A GOOD TRAINING GROUND

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1929, Page 3

A GOOD TRAINING GROUND

' , ■ i < ' - 1 - 1 "■ \: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WELLINGTON, October 19. A large attendance of the members of the staffs of both the district office aiid the head office of the Public Works Department yesterday farewelled Mr A. Downer, until recently in charge of the Tawa Flat deviation works, who has-ac-cepted an offer of a position with Hansford, Mills, and Co., at a much bette’r salafy. ' 3 ' ' ■ -.» I .:■

life ; Chief 1 District ' 'Engineer, i Mr Rhnayne’ saidythey were sorry'to los'e 1 ri‘ very caprilile‘ offiebr. . : : « 'U-u Mr F. W. Furkert expressed a. hope that‘Mr Downer 1 would l be ‘as well treated iff the flesh fields‘he ivas ! 'seeking as he had been l ifl the Public' Works Department. He said it seemed to be the fate of the Public Works Department to be a training grburid .for men in other organisations. He diet not admit that all the good men leave the Department. ' (Lapghter.) But there, had been many. .There werje the Urider-Secretary for Mines, the Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury, the Assistant Engineer of the Welling-. ■ ton r aterw9i;ks,yfinfl the engineer’ll Wellington..'. iQnq was at Canterbury Cpllege^,(Tfierp ..was. My : Thomas, of, the City .Councilstqff, Mr Kenjp,. now. engineer and manager ; of a. Power Bpard,. Mr engineer-of the Waitemata Power, Board’,-, and: a number of others. It was evidently recognised* that men .got from the Public Works Department were good ones, , Mr Furkert presented. .IAIr Doyyrienr • witli a handsome, clfjck pn behalf ~of the staffs of both branches.“f ..the D.epart- • merit.. ; . ’ .