TWENTY-ONE YEARS' SERVICE

Chronicle (Levin), 13 December 1946, Page 4

TWENTY-ONE YEARS' SERVICE

W* ■ % MR. A. H. CLERKE RETIRik FROM FIRE BOARD ; . After 21 years' service as ofie of jthe two rtpresentatives of the jHhd'eiwiifeis' Assbbl'afion 'oiF« the ILevffi Fi-re Bp'ardy Mr.- A. H. Cifirke, }oi "Vyelldngijpii, Is retiring. Af: the chh'cluijidfi' of tfre1 iSb&Fd's quaffcerly m'e'eting' las't fiigM, th'd last ofife he will' atfefid,- Mr. Gldrke was edter> iained at supper by the board-; and » o'rigade. AIjo present were* the Mayor (Mr. H. B. Burdekin-),' the ipostmaster (Mr. L, AH WhitKam), Ithe g'dswork j managbr '..(Mr. A. C. Kennerley) , Mr. J. F. Brype (elginjeei) and "Mr« & ;.-Av Fiederiksoff j (jsecfetajy. pf the ifbrowh'enua f ^Power B'oard). . v . '} The chaiiman' 0of the .ho^d/ Mr. jF. E. Parkef, said)' that? 2ft'* years1' was ja- long service to rpndei:. The .^oard !had been. vary foftufia-te in the members appointed to" it b^. the Underwriters' Association. Cwing fo the fiiuch re'gf etfed death o# the assdcia'ti6n'"s Otffe'fi fepresentative, Mr. F. Desmond, the board v)buld I have two new members next year, land he hoped they would proy'e as Jvaluable as ihe twO whose se,ivices !had been lost. Throffghoutrt^ 'gl years Mr. Clerke's sSfvib^' to .ESeviji Inad bfien' gpod and . -rinfprest Ponstarit, . whild fie/; /nad.; al%ays ! lbpked1 for t'he best' ifi' 'fire'-figlffmg. ' ivlr. Parker extended good .wish'es ta !him for his. retirement, and

expressed the hope that he.v?duld live long to enjoy the fruits' hd had so justly earned. ./ .. Mr. . Parker then a^fced .. Mr. Clei'ke tO accept a largd' phofo' of memb'er's of the b'oard as & fok^n of appreciation of his long" afid .Mithful service. The Mayor, ifi. joffiifig" in1'- the chairman 's good wishes, .. said) he could remember Mr, Cl'erke many years ago in the ffiSurarice' y/bfld, and in4 that he had occupied a responsible position for . a lefigthy : period. Mr. Burdekin went oh to Isay that not always in the r'bpreisentatives appointed by the UffderIwriters' Assbciaffo'fi? did b.pards Ihave the loy'al vand seif-sacrificing [service which . had been- gi-vefi. by Mr. Cierke. His V^'orship referred ! to' the harmony whfch ' had characterised the local board's work . and- v'oiced' appreciation of the* high 1 standard of efficiency shown by ihe briga.de, which, he said, was sec:ond to none of the smaller towfts of New Zealafid'. . •" v . j Messrs; J. C. Milfi'eS, E. Hayes and [F. P.- Walkley, the other meifibers ;of fhe board. Mr. Whitharfi,.'. Mr. ;Bryce and Mr. Frederikson also paid tribute to1 Mr. Clerke's work ,and ek'tended good wishes to l|im. ; Superintendent W. S. Salmons, on ) behalf of the brigade, vfiided appreciation of Mr. Clerke's dssociaticn with th'e brigade and a'sked jhim to accept a small gift, cari?ying 'with it the good wishes of brig^des- . rfien. He was suppbrted by Deputyj Supp'f in tefidenf- A. F. MffdgA»ay . Mr. Cierke, who was greeted with applause, expressed thanks for the kin'dly remarks about his service and the gifts presented to hirfiV He paid . tribiite to the abFP guid-ance • of the board - chdirMdfi] and?-, the worth of members, both of #hich had fnade its work very harppy. From the point of view . of .the Underwriters' Association, he co.uld ' cohgratulate the sup'erintendefit on fhe condition of the brigade's epfii^fiibnf and the efficiency of bligddesrfien.