YOUNG IRISH BANK OFFICER POSTED TO LOCAL BRANCH
One ,of twelve bank officers brought out from the British Isles by the Union Bank of Australia to augment its New Zealand staff, Mr R. J. Hogan arrived in the Atlantis and has been posted to the Whakatane branch of the bank. He arrived here on Monday. Native of Belfast, but most recently employed in the Bank’s Loudon branch, Mr Hogan expressed himself as delighted to have been selected to come to New Zealand
Chatting with a Beacon representative yesterday, he gave the impression that he is going to like this place a lot. The independent spirit of the people, their easy friendliness, and the comparative luxury of the land compared with war-depleted England remind him a lot of Southern Ireland.
There, he says, things look to be booming. Eire’s neutrality during the recent conflict has placed Tier in a splendid dollar position, and everywhere there is evidence of prosperity. Naturally, Mr Hogan was asked about his sports interests. Did he play Rugby? Well, no, he doesn’t. But he has played both Soccer and Irish football, which he describes as a mixture of Soccer, Rugby and American football. He wants to take up Rugby, though, and was keenly interested in the other sports activities of the young people of this district.
Of course, he had already had a call from the secretary of the Rowing Club, and was half sold on the idea of swinging the oar. One refrained from asking him what he thought of New Zealand. Such a question to a man who has been here only a week would be obviously pointless, and one would have no right to expect an intelligent answer. However, he was eager to praise our scenery. He feels he is already making friends, and is impressed with the approachability of the average New Zealander. And he is delighted to have been posted to a small town branch of the Bank. After London, it is a real change to find himself almost in the heart of the green countryside,
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 44, 21 January 1949, Page 5
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344YOUNG IRISH BANK OFFICER POSTED TO LOCAL BRANCH Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 44, 21 January 1949, Page 5
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