TESTIMONIAL TO H.S. WARDELL, R.M.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2140, 7 November 1885, Page 2

TESTIMONIAL TO H.S. WARDELL, R.M.

The following is a copy of the illuminated address presented to Mr Wardell, R,M

.To Herberts, tyardell, Esquire, Resident Magistrate, Wfiirarapa. r" I>W yoiirrcmpval from this district to the largerdistrict of Wellington, it is the desire of the residents here to express to you the regret which they feel at your ceasing to have charge of a district over wjiich you, as Resident Magistrate have presided fqr pjore than 25 years, During that time your 1 administration from the Bench has'been marked by the ability, justice, a}}d i)]eroy, which are so absolutely essential to the performance of such important duties a? those which you have had to discharge; and your desire to lend a willing ear and hand to those in distress has ever been noticeable. We feel that the Wairarapa district is, in a very g,pnsiderabje ,degre§, indebted to you for its welfare in year? gone by, for in the time pf the Native" disturbances your tact, flea], firrnnsi®, and determination, were doubtless the weans) of averting hostilities between the two races.. As a more substantial cxptwlou of our esteem we have much pleasure in asking you ta accept the accompanying presen-1 taction of plate.

.Wb aro r Sir, .fours'faithfully, ' " 'j. Rtjssell, For self and other subscribers. The following is a copy of Mr WardeU's reply To 0, P, Russell Esquire, and other sub- . scribers to the Wardell Testimonial Fund, ' - ' 1 Gentlemen.—Accept my njojj; sincere thanks for your kind address, awl the valuable presentation of plate'' whioh accompanies it, I ffjel deeply your generous recognition of my effort so to discharge' my public duties as to conduced' the' wa(fare 'and happiness of the community amongst whom my-lot. has been cast,' %'il)g a long judicial career it is imtp avpid causing annoyance, disapjioijitraeiit', and grief to many, and it is an extreme gratification to me tp be assured that '- after exercising judicial functions in this district for twenty-five years, I retain the respect and esteem of its inhabitants. v I am, etc, Herberts. Wardell, Resident Magistrate., 30th October, 1685.