TRUST TRIBUTE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1939, Page 4

TRUST TRIBUTE

MR W. 11. JACKSON’S SERVICES PRESENTATION OF ILLUMINATED ADDRESS. YEOMAN WORK FOR COMMUNITY The presentation of an illuminated address in recognit ion of Al r \V. 11. J acksori "s long ami faithful services to the Master-ton Trust Lands Trust was made yesterday afternoon at a gathering of Trustees at the Midland Hotel. The various speakers congratulated Air Jackson on his sterling work' on the Trust: ami on behalf of (‘ducation ami referred to the sympathy and understanding of Air •Jackson as a Trustee —one who always fought a good, clean light, without any hard feelings. The address read as follows: — MASTERTON TRUST LANDS TRUST To William Henry Jackson. Esq., J.P. In moving that Mr W. H. Jackson’s resignation as a Trustee be accepted with regret the chairman, Mr H. P. Hugo, eulogised the excellent services given the Trust by Mr Jackson over a period of 27 years. Not only this Trust but the district generally was losing a citizen who had given lifelong service to the community and to the cause of education. Mr Hugo moved: “That this appreciation be placed on permanent record in the minutes of the Trust,” This was seconded and endorsed by all the Trustees. May 11, 1939. T rustees. Chairman, | Secretary, H. P. Hugo | W. B. Yates J. Macfarlane Laing| Robt. Krahagen A. Owen Jones | Jas. H. Handyside C. E. Grey j H. H. Daniell R. Page | E. G. Eton The chairman of the Trust, Mr H. P. Hugo, who made the presentation paid a high tribute to Mr Jackson’s work not only on the Trust, but for the community generally and education in particular over a period of about fifty years. Trustees had always appreciated Mr Jackson’s deep and earnest interest in educational matters and had found it a pleasure to work with him on the Trust.

Similar tribute was paid by other Trustees, Messrs E. G. Eton, R. Krahagen, J. Macfarlane Laing, A. Owen Jones, H. H. Daniell and R. Page and by Messrs W. B. Yates (secretary), Alex. McKenzie (assistant secretary) and Raymond Lee (Trust architect). Messrs Daniell. Yates and McKenzie recalled that they had been pupils of Mr Jackson at Central School. In refily. Mr Jackson said his association with Trustees had been a pleasant and happy one. He had always found it a pleasure" to work for the cause of education. He went on to refer to early incidents associated with his term as headmaster of the Masterton Central School. He recalled the fact that when he was appointed to that position the revenue from the present scholarship acres of the Trust was devoted to providing a picnic for the school and for that reason this land was known as the “picnic acres.” Every year the money was spent in providing buns and boiled sweets for the children, distributed at a picnic held on a property in Renall Street. Following the first picnic which he attended as headmaster, Mr Jackson said he found that most of the “eats” provided for the children were wasted, being strewn about the ground. He determined that the money should be put to better purpose and when the 1889 Trust Act was framed he was responsible for having a scholarship clause inserted in that Act. stipulating that the revenue from these “picnic acres” should be applied for the allocation of scholarships to assist students from the Masterton Small Farm Area in their studies at the University. Mr Jackson said he had a hard fight in later years in preventing an amendment being made in the Trust Act to enable Trustees to sell any of the Trust Land. He also recalled incidents at the Central School and said that although he had resigned as a member of the Trust, he still took a great interest in its affairs. He thanked them very sincerely for thengift, which he would always treasure. ’ Mr Jackson’s health was toasted enthusiastically by all present, to the accompaniment of “For He’s a Jolly'- Good Fellow” and all wished Mr Jackson peace and happiness for many years to come in his period of retirement.