EMPLOYEES’ SUCCESS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 364, 19 February 1937, Page 4

EMPLOYEES’ SUCCESS

Former Clerk’s Pride at Office Record.

When adding his good wishes to rhose of the Stratford Borough Council ttaff at the farev.‘ell of Mr. and Mrs B. M. Wilmshurst, last night, Mr P. Skoglund, who was for 25 years town clerk at Stratford, said that he was proud to see the success that w. <j .being achieved bV tho st? who had received their early training in the Stratford Borough Council office.

As was remarked by the present town clerk, Mr. G. C. Grace, it v'as fitting that Mr. Skoglund should be present at the farewell to the las* of his former assistants to be appointed to a town cl rkship. Mr. Grace, himself, joined the Stratford office as a junior and received all his training under Mr. Skqjrlund. Prior to this Mr. R. C. Major, recently appointed to the poution of town clerk at Ashburton, worked from junior to first assistant in the Stratford office under the control o e Mr. Skoglund. When he left in 1933 to take up the position of town clerk at Upper Hutt, his place was taken by Mr. Grace, and Mr. Wilmshurst joined the staff as junior.

When Mr. Skoglund left last year to take up the position of No. 2 Transport Licensing Authority, Mr. Grace became acting town clerk and the confirmation of his appointment and that of Mr. Wilmshurst as first assistant, was made during last month.

Other men trained under Mr. Skoglund have been equally successful graduating to other spheres of business. Mr. S- E. Neilson, v.Qio recently sold his accountancy practice in New Plymouth and is going into business in Sydney, was among those who received ther earliest training in the Fl ratfford Bolfough Mr. Wilmshurst, now annointed to the town of Upper Hutt was the last junior to he taken on during Mr. Skoglund’s time as town clerk at Stratford.