A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 148, 10 July 1937, Page 4

A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.

By the death of Mr Gdcil Duff the HaWkb's Ba.y Mospital Board lost one of its iriost capable, energetic arid active mCmhers, and drife whdiri it is difficult to repia ce. However, the Hastings Bdrough GdUncii, with whorn it lay to fill the Vaeancy, have iii appdintitig a sucdessor td hiin made a choice that may corifidently be said to meet with very gerieral approVal. The Rev. R; B; Gdsnell is indeed iii every way weil qualified fdr the position. As & imiriister he is thofoughly well acquflirited with the tiefeds df the towii and district he will repi'eseriti But beydrid that, he ean bring td bear the benefit of like experience df sdme duratidfl iri New Plymouth, where his serticdS ou tlie Taranaki Hospital Board riiet witli very Iiigh appreciatidii ainoiig all clasaes.and creeds. Going back still earlier, he has the advantage of having had some experience in business life that may well prove of considerable value in the coriduct df the affairs df iristitutions in which organisation and systeiri play sb great a part. , Indeed, in ^ every Way the ptdplfe df Hastings rind the Hospital Board have to be cofigratulated dri the seledtiori the Borough Council has made and on his finding himself able to accept nomination to a position which in his liands will not we may be sure be fegarded as aiiythirig like a niere coriipliinentary sinecure.