence on full pay. This was seconded by Councillor Gibbs and carried unanimously. All the councillors present spoke most culogistically of the splendid service rendered by" Mr. Horner to the Council and to the ratepayers", and regretted that he wan now compelled to relinquish the clerkship after so many years of service. Mr. Horner feelingly responded.—Star.