PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 May 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

It is reported that Sir William Fraser, M.L.C., is seriously indisposed (says the Wellington Times). Mr. O. W. Williams, a master at Wellington College, has resigned to take the post of principal at the Hikurangi Maori College, near Carterton.

Mr. S. Nielson, clerk of the Inglewood County Council, was successful in a stage for the final professional accountancy at the recent March* university examinations.

A cablegram states that Sir T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, is sailing from London by the Arawa to-morrow /for New Zealand, en route to Sydney.

Dr. Ernest Boxer, C.M.G., of Hastings, who has been president of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ dissociation for the past two years, and has taken a very active part in the life of the association since its inception, will not seek re-election at the annual Dominion Conference to be held in Dunedin next month. He purposes visiting the Old Country, leading Wellington about the end of June.

At the monthly meeting of the Pukekura Park Board last night the resignation was received of Mrs. C. 11. Burgess. On the motion of Messrs. C. E. Bellringer (chairman) and W. F. Short a resolution was passed placing on record the board's high appreciation of the services rendered by Mrs. Burgess during her term of office. Members generally made eulogistic remarks as to Mrs. Burgess’ work, and Mr. R. C. Hughes said that at present the board’s finances were in a better position than ever they had been previously, which was largely due to the efforts of Mrs. Burgess, assisted by the secretary (Mr. J?. E. Stainton).

The death occurred at Wellington on Sunday of Mr. P. J. Healy, inspector of machinery. The late Mr. Healy had not been in robust health since his Return from England after service with the Royal Navy during the war, but his death came as a surprise to many. After completing his apprenticeship in the Dispatch Foundry in 1896 Mr. Healy joined the Union Steam Ship Company’s service as fifth engineer of the s.s. Mararoa, and rose quickly to the position of second engineer of the turbine steamer Loongana after her arrival in Austalia. He afterwards went to Scotland while the ferry steamer Maori was being built, and came out to New Zealand with the vessel as chief engineer, and subsequently served in a similar capacity in a number of the Union Company’s vessels. He was appointed a surveyor of ships, inspector of machinery, and examiner of engines and en-gine-drivers in 1913, and has been attached to the head office staff of theMarine and Inspection of Machinery Department, since his appointment.