“FAST FRIENDS”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 382, 16 June 1928, Page 11

“FAST FRIENDS”

DIRECTOR and bank OF NEW ZEALAND parallel career (from Our Ouin Correspondent) WELLINGTON, Friday. A happy note was struck b y Mr. o W Gibbs, shareholders’ director, t the annual meeting of the Bank f New Zealand. He recalled that own career had run parallel wit h that of the bank. returning thanks for his retion Mr. Gib'os said that he apprevery much their confidence in Doming his appointment for a fur- ... period ’ The bank and I have been fast ends for many years—in fact, well “ ha K a century,” he said. ”We -rh first saw daylight on this troubled in the same year. Both manto survive early infantile troubles. 1 teen years later wo first made one Another’s acquaintance. We both had “ur share of ups and downs, ancl have ot avoided trouble, which is the lot institutions as well as of humans. I think, however, I can claim that \re ioked after each other’s welfare fairly wel l a nd all along have been good

chums. ‘From what I know of my old comoanion's virility, and sturdy constitution to withstand stocks, I am consent that in the course of time, dien we have bid each other adieu, my nid associate will still prove to be m the heyday of youth, and be going strong when most, of us present will i» forgotten. In the meantime, gentlemen, I thank you for letting two old cronies remain together and work in Bio interests of all concerned.”