PRESENTATIONS

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 155, 3 July 1922, Page 13

PRESENTATIONS

A pleasing function took place on Friday afternoon, when those interested in the grain, eeed and produce trade assembled to bid farewell to Mr. R. K. Sinclaire, who is retiring on account of advancing jears. On behalf of the merchants, Mr. F. M. Winston*, in presenting Mr. Sinclaire with a. roll of notee, Raid that it wafl with very deep regret that they were parting with a gentleman of such honour and catecm as Mr. Sinclaire, who had been produce broker and grader in Auckland for o*er •SO years, during which time he had always held the utmost confidence of alt thoite with whom he came into contact, and a man of greater integrity it was not possible to find. Mr. A. A. Martin, in making a eirailar preI mentation on behalf of the brokers, I spoke in., the highest terms of Mr. Sin- | claire, *W Jiad always run so fair and straight. TOic-n Mr. Martin was only a boy in ''■■Mcerbockcrs ho remembered I Mr. Sinclaire, who did not seem to have ! changed one bit. Although many year* j ago, lie remembered how lie art'l his I fellow-bTokere in their yonnjy daye used lo seek advice from Mr. Sinelaire. Mr. Sinclaire feelingly responded, and was accorded three hearty ehecra by the assembled merchants and brokers. The staff of the secretary and treasurer* department of the Auckland Harlxiur Board assembled ladt evening in oTder to say good-bye to Mr. A. M. Elliffe. one of it* members, who has decided to sever hi* connection with the board in order to study for the ministry. The presentation, which took the form of a valuable volume of reference, \vn* made 4>y the secretary. Mr. H. B. Burnett, expressed the regret of th* , ftafT 'Til Mr. EllinV* departure, and their pleasure at hi* derisioti to make thf ministry hi? life work. Mr. -Elliffe (suitably rnpliwl.

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