MR. CALVERT'S RETIREMENT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 236, 24 June 1918, Page 6

MR. CALVERT'S RETIREMENT

CIVIL SERVANT HONOURED.

At the Marine Engineers' Institute om Saturday evening, at a pleasant gathering a' number of friends assembled to. do honour (p Mr. Calvert, who is retiring from the Public Semco after many years of- work. Mr. Calvert was inspector of/machinery, inspector ot ships, and examiner of marine engineers end of shore engineers. Mr. Mitchell, president of the Ironfounders Association, was in the chair. , Apologies for absence were received, from the Hon. T. M. Wilted. Minister of Marine, Mr. J. P. Luke (Mayor of: Wellington), and others. Tho toast of the guest of the eveningwas proposed by ILr. R. Duncan, who paid a high tribute to tho work of Mr. Calvert, a man of sterling charaoter and one ,who had shown great consideration for thnso with whom-lie had had to deal. He had helped .the younger men who needed his advice, and his retirement from the Public Service would be sincerely regretted. Mr Walker, Lloyd's surveyor, who had known Mr. Calvert for many years, said that a man who could hold the position Mr Calvert had held in the Public Service for 174 years without calling m an arbitrator io settle disputes with shipowners-well, that was a sufficient tribute to hie tact and ability. » Mr. G. Allport Secretary of the ■ Marine Department, said that Mr. Calvert was always conscientious, thorough, and tactful. He had carried out his duties without running against people with whom he had to deal Tact was n great thing in tho Public Service. Moreover, Mr. Calvert was 'a real W Mr! "Bennett. (Federated Shipping apologised for the absence of top«* dent of the Shipowners' Federation, who "as out. of town. No surveyor he said ever wont aboard a vessel who was more welcome than Mr. Calvert, and Z" ordered anything to be done theio wrs never any question. Mr C. M. Luke also spoke. Tho chairman presented Mr. Calvert with a Rift which he termed a small token of the'esleom in which we hoUl 'ThYeuOßt of the evening was then toasted with musical honours. Mr. Calvert, who was received with applause, said that his 171 years in the Service had really been a happy time. Tt had been strenuous, but he had never been afraid of work. He wns sorry to leave tho Service, but ho had commenced work at tho am of 14. and having reached the ago of 65 felt that he hud earned a rest. . During the evening item? of entertainment were provided by Messrs. Oakley, Rowe, Atkinson, Warren, Bosher, and Dykes.