VALEDICTORY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8142, 27 June 1906, Page 2

VALEDICTORY.

PEEBENTATION TO MB £. HABVKY-GIBBON- ! At the Taraniki Club House on Tuesday even.ng, a number of friends >f Mr E. Ilarvey-Gibbiin, till lately engineer to the New Plymouth Borough Council, assembled to bid him byoThe President, Mr O. Samuel, oooupied tho chair, and Mr Jas. Paul the noe-chair. After tho loyal toast of '' T h e King" had beon honored, tho President referred in most laudatory terms to the guest. They had met on many ocoas'ons, he said, to farewell members of the Club, but never bad they so deeply as now regretted the loss of one of their number* Mr Gibbon had not long been with them, but in that short period he had sot only become deservedly popular, but he had earned the great respeot of hit fellow-members of the Club and of the community. They recognised his great professional skill, and, whilst regretting very much that ho was leaving New Zealand, also recognised that they could not expect a man of hi) capabilities and attainments to remain lien in New Plymouth. Mr Samuel commended Mr Qibbon for the fearlessness, honesty, and oandour displayed in his reports on municipal affairs. The President presented the guest with a beautifully illuminated address, inscribed as follows:

■ "We have heard with great regret of your approaching departure from New ' Zealand, oj the completion of the New . flymoufh Borough loan works: drain--1 age, waterworks, eleotric light, salt- ■ water baths, bridges, ete,, whioh have been in progress during the past few years (and have ii /olved an expenditure of upwards of £70,000). We reoognise your great professional attainments and ability, and that tho successful completion of the works is largely due to your unremitting attention. Socially, too, you hf re become deservedly popular, and your leavingis universally deplored! We wish yon and your family Wlt.fr happiress, and prosperity." The ad.' dress was signed by the Mayor and Councillors of New Plymouth, the ex. Mayor and Councillors who had sat on the Borough Council during Mr Gibban s term of office; the members of the Couuoil of the Taranaki Law oieiety j the Commissioner of Taranaki Crovra Lands; the Collector of Customs 'e ; and the President ® lftm l J er of Commerce Mr Paul, in joining in the regret at Mr Gibbon's departure, remarked on New Plymouth's! good fortune in its professional men. He referred to their President, Mr Sajnuel, who was recog nised as ono of the leading counsel of [ the colony. They were exceedingly ,tortunat j in their medioal men, and he had considered the advent of Mr trtbpon as a deoided acquisition to professional oircles in New Plymouth. Mr Gibbons, in his reply, said he thought many of tho very land remarks ky the Presidont and Vioe-President had been prompted more by their kindness of heart than by any good qualities he might possess, but never, tholess he felt under a deep sense of gratitude. He warned his hearors that fhoro was every need for the more influential men of New Plymouth to take a live interest in munioipal affairs,