THE NAVY—AND OTHERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 38, 14 February 1931, Page 8

THE NAVY—AND OTHERS.

I am afraid that -wliile so much is being said and written of the work done by navM men for the stricken population of Napier tg#J claims of public servants, equally courageouo, will pass without recognition. The staffs 0 the various post offices in the afflicted arei who stuck to .their posts while their homes were being demolished and their kin were » grave danger and at the earliest opportunity) with indomitable energy and resourceful ingenuity, prepared equipment in order to lithe outside world know what had happene>u, surely deserve our praise and gratitude. Tlie Navy did its duty well, but I would iy>int o" that its work is necessarily spectacular and always attracts attention, while that of 'j* every-day- Civil servant goes unnoticed. -■ consider that insufficient notice has likewise been given to the doctors and nurses who, personal risk and inconvenience, rushed fro" 1 all parts of the country to relieve and tsucco" 1. Many of those whose work has Jiithcrto beqn unreeognised lost home and friends while t» e naval men were free from anxiety of 11110 kind. ONLOOKER-