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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 254, 25 September 1929, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Constable Miller, of the polke, - Pe Drand Mrs E. H. Pope returned to Singapore and Ceylon. , Mr W. B. Duthie, of Bunnythorpe, left this morning for W export- H d his intention to take the rpceH tly route through the area that recent y suffered from the earthquake Constables J. Grant a * t orc e’ of the Palmerston North police tore : , have sufficiently recovered from their illness to secure their discharge f hospital, although some little time will in all probability elapse before thev will be able to return to duty. Mr C. L. Gillies chief agronomist of the Department of Agriculture Tasmania, who arrived by the Manuka Sunday, is one of several New Zealanders on the staff of the Tasmanian Department of Agriculture and is on annual leave. In addition, lie is ing as advance representative tor a party of Tasmanian farmers who will tour the Dominion next month. . air Gillies left for the south last night. The oider parishioners of All Saints Church, Palmerston North, will learn with regret of the passing of Rev. Herbert Falkner Hunt, M.A., who was in charge of the parish from 1895 until 1900. Mr Hunt passed away at Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, England, where he had taken over the vicarage after - leaving Palmerston North twenty-eight years ago. The deceased gentleman was born at Birmingham in j. 853, and was educated at the Merchant Tailors’ School, London, and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.Af in 1874 and M.A. in 1881. Ordained deacon in 1876, and priest the following year, the reverend gentleman was successively assistant curate of St. John the Evangelist, Newbury, 1876-81; of St. Gilea’s, Reading 1881-82; of St. Mary the Virgin, Reading, with charge of St. Saviour s mission district, 1882-8; and assistant chapiain of St. Mary’s Home, Reading. 1885-8. Appointed by the Bishop of Brisbane, he became rector of Southport, Queensland, 1889-9; of St. Andrew’s, South Brisbane, 1889-92; and of Allora, Darling Downs, 1892-5. Mr Hunt came to New Zealand in 1895. In 1888 he married a daughter of Colonel Horne, of the Royal Horse Artillery, Indian Army. At the meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Ayrshire Cattle Breeders’ Association, to-day, the opportunity was taken to recognise the sendees rendered by Mr Thos. Webb, of Awapuni, who has retired from the executive. Mr F. Mills, of Hawera, who presided, in presenting Mr Webb with a special gold medal and handing him a crystal bowl for Mrs Webb, stated that they all realised the tremendous amount of work that he had done. He had been largely responsible for the display of pictures at various shows, more particularly at the Manawatu Shows, at which he had taken the work upon his own shoulders. He had been the best “booster” for the association that they had known. As treasurer, Mr Webb had looked after their interests for a number of years. His interest in the association had not been a personal one as it was some years since he had ceased being a breeder of Ayrshires. But his love for the cattle was still alive. They regretted that he had found. it necessary to retire from the executive as they valued his services highly, but he would always be a welcome visitor at the executive’s deliberations, concluded Mr Mills. Mr Webb, after thanking the executive, related some of the early history of the association and the vicissitudes through which it had passed. He would treasure their gifts as he had treasured the breed. He had not always agreed with the members of the executive, but they had always been the best of friends.