MR. JUSTICE HERDMAN

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 61, 6 December 1918, Page 4

MR. JUSTICE HERDMAN

PRESENTATION FBOM THE POLICE FORCE. Tallin" advantage of the presence of Mr Justice Herdman in Wellington on Tuesday last a committee of members of the Police Force invited him to the office of the Commissioner of Police, to make him a presentation, which was decided upon when it became definitely known towards the end of. last. January that lio was about to resign the portfolio of Attorney-General and Minister in charge of Police. The Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister of Justice, presided. After the Commissioner of Police r.nd other oflicers present had spoken-of the high esteem and regard in which Mr. Justice Herdman was held, of his strong personality, and of the pood work he had done for the organisation and welfare of the police, the Hon. Mr. Wilford made ihe presentation on behalf of tho subscribers, and said that tho testimony paid that day bv the officers of-the Force to the recipient of the presentation was an oloquent testimony to the high esteem in which he was'held, while the valuable gifts they had provided were strong woof of the regard in which he was held by the numbers oif the Force in general. Mr. Justice Hei'dman, replying, feelinelv expressed his anpreeiation of" the motives which Miimated the donors in niakini* cucli n magnificent presentation. Though tho term of )ii= office wits a particularly trying and difficult' experience, ho felt nroud of his part in the administration of the l)«nartment and in the control of a lwd" of men who had aerniittcd themselves honourably find creditably,'as our soldiers at tho front bad done, in every circumstance. He had good reason to know tlint the Police Force stood high in the estimation of the people, audi he referred esuecially to the vilnaWe assista"e P oivi>n him bv the then Commissioner (Mr. Cnlleel and the luwnt Commissioner (Mr. O'lloiiova"!. whose ability he wmrinlv pvoicprl. Hi" successor, Mie Hon. Mr. Wilf->rd. had the interests of the Force at. heart, and would, he was eonfidont. dn still more to oromote its efficienev, welfare, and credit. The wasenfrt.ien took the fern of « mWete set. of "The Lairs „f P„,rland" (ITnlsl-iirvV en\v and study chairs, n t-avel'ing-nig, a dressijuf-rase. a silver cWarettc-caso. and a pair of gold sleevelinks.