PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Rev. C. W. Howard, M.A.. has resigned the cure of the Stratford parochial district. Mr. R. J. Fuller, of the Masterton branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and formerly of New Plymouth, has been transferred to Gisborne.

Mr. Hughes has announced that Sir Joseph Cook will act as Australian delegate at the Genoa Conference.

Mr. S. Vickers, of Omata, was yesterday appointed a member of the general committee of the Taranaki Agricultural Society. During the absence of Mr. F. G. Coleman, health inspector for the Stratford district, the duties will 'be undertaken by Mr. A. Gray, inspector at Eltham. Mr. William Rufus Parti, a veteran of the Maori war, died at the Auckland Hospital on Wednesday night (says the Star). He was ‘born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1842, his father being a sea captain who traded round the coast of Nova Scotia.

Mr. John Munro, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Palmerston North, and formerly of Patea, has retired on superannuatfon and will be succeeded by Mr. W. C. Christie of Stratford.

While motoring from Woodville to Hastings on Tuesday, Lim'brick’s taxicar, occupied by Sir James Carroll and Mr. R. L. Williams (Hastings), ran over the side of the road about seven miles from Hastings, and capsized into a raupo swamp. Mr. Williams sustained a fracture of the wrist, but Sir James and the driver escaped with a severe shaking. Another of the early pioneers of New Zealand has passed away, in the person of Mr. John Barriball, of Wuiuku, who died last week at the ago of 76. A native of Cornwall, Mr. Barriball came to New Zealand with his parents in the ship Westminster, arriving at Auckland in 1842. His father, the late Mr. Charles Barriball, commenced farming and dairying in the Epsom district, but in 1859, Mr. John Barriball purchased land at Waiuku, where he had resided ever since. He served in the Maori war of 1863 and 1864, and at its termination was one of the 'founders of the Waiuku Royal Cavalry Volunteers, a company that won much distinction. He took much interest in the development of the district, and served on several local bodies. Mr. Barriball was highly respected, and was esteemed for his jovial and kindly disposition. He is survived by two sons and four daughters. There are 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grand-children.