PRESENTATIONS TO MR AND MRS. HULKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 191, 15 June 1903, Page 2

PRESENTATIONS TO MR AND MRS. HULKE.

The Council Chamber on Saturday •fternoon was crowded with friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hulke, of Bell Block, all of whom wrro keenly anxiouß to show their appreciation of the valuable servic?s rendered for many years ■>y Mr. Hulko towards the advancemi .fc and improvem nt of the dairy industry. The was uniqueo 1 1 ts kind, the special ol jeot of thegathori iug h -ing Mr. Hu'ke wis!' an i luminated address commemorative of die valuable work he accomplished ia the past by his untiring advocacy of | rhi best msans of building up the diiry industry which has became the miin feature in the prosperity of the district. I'<j Mrs. Hulke also, who has for so cany yearsshared her hufiband'slabours, * memento of the event was given in the foi m of a handsome marble clock. A. large number of ladi-s were presen*, ■s were also nearly all the subac ibars, ind t l ie pr;c-ediDgs were marked with m txoptiijnal heartiness and genuire ippreciitivenas". Allpr<sent were delighted to see the veteran pionetr in such good-health, an36Bough their cor di ilityand good feelingevidontlytouohed Hr Hulke most profoundly, he went through the pleasant ordeal with a fortitude and strength that d< mancrated plainly the earnestness of purpose whieh he had shown in his earlier lays here. The Mayor (Mr R. Occk) presided, and briefly but feelingly alluded to the object of the gathering, and made some interesting allusions to the progress of che industry which Mr Hulke bad done so much to place on a satisfactory footing, and thereby become a great benefactor to the district. He then cilled on Mr Newton King, as president of the Agiicultural Society, to mak« the presentations to Mr and Mrs Hulke.

Mr King expressed the great pleasure it afforded him to be the medium f r handing to Mr Hulke the address which had been signed by those who hid C3UB9 to remember Mr Hulked services to the dairy industry, and were anxious to express their gratitude to him for the benefits he had cot-furred iq tno dairying community. He referred in detail to the methods Mr Hulke had adopted and advocated, and said that on many masters he (Mr King) had only been too gfad to receive ;nd follow Mr Hulki-'s advice. Amid great cheering, Mr Kiig then presented Mr Hulks with ihe following iddress, which was enclose d in an oak frame and moat appropriately and irtistically illuminated : " William King Hulke, Esq.—Dear Sir, —As one cf the earlies 1 ; and most psrsistent advocates cf the neceps'ty for improving thu dairy products of Tararaki we, a few of those who hiv? caus) to remember your labours in this connection, desire to convey to you our hearty thanks. It mmt be most gratifying to you to Eee the development thai has taken plica during the put 15 years, in'which period, the old system of indviduil production by oil fashioni d methods has given place to nn'ed i-fforts and the employment of modern forms of manufacture by mechanical means. Tint in such a f*w years the value of farm land has mora than trebbled and our herds improved in quality and number until the value of our output for one season has aggregated nearly half a million sterling must give you great satbfiction, for it is largely owing to your enthusiasm that the plonerrs of this important industry were induced to mike their initial effort. We congratulate you, sir, on having urged on a system thai bus produced such magnifioent results and we trust you and Mrs Hulke may long be spared to enjoy the pi asure of witnessing around you the steadily improving reaul'.s of your efforts. We are, dear sir, yiurs faithfully.—R O .ck, T. K- lly, Walter Bevley, H. King, W. Petttie, J. C. Davies, H. Okey, Jamej Wad-, J. B. Oonnett, P. J. Morris, K. 0, Olemow, A J. Hoskin, T. Western, 0. Si mud, A. Drake, W. D. Webster, J. 0 Honey Add, Captain Cornwall, J. Rendall, J. B. Vea'e, VV. Row*, W. Rowe, Ohew Ohong, W. J. HoneyfitU, Q. V. Tate, Newton King, J. 0. George, B. Honeyfi«ld, H. B. Lepp:r, T. Brash, W. L. Newman, R. Ssreat, H. H.Olsen, J. H. Armstrong, Captain Mace, U. Fau'l, d. Knuckey, T. Wright, J. Brown, H. Ra'tanbuiy." The numb r of subscribers was limited to 40. Mr Hulke was then presented with a handsome marble clock, suitably inscribed.

The Hon. T. M.L.O., Messrs J. 0. George, Wade, and others spoke in te-ms of high eulogy as to Mr Hulke's good work for tbe district. Oq rising, Mr Hulke met with a tremendous ova ion. After warmly thanking t'ne subssribers for the «d----dr,ofs which he had received, Mr Hulke gave a moat interesting sketch of his experiences in Taranaki and of the rise and progress of the daiay industry, alluding to th* important pirt taken by the Crown Dairy Company in iho development of diirying. He quoted figures to ehow tho magnitude of present operations, contrasting them with hi ema'l beginning made by the early settlere, and pointing out the steady improvement in the quality of the buttar which had taken place under modern methods of scientific manufac uringand improved dairy herds, alluding aleo to tha means by which these improvements had been made whereby the prosperity of the district had been assured. On resuming his seat Mr liulke was again warmly cheered. At the invitation of the Committee, conveyed by the chairman, the ladies present joined Mr and Mrs Hulke at afternoon tea at the Kia Ora, and io this the interesting proceedings were brought to a happy close. The addre3f>, which was illuminated by Messrs Beoker and Sjott, is a very meritorious production, the ornamental pictures being illustrative of dairying, old and new. First comas a delineation of the hand skimming by a dairy maid, and butter making by the barrel churn, then the product is shown as I baing made into rolls. Then the modern separator and churn are depicted togeth r with modern appliances. The base shows a Taranaki farm, with the inevitable mountain as a background, while a herd of Jersey* occupy the foteground, the foremost of theso having bean dr.iwn from a photo of Mr Hulke's pet Jersey, " Jennie." A neat farmhou e is also shown in this view. Tbe appearance of the address as a wh jle is very plaasiug, and rtfhota credit oo all concerned.