A DEPARTING INSPECTOR.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1920, Page 4

A DEPARTING INSPECTOR.

Mr J. A. Valentine, Inspector of Schools for Westland who lias been transferred to Canterbury district, is leaving Hokitika next week to take up his new duties During his stay in the Westland district Mr Valentine lias proved himself a capable tactful officer who lias won the esteem and confidence of teachers and public in the highly satisfactory manner in which he lias carried out his duties. In his private life he has also won many friends. He has been a strong churchman, and tlie local Presbyterian Church will miss liis services greatly. On the bowling green Mr Valentine lias been a regular attender, and the Club will miss liis popular figure. The members of the Teachers Institute took the occasion last Saturday to convey expressions of appreciation of his work during his stay in this district, and regret at liis approaching departure. These gatherings took place under the auspices of the Westland Teachers’ Institute at the District High School at Hokitika ,and by the Grey Teachers’ Institute at Greymoutli On both occasions the speakers made very flattering remarks, and voiced their appreciation of the tact and courtesy always shown by the departing officer, who will carry away with him the good wishes of the community for the future of himself and his good wife and family. Mr Valentine is being succeeded in Westland by Mr D. McGaskill, 8.A., who lias already arrived and taken charge of the district. Mr McGaskill who lias been until lately headmaster of the Waimataiti school, Timaru, was recently fa re welled, and made the recipient of a number of presentations, very general expressions of sorrow being expressed at his departure with good wishes for the future.