A PLEASING CEREMONY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10307, 7 August 1911, Page 5

A PLEASING CEREMONY.

AT THE WAINCAWA WORKS.

A pleasing little ceremony-.was performed at the Waingawa frawiag works on Saturday last. The staff had arranged a luncheon to tho -Vslu aging Director (Mr J. C. Coop'**) to celebrate the conclusion of the first year's, opera Hans at the'works. .At "tli© eonolusaian of the luncheon, whioh ■was. served in the manager's office,' Mr C'. Hausmann, the manager, said J he had a pleaskiig duty to perform. | He raid that ittoe-staff could, not allow the first season at the works to be terminated without showing in sOTm slight their appreciation of the invariable kindness and consideration extended by their Managing Director. They all recognised that the flotation of the Company had been a great uaidertafcing, Bind that tho first season, with so many opposing elements, had been a strenuous one. On behalf of hes staff he , asked >Mr Cooper; to accept a preaen-v i?ia^ibi ;^'; 'W&E the' -iorm' ' bf hiI oak hprse-jshrie- photograph- of, thieI works aniihe. staff, -suitably inscribI«d in silver. (Applause): I. '-Mr'-L. : - Smithj;' : >t3ie fiellmon:- ! ■gery' dejpartment', pi i el3So(ted' tluit the I works; if carried onE on similar lines j as they had been during the past 'year, would develop into one of the largest institutions of its kind in the Dominion. Mr Tres«ecler, head ctf -tibe prwei'ving department, stated that jio Company, to his knowledge, had come through its initial year bo successfully as that with whioh they were ] identified, and this in face of tremoTidou's opposition. Other members of the staff (including the Secretary of the Company, Mr Milne), spoke in similar terms. Mr Cooper, who was received with applause, snitably acknowledged the gift, whieQi, lie said, had taken him completely by surpris&i- lie ackniowv ledged the good work that wiais? bethtg done by the staff, especially liJhankaaigithe managei:,(Mr Haoisraiannyfor his devotion to the Company.' He stated that the output of .the works 'beid.,thie';jiride-,oir" position 'tinfe North, Islajid, he the opinion "that if the output .was as large as that of some of tlie larger Ckxinipandes it wouilid hold the premier position' am the Dominion. Mr Cooper concluded by venturing the hope that the coming season would be still more eucoessfur than, the past.