Presentations.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 148, 4 January 1902, Page 3

Presentations.

On Tuesday evening the employees of the Waifcangi Iron Works and the members of the Wire Brigade combined to give Messrs K Presland and M. Julian, why are leaving Waimate for the North Island, a send off. Mr W. J. Wills presided. He said it-had again fallen to his lot to make a presentation to one of the boys out of his shop. He greatly regretted parting with Mr Presland, but it was only what they must look for. Young men were quite right to go wider afield and get experience elsewhere before settling down. He knew that wherever Mr Presland went he would be able to hold his own. He asked Mr Presland to accept from his fellow employees as a token of their esteem, a silver mounted pipe and tobacco pouch and a silver match box.

Mr Presland returned thanks for the “ nice things ” that had been said about him. Ho had always tried his best to do his work well, and if ho bad been half as good a worker as Mr Wills was “boss ” he had done well. He would always remember the days he had spent in Waitangi Iron Works. Lieut. Colviilb of the Waimate Fire Brigade said he had to apologise for the unavoidable absence of Captain, Sinclair, who sent his best wishes to Fireman • Presland. The speaker said their guest had been a member of the Brigade for three years, and he was a good man they could ill afford to lose. He was always at a fire and was to be found where the work was hardest. As secretary he had also done excellent work. If ever Mr Preshnd came hack to Waimate the Brigade would be glad to welcome him into their ranks. He asked Mr Presland to accept a gold ring as a memento of the time he had spent in the Brigade. Mr Presland returned thanks. He said he was always on hand at fires because he lived close at hand. The Brigade work was a pleasure to him, and in the unlikely event of his returning to Waimate he would again enter it. He could say nothing more but “ Thanks,” Foreman Mines added a few words of appreciation of Fireman Presland’s work in the brigade. Mr 0. Dash, secretary to the Waimate Brass Baud, said ho was very sorry Messrs Presland and Julian were leaving the town. He had no doubt it was for their own good but Waimate could ill-afford to lose young men of their stamp. They would be a loss to the band and to other institutions in the town. He gave them the best wishes of the band wherever they went. (Applause). .Mr Julian expressed ms thanks to Me tfajh for his good wishes. He had been pleased io help the Band in the past, and if his health permitted he would be back to help again in a few months. The health of the' guesta was drunk, * and Hang Syne brought *pJe^anUittl& j.