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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 201, 26 July 1937, Page 12

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i (From Our Own Correspondent.) | OTAKI, July 13. A number of residents at the ipVij’Moji. „ of the R.S.A. assembled at the Mkjioric ’• Hall to bid farewell to Mr Brian McAlister, who has been transferred after ' thirteen years’ service, from the Bank of |Naw Zealand at Otaki to Eketahuna. General Young presided and handed to Mi;l McAlister a valuable rug.; Mr J. Rockett, , who has been on a brief visit to Otaki, left for his homo at I’atca to-day. Mr! and Mrs Empson, of To Hpro, have taken up residence at Tasman Road, Otaki. !. The friends of Mr J. P. Brandon will rfegrot to learn that he is still in very indifferent health. Mr and Mrs A. Bolton, afterimany years’ residonco in Otaki, have loffc foif New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs A. .Mpnahar t ; who • left yesterday to take up residence-...in Wellington, wero farcwollcd by a number of friends, when Miss Una Wylie; ion bithalf of the residents of the Otaki railway, presented Mm Monahan with a biaiutifid 1 bouquet. Mr Monahan was aleo given' a memento. i , Considerable interest was takenj in tl e departure of Miss patient from tho Otaki Sanatorium, who'left, from the Otaki Beach by aeroplane on.Wcdrie -, t day afternoon for her -home at Mastertoi. Tlic ’plane mado a perfect landing ,a.ni , take off despite tho ijeavy weather. } \ A donation of £1 has 'been,.,mado by Mr J. Rockett to the Otaki Convciit'vafi.sSy'piHio for a competition, / "■ . Hon. F. Langstons was a rejifent viMtif! to Otaki, and mado a visit to Tainui, whom, ho hopes to improve'tho living conditioi 5 ! of the Maoris. , / .. 1