TWO RESIGNATIONS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16520, 12 May 1919, Page 7

TWO RESIGNATIONS.

FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE,

The resignation of two of the oldest officials in tho Public Service is announced, viz., Mr, Leonard Stowe, clerk of Parliament, clerk of the Legislative Council, and examiner of Standing Orders and Privato Bills; and Mr J. F. Andrews, secretary to the Executive Council, and to Cabinet. Mr Stowe was born at Trolly Hall, Buckingham, England, and is an "Old Boy" of the famous Rugby School. Coming to New. Zealand in tho ship Lady Alice, in 1858, ho landed at Nelson, and, after some years of station life, was appointed secretary to the Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough. Later he was clerk to the Provincial Council of Marlborough, and in 1865 wns appointed clerk of tho Legislative Council. In 1889 ho was given the additional appointment of clerk of Parliament, which position he has held ever since. The retirement of Mr Stowe from Parliamentary life was / not unexpected (says the "Post"), as for some time past he has not been in good •i bat his kindly, genial presence will be greatly missed from the lecislative. precincts, where he has been a familiar figure, a highly capable official, a recognised adviser to geherations of newly-fledged politicians and pressmen— not to mention those of later genera-tions-~for very many years. 4 l . A ?.l ro^s » liko Mr Stowe, has been in indifferent health for some iJSb't, • was born at Auckland in 1848, being a son of the late Dt. H. J. Andrews and entered tho Public SerretnJw ! l>een private secif a 7, n ° £r?i Pnme Meters (the lato to J i glance, and the lato Mr 11. „;.°t on) ' * nd Avas for a timo private secretary to Lord Onslow when he was .Governor of New Zealand. Some yearsago he was appointed secretary to the Executive Council and the Cabinet, which offices he filled up to the time of hia retirement. Mr Andrews has occupied a prominent position in the privato secretarial world, and in tho service of Tm°wi V u rnlnen x 50 ma ?y years that lie " a d become to be regarded more as a pleasant institution than as an official. Wis presence from tho official ranks will oe greatly missed.