VALEDICTORY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 18 February 1902, Page 2

VALEDICTORY.

TO MR K. P. OOUtU^

.At- the Hospital Bc*rd meeting Ms Monday, before proceeding with otiinary business, true Qhairmao {Mr Q, Itepptr) called upon Mr J. W, Boots,' as the oldest member of the Board, to present the late chairman, Mr F. P. Oorkill, who was present, with alargo.* framed photograph of the member*. Mr S:ott, in doing bo, said he bad been associated with Mr Oorkill, on the Board, for'ten .years, and h«d always found'hfn> a taw of progress. Hews* hard-working, and thoagh they had not always agreed on mattere under I discussion, they had got along vtcj | well. Mr Oorkill had been elosely concerned in the initiation of improvements to the hospital buildings, eta, [and always took a lively interest in isnytling appertaining to the welfare of those who came under the Board's care. Whon he assumed the obair, after the lata.Mr 'Bellringer*s retiremant. he set to work on yetting th» new Old People's RLrme built, and not brfore it was needed, and it was due to his efforts that the building now stood on the splendid situ it did. Ho had much pleasure in aslinjr Mr Oorkill to accept the photograph of hit latosoi* leagues on the Board, Mr Corkil', in reply, said ho had not exp'cfed Anything so handsome* He had a lively recollection of to* many kind things said of him when b» vacated the chair*, and he ■ppreciatsd thejmotives whiph had prompttd hit late confreres to make we pre«entstt*a. After referring to the many changes which had taken pi toe on the Board since he was first ftesociat'd with It, twelve y«rs ago, Mr Oorkill said that though there might at times have bee* a little ftiftjon it would he hard to find a local body on which the members had worked *o well together, considering the sis* of the district and the widely different interests they represented. He thanked the members for thair gift.