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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4641, 7 February 1894, Page 2

The testimonial presented to Mj." John Drtimmond yesterday wasa light thing which ought to have been done aji a somewhat earlier date. Country BOftbsre ape a little dilatory and peihaps ihey ifl ay jbo forgiven jf there ia pome' lack ol promptitude jti giving formal expression to tlieit opinion of a public officer who hep jn this district done good work for the oomniunjty, Mr Drummond has in the past been a I nicked man nbo baa been placed in positions of exceptional difficulty by. the Department which he served, In the Wairarapa he was in the opinion $ (hose best able to judge more than any other officer in .ciearing the district /)[ scab. This pept nqw has no but in the 01/j !<lm |t wa/,88 great a bugbear aa tbe ranbjt ia ppw, depreciating the yafue of land and BtAcji tliroughoufc the country, We consider t|),e hpdre/j sovereigns to Mr Prpmmpm} was a very modest tf jfc#te to bis very valuable services. Still, nowadoya it; is unusual .to render even a moderate amount of jußtice. to a deserving offloial, and from this point of view the settlers who arranged tbe preserttation cpmmen|l&l„oo.