DEPARTMENT OUTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1383, 8 March 1912, Page 3

DEPARTMENT OUTING.

On Wednesday the annual cricket anil hcwKng matches, us well as tin- picnic of the staff of the Lands Department, took place a'. Day's Ijay. A special steamer was chartered, which conveyed the officers and stall' over to the hay. The cricket match vus w.iu by the head allien staff, and the bowling tournament by Tie-dis-trict office stali'. The teams' swimmim; race Was also won bv the district oliice. stall'. During the al'tern.oou a snei.'.l function was tendered to Mr. Koi'.singbn, I'nderSeeretarv for Lands, who is al.-oul to retire, at Day's Kay Douse, at: 3.30 p.m., as an appreciation for the great .interest which he has always displayed in connection with the annual cricket tournament. Sir Joseph Ward, Minister for Lands, and Lady am* Miss Kiloen Ward attended the function, and were accorded a pronounced reception upon their arrival by the officers of the Department. Darin:; the afternoon Lady Ward was presented with n floral tribute bv little Miss Hardy. Sir Josenli Ward, in the course of n short speech, cxnressed pleasure at. bciiu,' present.' and stated that probably it would be the last occasion on which lie would be there in the official caimcity of Minister for Lauds, lie also referred to the services of Mr. Kensington, who had seen 19 years of Departmental work.