PRESENTATION AT ALEXANDRA.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 26, 11 May 1870, Page 5

PRESENTATION AT ALEXANDRA.

't ('Communicated.) "" On Wednesday afternoon last, Sergeant i« Thomas Neil, late of Alexandra, was pred sented with an address on behalf of the into" habitants thereof, expressive of their es- « teem and appreciation of his services during the four years he has been stationed d amongst them. The presentation took !0 place in the Royal Mail Hotel. There _ were about 50 of the townspeople present, 5 and several strangers, amongst, whom were ' Mr Hazlett, mayor of Clyde, Mr Beck, of Clyde, and Mr Charles Turnbull. Mr Finlay, mayor of Alexandra, occu--11 pied the chair; and, in presenting Sergeant 9 Neil with the address, said he was much >f pleased that it had falien to his lot to do 0 so. The expressions embodied in it he >r fully endorsed, for he could confidently > say that he had always found Sergeant •- Neil a most able public servant, doing his i. duty conscientiously, "without fear or fais vour, and always bearing himself as agen- * tleman. s Sergeant Neil, upon receiving the ada dress, said he was extremely proud to re- >, ceive this token of the goodwill of his fele low townsmen. It was certainly quite unci expected on his part, for he was not aware n he had done anything to merit such a flatd tering and beautiful testimonial on leaving. X He had always done his duty to the best i- of his ability, and, as the chairman had >e kindly said, he had done it conscientiously. ?. He had always endeavoured to make this y a rule, and certainly the handsome token [g he had received was an additional incentive d I for him to continue to do so. i- The health of the guest was then drunk "with, musical honors, amid much enthusiasm and many hearty wishes of good luck. The Chairman then proposed the health 18 of the Town Council of Clyde, coupled with fc " the name of Mr Jas. Hazlett, who, after : " thanking the chairman and company for *• their toast, said he also wished to bear tes- '• timony to Sergeant Neil's efficiency as a 18 public officer, so far as he had seen. He ke could see from the hearty and cordial man*t ner in which the Sergeant had been reli ceived by the company present, that the 7< very handsome testimonial that lay on the table was no mere formal affair, but a ij genuine expression of the goodwill borne ,y towards that gentleman by the people of P Alexandra. Though they had lost his ser0f vices, he was still a neighbour, and he was o. glad of it, for the people of Clyde had ig ev ery reason to be well pleased to have e# such an officer residing in their township. se He was sure that if Sergeant Neil stayed at with them for any length of time, he would a learn a like testimonial. lg ; 1 Mr Hazlett then proposed " The Town ]t> ICouncil of Alexandra," which Mr Finlay | ■replied to by the quotation, "Though IWro poorly paid, we do the best we can." ,jj 1 Several other toasts having been pro- *« Iposed, and duly responded to, the company H ■chairman. Y I e af k' res3 waß engrossed and illumined 1(1. f by Mr Geor g e > surveyor, Clyde, and docs Jgreat credit to him as an artist. It is the prettiest thing of the kind we have seen in the colonies, is handsomely framed, and ; .'■ will b9 an ornament to any room.