A WELCOME AND AN ADIEU.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 2

A WELCOME AND AN ADIEU.

- Officers of the West Australian" Depart-' ; ment of. Agriculture last month' at-the' Baihfl ' meeting bid adieu to■ their dairying export, Mr. J. A. Kiusella' (formerly of Zca- ■ land) : and wolconied their new Director , of Agriculture, Professor Louno (also . fiom New Zealand). The' Government "Journal/' recording the double 1 functicp, said':" "Tho Department of Agriculture; has .suf - fered a great loss by tho departure of Mr. ; J. A. Kmsella, who has filled with- much . ability' tho position of Dairy Kxpert- for a period.- of nearly two years. Mr. -.Kinsolla has ' laboured .with characteristic energyin iiis efforts to establish 'the dairy, industry „• iu this State on a modem basis and to inculcate -into the farmers tho' great valuo of tlie milcli cow. Mr. Kinsella has,- Jtoiv•ever, .accepted a responsible position' With t <_ a' privato', firm 'in NotC V South Walesj alid ; toot leave-of,. .Western Australia >by I tho . K.M.S.: Malwa oli tlio 2nd -instant. Oil tho eve of his departure thero-was a gathering . of. Departmental oificers to'bid Mt.,.KintelU ..... farewell,' and '.wish. .hiui,'succcsß' , iir;h , is. ,bew:, sphere. „ ' • '.'Mr. A. Despeissis, Under-Secretary,-speaking for the staff, said all repretted los. ing the valuable services of Mr. Kinsolla, and that the industry had not yet taken sufficient root in tho' country to encourage him , to remain. Ho gave expression 1 to thocordial goodwill of tho olhcerß of the Do- - partinent tow-ards Jlr._ Kinsella,'..and..tho high estimation -in which -lift was' lield' by all who Itnew him.- . "Mr. Kinsella expressed his .thanks for this evidence of kind regard. Ho said ho had been associated .with departments .in'-'four different'.countries'"and'- declared that ho, had. never been associated with 1 a better ' lot of officers. IHo would always recall with pleasure the period lie had spent in Western Australia, and ftry much lie'could . not rnmaiii to cn-operate with P,-of''ssor Lowrkv in tho work lio purposed carrying s out. /. ■' '■ ' ■ : . -■ " ■ - - ■ . "Mr. Dospoissis took advantage of the op* portuir.ty to.tender, on behalf of the staff.a ' welc:;:io: to the Director, "Professor- '• W, Lowric, and looked forward to tlio existenco of tlio saino; sympathetic ■ iipjirwatiotr. as ■ had existed'.between; them- Km- '. sella!' *•'■ ' "I'rAFossor Lowrio returned smcoro thiinlra . for the hearty manner in 'which (he tneciirig . endorsed , the. remarks of. tlio -. Uijtler- x Secretary. "He. expressed his mW pfrsoui) " rearot tor the loss of such a man ns 'Mr.

Kinsella, whose'-. name as ft diiiry- authority ,-Btood; above any other -throughout Australasia. He testified to the valuable jvork performed -.by Mr. Kinsella in Now Zealand. He - ■ emphasised the existence of zeal and strong individuality. in tho general work-of al service like that of tho Department of Agri- ; culture; and- expressed .the hope that the dairy industry would make such an advance in .this .-.State as,, to recall the 'great part , taken in . its - foundation by v Mr. Kinsella; v "'Good-bye' was then ■ said t6 the departing export, .and , tho; mooting-torminatedi" . M - - : , . -J-.