Interprovincial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7, 18 February 1909, Page 259

Interprovincial

Australian papers record the death, on January 20, of Mr. Patrick Leahy, who was formerly a well-known resident of Christen urch (says the Pressi. It is some fifteen years since Mr. Leahy left this city, where he carried on the business of a jeweller, and emigrated to Australia. In his new home Mr. Leahy took a very active interest in public affairs, and at the time of his death he held the office of Mayor of Mosman, which he had held for three consecutive years. He and Mrs. Leahy interested themselves deeply in all charitable affai-s,, and they were both held in the highest esteem by the residents of Mosman. Mr. Leahy was a native of Foynes, County Limerick, and was fifty-four years of age.

Mr. P. Hally, who, owing to his appointment as Conciliation Commissioner has to leave Dunedin and reside in the North Island, was made a presentation at a representative meeting of citizens of Dunedin on Tuesday afternoon. The Mayor, who presided, "said Mr. Hally had bepn his personal friend for the past seven ,or eight years — ever since they first sat together at the City Council tablo. He had learned to respect, Mr. Hally as a councillor for his straightforward manner and his truthfulness, and his virtues as a citizen had cemented their bond of friendship. He had, by dint of carefvil and hard work, managed to fight his way upwards in a manner most creditable to himself, and they (the citizens of Dunedin) were only too pleased to acknowledge in a tangible way their appreciation of such a man. Mr. Hally had been appointed to a position that might rightly be legarded as one of the most important in the Dominion — a position for which his long experience and personal qualities well fitted' him, and in which he might do an enormous amount' of good for both employers and employed. He (the Mayor) most heartily congratulated Mr. Hally on his appointment. He personally would be glad to see Mr. Hally occupying the highest position the Government had to offer, for his~ -personal qualities were assured- by the respect and esteem in which he was held. Not only had he to hand Mr. Hally a present, (a silver tea and coffee service) but he had also to offer him the kindly feelings and good wishes of a large body of citizens. Messrs. R. Chisholm, Sidey, M.P., Arnold M.P., and others al6o bore testimony to the tact, ability' and worth, of Mr. Hally. Mr. Hally in tne course of his reply thanked the donors for their handsome present and said that too much had been made of his services under the Labor Department.