PERSONAL ITEMS
Sir liobart Stout. Chief Justice, who has been on Prisons Hoard business, returned from Auckland yesterday.
His Honour, Sir. Justice Husking, left for Blenheim yesterday to preside at the Supreme Court there, and will later go on to Nelson for the same purpose.
Major-General Sir A. H. Rnssell, K.C.H., K.C.M.G., is in Wellington on Defence business.
A Press Association message from Duncdin states (ihat the lion. J. 'I'. Paul lmd received advice thafi his resignation as a member of the Legislative Council has been accented by the Governor-General.
Lieutenant K. H. Nimnio, who recently returned from aclivo service, lias been promoted to the rank of cnpUin, 'and is lo take charge of his old company of Senior Cadets, No. 42 Company, Kilbiriiic.
.Mr. J. Read-Gowing and Mr. Cyril Scnd-Gowing have arrived in "Wellington from London, via Australia and Auckland, en route for Christeimreh.
Mr. It. (jreen, chairman, and Mr. F. I'. Tall-nys, tramways manager, AVanganui, arrived in town lasi night to attend the Tramway Conference, which starts I o-day.
At the Chief Telegraph Office last week a presentation was made lo Mr. j-klward Suuley, Chief Counter Clerk, who has been connected with the l'osl and Telegraph Department for the last 43 years, during 40 years of which lie has been stationed in the Chief Oliice, Wellington. Mr. Talbot, .Superintendent, in making the presentation, referred in very coiupl'mentary terms to Mr. Sunley's long connect on with the Department. He stated that Mr. Smiley had alwnys been a conscientious, hard-working, efficient, and capable oliiccr, and lie very much regretted that such a good officer was leming. However, the Superintendent recognised that after nil perhaps Mr. Snnley was doing a wise thing in retiring from the Service when he had a reasonable prospect of enjoying a few years free from the worries and anxieties iif official life. In the course of his remarks, when giving Mr. Snnley a set of pipes and oilier articles, Mr, Talbot, on behalf of all officers c:mnec:ed with the Wellington station, wished Mr. Runley every happiness in his retirement, aiid trusted,that lie'would 'bo long spared to enjoy his pension. Mr. Snnley, in reply, sir ted that it was a .great wrench for him to leave his associates, but he had thoroughly considered the matter, and ho thouglit. it was only right that after so many years' strenuous service he should retire and make way for those younger end probably more able to carry on the work of the office. lie sketched the changes that had taken.place in the Wellington oliice during the past forty years, and stated that the TDepartnient under successive, able administrators had excelled itself in providing facilities and convenience's for the.general puliljc. Tie thanked all Irs brother officer? for their kind gifts. Three hearty cheers wern given for Mr. Snnleyand all expressed the hope flint although, he was officially leaving them, they would often see him about town.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 52, 25 November 1919, Page 6
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