PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9542, 14 July 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A report from West Australia states that Miss Rose Musgrove, formerly of the Royal Comic Opera Co , was married in Perth a week ago to Mr L'ouglas Garrick, a Ceylon planter.

Mr W. H. Halea who occupied the position of Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department and Marine Engineer for New Zealand for sore years, died at his residence in Oriental Bay, Wellintgon, yesterday morning, aged 79. He had been in feeble health for some months, and for ten days before his death he had been confined to bed.

The many friends of Mrs M. A. Andrew will regret to learn nf the •death of her daughter, Miss Francis Ellen Andrew, which occurred early last evening at the residence in Queen street. The deceased young lady, who had been ailing for some time, was only 22 years of age. Much sympathy will be felt for the family in their sad bereavement. The funeral will leave the residence in Queen street for the Masterton Cemetery st half-past two to-morrow afternoon.

The death of Mr R. Dagg, of Upper Plain, was the subject of sympathetic reference at the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday. The Chairman, Cr W. J. Welch, said that most of the present Councillors would remember the valuable pioneer work done by the late Mr Dagg, who, he said, served on very many local bodies. It was decided to send a latter to the lamily in appreciation of the deceased gentleman's services, and of sympathy at his decease. It was in May, 1856—over 5*3 years ago—that the late Mr R. D. Dagg arrived in New Zealand. He came out in the ship Westminster, and had for shipmates such'well-known district settlers as the late Rev. J. C. Andrews, and the late Messrs Jacob Matthews and Holmes Crane. When he arrived in Masterton the families Masters (after whom the town was , named), R. Perry, C. Dixon, H. Bentley, Woodroofe and H. Cole, were about the only residents. The deceased gentleman was the first Road Board clerk and collector, and in those days the sending out of rate notices was an unknown formality, and Mr Dagg had to make personal calls to receive the amounts due.