SIR JOSHUA WILLIAMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14886, 28 January 1914, Page 10

SIR JOSHUA WILLIAMS.

FAREWELL GATHERING AT M V DUXEDLV \--SJ; (FRSSS ASSOCIATION* TEUSXAX.) '■' ; BUXEBIX, January 27, ""' In the Garrison Hall to-night* a cit*. ' * zons' meeting was held to say farewetf % to the Bt. Hon. Sir Joshua Williams -- P.C., on the occasion of his retirement '-■' from the New Zealand Bench, and hi» departure for England to take his seat • on the Judicial ■Committee of tho Privy '* Council of the Empire. The large halt - was overcrowded, among those present "M being the Mayor of Dunodia (Mr W '< ' D. Stewart), the Hon. James Allen, the Hon. A. L. Henlman, the Hon. &~* Kobort Stout, the Hon. Mr-Jostk*-" , Sun. and many leading citiwns r«j». >, sentmj; the business, legal, clerical aad ' r * other .sections of the community * An illuminated address was-' tH»t sented to Sir Joshua Williams Ifc\T . terr % l . } to J!** hi & h position.he hadro- , worthily hilcHl as Judge of tho SupreiS' ' Court for nearly forty years, to h» ee£ vices to the University, and to ha lengthy connexion with the Patienfa?- - and I'nsopers , Aid Society, and c. "~ pressed regret at his retirement DunS' P " V dayS he had •««*£ \ At the annual raeetin X of «,* 4 J>uned, n conety for the Prevention aCruelty to Animals, the. following a* in .1882. members wish to «snnntheir deoD regret that the crteSß"' president has found it necessary to t ft* winch ho has so acceptably performed - for more than 31 years. They tender him their warmest thanks for tie ' good work he has done during the W '' course of years, and trust that he wiO - be long spared to fulfil'tho important ' work of the high position to which he was recently appointed by the Im. , penal Government, llr Georgo Fenwick wjis unanimously elected prerideirii of the socioty. - -