LONG SERVICE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 343, 3 October 1932, Page 4

LONG SERVICE

THE FORESTRY vj MR. R. MacRAE REpjjH AFTER THIRTY YEAjS OF PLANTING M HONOURED BY FRIgJ The good fellowship whic), among forestry workers ivasH demonstrated on Saturday JV whep between 7-0- and 80 the S.tate and. private Pla.ntaijJB sembled at the Geyser Hotel^H farewell fo Mr. R, MacRa? 9 ranger, after 30 years of sei/fl a eompliment tp the guest'a >9 ality everyone conjbined to ul a real braw nicht. Host (uH prpyjdgd *an gxcellent dinner gl cient service, and the togst !|J Sufficiently elastic to rob the * ing pf anything like undue f0 J The chief inspector of forests^B M. Smith, came all the way f/H lington to preside and he excellent chairman and toast* He was supported by Dr. ham, of the research brane^l Owen Jones (administer of Pe;* Forests), Mr. H. Johnson (mfl Perpetual Forests), Mr. H. Mr. J. Grant, Mr. G. UrquhaJ| R. H. Murray (assistant con$fl of forests), and Mr Gordon organisers were Messrs. C. nl and J .Brown. » An apology was also reeeiveH Mr. W. T. Morrison, consei/H forests, whowas unable fp atte^H account of illness. Mr. Morri^B been ill for spnie time and hfl yet recovered sufficiently to allS to leave his' home. K Preseatatjons Made After full justice had beeiB to the good things provided, thH list was opened, and the dJB ^Fen made a presentation to Mtflj Rae from his fellow worke^H sjsting of a handsome travglliyB from the Europeans and a pfl from the Maoris. After referrM Mr. MacRae's early work in the chairman pointed out thatiH been responsible for thg plan^H the woods from Waiotapu to|H Road, which was oue of ths gnH feats in the Ernpire. In nection the name of MacRaewH remembered long after othersH f orgotten. But MacRae was than his fprestry wprk; he wasS uine friend and brought to ni^H wof ds of his national poet: "ThB is but the guinea staipp ; a iroB man for a' that." The presesH was then made in loud and eBj iastic applause, and as an addH gift the chairman handed Mr.H Rae an old time sheet for l^K which he figqred as a day latwH The remarks pf the chairmaiBs supplemented by Messrs. A. Menzies, T. Buch, Dunne (Mr* Rae's successor), and pthers, R| Mr. Owen Jones in the cosH congratulory remarks, statediaB Institute of Forestry had electdH MacRae as an honorary to the present there were onlj^B honorary members, gir PrandBI Dr. Cockayne and ProfessorEiBi these men would be proud toi^K that Rod MacRae was the forcfl|

The Guest Responds Mr. MacRae had a great ret^B on rising to briefly pespond cheers declared that he could »B| words to express hhnself or^B them for the kind things whldHj been said, but he kneyv they^E take the will for the deed. sra Mr. H. A. Goudie in furthp^B ence to the good qualities cflKS guest, said he was one whitest men that ever lived.^B been a good officer who putp^B touch into his work. Mr. James Grant, of Kopurit^B he had known Mr. MacBae f'Bft years and found him a an honour to know. VSB The toast of "Afforestatioi Our Visitor," was grouped posed by Mr. R, H. Murray, ^B| gested that the priyate cofB| should co-operate with the making the gathering an anncil^R Mr. S. Ful james, of the An&Hj Forestry Company, as one of fln responding to the toast, the fact that Mr. RacRae had sdS| been associated with the planli^K 200,000 acres of forest. Mr. George Urquhart declaiei^K he had never before heard genuine expression of goodwill»H| shown their guest. Mr. MacE^^E been like a father to the youi?B| pn the plantations and had many, Dr, Cunningham also combjs^H reply with expressions of tion of Mr. MacRae's work asd*| qualities.

Mr, H. Johnson was entrustfy*! the final tpast "Our Host," Galbraith briefly responded. During the evening songs tributed by Messrs. J. H. ThontfB| S. Godsalve and these, with ity singing and * bright orcl^R music kept everything up to Lgjj pitch and the whole evening doubtedly most enjoyable. |g|g