PRESENTATIONS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 489, 23 October 1925, Page 2

PRESENTATIONS.

POWER BOARD OFFICE STAFF. TOKENS TO MEMBERS. Mr G. A. Bush, who liajsi been on the staff of the Thames Valley Power Board as accountant, and-has resigned after 3% years’ service to commence the practice of his profession On his own account ,at Te Aroha, was met by the whole of the' office staff yesterday morning and presented with a wallet as a token of the good feeling towards him. The presentation was made by Mr R. Sprague, manage!, who referred to the fact that Mi Bush was the las.t' of the original staff, and had served the board during a period when the work was most difficult. On behalf bf all he expressed good wishes towards Mr Bush, and hoped that he would meet with the future success he deserved.

Mr Lindsay, distributing engineer, also spoke referring particularly to the great assistance Mr Bush had at all times given him in his work. Mr Bush said he had been, taken by surprise, but he wished to. thank them all for their kindness. Ho had had a happy though strenuous time a,t the office, and for many reasons regretted the severance of old relations. He had found Mr Sprague one of the best managers it had been his lot to work under,

Later, Mr Bush was called upon by the staff to. make • a presentation to Mr R. Sprague, the manager.- The presentation took .the form of a pen rack made from ,the number-plate of a German gun captured in Palestine in 1918. The rack was supported by .three Swiss cartridges, and .the whole was mourited on a piece of teak wood obtained from a vessel wrecked in Island Bay 40 years ago. It. was. explained by Mr Bush, .that the staff in making the presentation Wished to show their appreciation of . Mr Sprague, who had always shown the right spirit towards .them. By a coincidence the number on the plate was the number of Mr Sprague’s telephone.

Mr Sprague briefly. acknowledged the gift, and said that like Mr Bush he had been quite unprepared for such an expression of their good will. He thanked them mbst heartily for their gift, which he would always treasure. .

After the presentations morning tea was served by the young ladies of the staff.—“Te Aroha News.”