PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2266, 11 August 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The Hon. Jas. Carroll, Minister for (Native A flairs (says a Press Associacion telegram; arrived in Christchurch irom Wellington yesterday. He will attend the sale or the late Mr. Geo. u :,.stead’s stud on Wednesday, and will return to Wellington on Thursday evening. Mi. lan o. Sinison, who has been Crown hands’ Hanger for the Hawke’s hay hand district for the last four years, sometime ago received notice of transfer to the head Land Oflice at Dunedin. As Mr. Simsou possesses considerable property in this district, and as he left die South Island on account of ill-health, ho decided not to accept transfer and tendered his resignation which has been accepted as from .November Ist. with three months leave of absence on full pay. • i Uelore being appointed Crown Lunds Hanger Mr. Sinison was lor seven < leans district valuer, which positiou be also resigned. Mr. Sinison intends to eniain m the Poverty Bay district and start business with an office in olfoi orilo i as a ., laiKl > property, and stock valuer. Mr. Simson's long exmriHm^ S +f 11 T a i UC H oneer and v «iuer e h l slaiKl ’ aud Iris kuowleuge of the value of propertv in this nertv Ct .? 10 ! ,W bc .appreciated by pro*iiid investors. When it became known tkat Mr resigned his position t) ,?" d ? Hanger for the Pov- ? lty . B -? y dlstncfc , his fellow officers m the Lands and Survey Department asked him to meet them in the office yesterday afternoon, wlieu Mr. Clare Mr T v"? lt6 f la, 1 1 ’ iu , tlle ab6ei< ieo of Mi . 1. N. Brodrick, who was unavoidS |“ t ' U 1 3 u ? a f spoecb Presented Mr. Sinison, on behalf of the staff with a p nice of silver plate. Flattering speeches were made by Messrs lea ton, Iloddick, and Paltndge, who spoke of vlic high esteem in which was held by liis brother officials. ’Mr. Sinison, in a feeling speech, roturned thanks. The company then retired to the Masonic Hotel, where Mr. Simson’s health and future prosperity were drunk in bumpers.