FAREWELL TO INSPECTOR PARDY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 9, 2 April 1902, Page 2

FAREWELL TO INSPECTOR PARDY.

(Dunedin Star.) ': A large and representative gathering; of the members of the legal profession ' assembled in the Supreme Court Library, Dunedin, last week, to bid goodbye to Inspector Pardy, who is retiring af tev forfy years' set vice. Mr J. R. Sinclair, as one of the semen members of the profession present, said that his professional j brothers had requested him to be their ] medium in asking the Inspector to accept a little memento as testifying in a slight.way their warm appreciation of the manner in which, so far as their particular interest was concerned, Mr Pardy had conducted his dutie3 there. All of tho profensioD, he might say, felt that they were indebted to the Inspector for many great courtesies and many tittle aefs of assistance he was able to afford them. Thfiy had been of great value 10 them professionally, and they had shown them the wide and liberal vi?w Mr Pardy had always taken in dealing with matters in which they weie nil concerned. Mr Sinclair then handed Mr Pardy the following address, signed by all the members of the profession: - " We. the undersigned m«mb3'a of the legal profession at Dunedin, desire to expwss our appreciation of the able and conscientious manner in which you have discharged your duties whilst inspector of palicoin this ctntre, and also of the unvarying l courtesy your have displayed to tho members of the profession, We wikh and ask you to accept from hs tho accompanying gift as a small memmn'o of our pleasant association with you." The gift consisted of a large armchair.

Mr FVaser, Crown Prosecutor, also spokt- a few words. Ha supposed that there was no ore who came in closer contact with the police than the Grown Pros-eciitor, rvn3 he for one should like to add bis tribute to the energy, skill, and ripa experience Inspector Pardy had brought co bear upon all criminal matters. Mr Pardy waß now retiring practically in the prime of life, and ho would leave with the kindly good wishes of every member of the Bar.

Inspector Pardy thanked the profession sincerely for their extreme kindness in making him a presentation. During the time ha had been inspector of police throughout tha colony he had always been received with th» greatest kindn»FS and courtesy by the members of the legal profession. Now his service* were at an end, and he was going to retire into private life in the TaraBaki district, but they could rest assured that all their names would remain long in his memory. It was now forty years la6t February since he joined the police in New Zealand. Prior to that he arrived in Victoria in the bushranging days, and cow he was done for.

Mr Fraeer: Not quite. Each member of the profession present then shook hands with Mr Pardy, and wished him long life and prosperity.