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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Cabinet on Thursday decided to appoint Mr. Justice Chapman, who I shortly retires from the Supreme Court Bench, compiler of the statutes to continue the consolidation from 1908 up to which year the statutes were consolidated by a commission of judges. Many friends in Hawera and district will have learned with sincere regret of the death at Tauranga of Mr. Ambrose Lee Mander, who formerly lived on the Lake Road, Hawera (says the Star). The death occurred at the Old People’s Home, New Plymouth, last night of Mr. Henry Wilson, late of Inglewood. The late Mr. Wilson, who was 79, wasa very old resident of the Inglewood distinct, having been resident there for over 40 years.

The death occurred at Dunedin recently of Mr. Thomas Johnston McKerrow, for many years a sharebroker in the southern city. Mr. McKerrow, who was born at'Kilmarnock, Scotland, was a brother of the late Mr. James McKerrow, formerly Commissioner of Crown Lands, and uncle of Mrs (Colonel) Pilkington, of Wellington. The deceased was unmarried. The Hon. G. J. Anderson has announced that Mr. H. T. B. Drew, of the Wellington Post staff, has been appointed publicity agent under the Internal Affairs Department, which intends publishing for advertising purposes outside the Dominion, booklets and pamphlets on New Zealand from scenic, commercial and agricultural standpoints.— Press Association.

The appointment of Mr. P. D. N. Verschaffelt as Assistant Public Service Commissioner in place of Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., now President of the Arbitration Court, was announced yesterday (says a telegram from Wellington). At present Mr. Verschaffelt holds the position of chief accountant at the head office of the Public Trust Department. The Parliamentary party which has been touring the East Coast districts arrived at Napier last night, having travelled from Waikaremoana by motor cars, via Wairoa. The party consisted of Messrs. Hawken, Hockley, Kellett, Mitchell, McCombs, Sykes, Veitch, and Witty. The visitors were entertained at dinner by the East Coast Railway and Development League, and later a civic reception was held. —Press Association.

Mr. Maurice O’Connor, an old and respected Wellington citizen, died on Thursday. For some twelve months past the deceased had not enjoyed good health, but hits death, resulting from a. stroke sustained a few hours before, r-ame as something of a surprise. The late Mr. O’Connor was born in Tipperary, Ireland, some eighty-one years ago. He emigrated to Melbourne in 1859, and crossed over to Now Zealand in 1861 at the time of the gold miners’ rush to Gabriel’s Gully He afterwards went to the West Coast of the South Island, and, as a contractor, took prominent part in the development of that part of the colony for a considerable period. In 1892 he came to the North Ifeland, occupying a prominent position in the building and contracting world till his retirement a few years ago.