PRESENTATION TO MR CROMBIE.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 1 March 1901, Page 4

PRESENTATION TO MR CROMBIE.

At the Dunedin railway station last week a number of gentlemen representing the travellers on the Port and Mosgicl lines met to make a presentation to Mr Crombie (who takes charge of the Railway traffic at Greymouth) of an illuminated address.

'Mr H. E. Moller (Mayor of West Harbor) spoke of the appreciation felt by the many passengers on the suburban lines, and wished Mr Crombie and family every success in the sphere to which he is being transferred. Mr T. K. Sidey (Mayor of Caversham), in reading and presenting the address, also spoke of Mr Crombie’s good work and popularity with the travelling public.

Mr T Boss, in saying good-bye to Mr Crombie, after a friendship of twenty-three years, spoke in complimentary terms of the courteous manner in which Mr Crombie had discharged the duties of station-master in Dunedin, and said that the recipient had succeeded in doing his duty in a manner most appreciated by the public and it was felt that some recoguiton should be made. Mr Bamfield and others also voiced the good wishes of the imny friends Mr Crombie is leaving behind him, and hoped that he would be long spared to enjoy bis promotion, and to obtain greater successes.

Mr Crombie, in reply, thanked those present on behalf of the subscribers, and while fetling deeply grateful for all the kind things said about him, and the handsome presents given to him by the public of Dunedin, stated that at the same time ho thonght them undeserved. He would prize the address which would bo handed down to his family as an heirloom.