A POPULAR OFFICIAL

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 July 1916, Page 9

A POPULAR OFFICIAL

LABOUR DEPARTMENT CHIEF

FAREWELLED.

'$ :.■ A pleasant little function recently ■f>r- * ook Place in the office of the Labour rv.' , e P art n>ent, Government Buildings, when the staff made a presentation to Mr Walter Newton, inspector in charge of i ■ 'We Department, prior to his departure •.,. /■ 'to Wellington, where he is to take up :■;,> the position of Deputy Chief Inspector at headquarters. The gift took the form of a dressing case, and was accompanied by a testimonial placing on record the staff's appronation of the fair and impartial Conduct of the Department by Mr j Qeyton and tendering hearty congratu-1 : Rations on his promotion to the respon- ' tl c poß j, tion °f deputy chief of the . labour Department—a position which -..,- ine signatories were confident he would ; • wi with credit to the Department and *■ ' Sty™ Th e testimonial concluded ■■ • +T j 7 arm ex P r ession of goodwill ~ .towards Mr Newton and his family. It T^rfT by a " the oncers of the De- ■■'■• ' Pffaent.and by the Conciliation Com- -,,,.; Mr T. Harle Giles. In making - ;.-■ ™VP«eentation, Mr J. Hollows, InS n ni r \ ? v Wards > bore testimony to the be?w/ «"S that llad alwavß exiß *ed between Mr Newton and the members of his Etaff, whlle Mr wmiam Hunter ke " CW BI^ aT Btrain - The Conciliation • ■■''■■ - W ■ SlOner added his testimony to the W 9 "- rdation ships beUveen Mr • ; V S ° ns De P ar teent and his own. Mr ':- mSrt n f larmlyl armly voiced his acknowledg- ••■:■" •' S- e / entilnents expressed by the leakers and in the testimonial.