PRESENTATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 199, 22 August 1919, Page 11

PRESENTATIONS.

To pay farewell felicitations to Mr. .T. 11. Buck land, warehouse manager, on severing his connection of over 21 years with the one establishment, a reunion s-m-oke concert of the employees of A.

a-.vj T. Burt. Ltd.. was held in tho New Zealand Power Boat Association's Social Rooms, over which the local director, Mr. A. Burt, jmi., presided, supported by tiie heads of the various department. Mr. Burt, in a very eulogristic speech. drew attention to the rapid growth of tiie firm's Auckland branch, chief of which was the warehouse department Under the able control of Mr. Buckland, at the same time making mention of the regret all felt at losing the services ot such a capable and popular officer. Presentations in the forms of a handsome cheque from the firm and one from the employees were made to the guest ot the evening, Mr. Buckland suitably re-; spending. Mt. Buckland is leaving on a ! business trip in the s.s. Ruapehu on Saturday next, to England and America.

A pleasant function took place at the Agricultural Department's Office, Albert Street, on the occasion of Mr. H. Cleland's departure from Auckland to take tip his duties on transfer to Matamata. Mr. H. Munro, assistant district superintendent, in making a presentation of a suit case, made reference to the high esteem that the recipient was held by his fellow officers. The senior officers present also referred to Ids many good qualities, and wished him every success. Mr. Cleland suitably replied, and the proceedings closed with musical honours.

There are one million ppopie In Tndia engaged in the production of silk. Caterpillars and moths of the mulberry silk industry of India, are entirely domesticated creatures. The Indians collect the cocoons spun by caterpillars and allow them to hatch. The females arc kept until they lay egg~, and when theicaterpillars are large enough they areplacpd on trees to feed. When a tree is stripped a -ieee of cloth is hung from a limb. and the caterpillars crawl on to it and are moved to another tree. Tasar, or tussore silk, comes from China and .Tapan. "Muga silk is a product of Assan. Eri silk comes from caterpillars which feed on the castor oil plant. It is nt great value in India, because it is the only silk that can be spun from cocoons without killing the insects in the cocoons, and is therefore the only silk that can be worn by a strict Hindu.