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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 November 1917, Page 4

Prior to his departure from St. Bath-Jns, Dr Griffin, who is home on final leave from Trentharo, rra* entertained at asocial in M'Devitfs Halt and presented with a purse of by the residents of St Bathans and the sm-roundinij districts Mr O'Regan (chairman of the St Bythans Medical Club) presided, and epoke m eulogistic terms of the guest of the evening, making special reference to his professional skill, his unremitting care end attention to hi* patients, and his courtesy • to all Messrs Dundass. Morgan, ii'Cartby , and Nic.lson also spoke in glowing | terms of Dr Griffin, and wishsd him 1 speedy and saf* return. Dr Griffir. briefly responded, and thanked those pr-sent for their gift, attendance, and gt.orf wishes. Notwithstanding t'-e..dearth of suitable workers, ri urine the past >=ix weeks some 1,600,000 young treewpre transplanted at Taj.anui Nursery and about 900,000 at Ranfurly Nursery, Otago Central, thus constituting a.rrost a rcord -linirgfo'it" for the Qttgo State Forest N retries,