RETIRES SOON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1940, Page 8

RETIRES SOON.

RAILWAY OFFICIAL. TRANSPORTATION HEAD. FAREWELL PRESENTATION. (By Telegraph.—Prow Association.) WELLINGTON", this day. Mr. ('•. T. Wilson, transportation superintendent of the New Zealand Railways," will ret:re on January 22 after 41 years of service, and his place will be taken by Mr. A. L. Smith, district tratlic manager at Wellington. Mr. Wilson joined the Department at Dunedin us a cadet. He came to headquarters in 11)17. From 1524 to IJ>2B he was associated with the commercial branch as chief clerk, and senior business agent, and represented the Department at a. number of conferences of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, the Farmers' Union and other organisations, and introduced .the system of inter-

Island through booking of goods and parcels, and the present system of the reservation of seats. From 1932 to 1935 he was distvict traffic manager at Auckland, and then was appointed to the post lie is now relinquishing. A large gathering of railway officers fare welled Mr. Wilson yesterday, when tributes were paid to him and lie was made the recipient of a china cabinet and easy chair. Best wishes for his future anil that of his wife and family were conveyed to the retiring officer. Mr. Smith joined the* Department in 1903, as a cadet. He was with the New Zealand Forces 111 the Great War, The General Manager 'of Railways, 111". G. H. Mack le v, took the occasion to bid farewell 011 behalf of the head office staff to Mr. W. M. Cole, district traffic manager at Wanganui, and Mr. W. Rodgers, district traffic manager of Christchurcb, both of whom arc retiring on the completion of fortv years' service. •