PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10596, 30 March 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

• Messrs H. McLaren, of TeWhiti, •■and A. McDonald, of Ngakonui, have taken up an area of 17,000 acres of •land in tho Poverty Bay district. They 'left Masterton for Gisborhe*on Tuesday. ..".'. .'•" ;>p His Excellency the Governor left Wellington for Auckland yesterday. Mr E. Pockc has been appointed German Consul for "Wellington. Mr W. T. Hildrcth has been appointed a Government representative on-tho Wellington Harbour Board, '■vice Mr H. C. Tuesley, resigned. A Rotorua Press Association tele--gram states:—(Mr G. A. Empson, who lias been, promoted to the Chief Postanastership at Hokitika, has a record "of thirty-four years as postmaster, Hiaving been placed in charge at Have'lock four years after joining the department in 187t. He has been post-•-master here eleven years. * Mr R. H. Nitz, of Taradak, Hawke'9 Bay, and formerly of-Kai-\whata, East Coast, Masterton, lias purchased a farm at Pleckville, Eketa?iuina. Mr Nitz took up his residenco -sit Pleckville last week. Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., was a •visitor to the Masterton races yesterday. Mr E. Richards returned to Masterton yesterday from a holiday trip to Lake Taupo. Mr J. G. W. Aitkon, has declined the request that ho should be a candivdate for the Mayoralty of Wellington. -'jr Mr T. G. Mason is again on a visit to Masterton.