SERVICE TO PRESS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 466, 25 February 1933, Page 3

SERVICE TO PRESS

TRIBUTES PAID TO RETIRING MEMBERS OF N-P.A. COMMITTEES. At the annual meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association on Thursday, reference was made to the retirement of the advertising commitj tee of Mr. John Coombe, of Palmerston North, and to the impending departure for Sydney of Mr G. C. Codlin, General Manager of the N.Z. Herald. The president, Mr. C. W. Earle, C.M.G., paid a tribute to the services which had been rendered to the newspaper industry hy both of these gentlemen. Mr. Coombe had seen 12 years of service as chairman of the advertising committee, and had been a foremost figure in advancing the interests and maintaining the standard of journalism in New Zealand. Mr. Codlin had been of great service indeed on the labour committee of the association. His efforts in this respect had gone far to cement the good relations which exist to-day between the employers and the employees in the industry. It was no light compliment to the' press of New- Zealanc

th'at Mr. Codlin was chosen to take this very important position on what is undoubtedly the biggest |md most influential paper south of the line. The president's remarks were sucplemented by Mr. T. C. List on behalf of the members of Section II, and Mr. R. P.NFurness on behalf of Section IV, and the retiring members were the recipients of presentations from the members of the association as a whole. In reply, Mr. Coombe stated that he felt that while he had worked for a considerable number of years in the interests of the advertising section of the association, what he had aceomplished was nothing in comparison tG what yet remains to be done. He expressed appreciation of the sentiments which had been expressed in his honoiir and regretted that he was not able to continue in active association with the N.P.A. Mr. G. C. Codlin stated that he left New Zealand with many regrets, and not the least of these were the happy associations and friendships which he had made in his work in the association. He paid a tribute to Mr. Horton, managing direetor of the N.Z. Herald, for the fact that his generosity had allowed him ample time and a free hand to deal with the matters of importance on the industrial side of the association's aetivities. In conclusion he wished the association and the industry every suceess for the f'uture.