SAYING "GOOD-BYE."

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18668, 17 April 1926, Page 16

SAYING "GOOD-BYE."

SIR JAMES PARR AT AUCKLAND. (rasas association izliojuu.) AUCKLAND, April 16. ,"I feel more touched by - this little ceremony than by any of the forty odd receptions I have had from one end of New Zealand to the other during the past month or so'," said Sir James Parr, High Commissioner-elect for New Zealandjat Point Chevalier school, in expressing,the thanks of himself and Lady.Parr for presentations made to them by the children ot* the school. "Point Chevalier in a'sense is- my baby," said'the Minister, because it. has grown during.my term .of office from an allotment to a fine school—one in which you children are getting as fine an education as is possible in any school in New Zealand. Next Tuesday or Wednesday I will hand in my ticket as ; Minister for . Education, and on Saturday Lady Parr and myself , will go on board the steamer that is to take us on our journey to England. Now, before I* go I am going .to do an unconstitutional thing; I am going to ask your chairman to allow me to let you have a half holiday." Prior to this pleasant announcement being.communicated to the children, the. retiring Minister-had been welcomed by the chairman of the School..Committee and, the, ' Then Harold Agnew (senior boy) stepped briskly up to the platform and presented Sir James with a travelling mg, followed by. one of the.tiny tots of the school, Enid Crookbane,,with a bouquet, and'Aimie Aldertori. with' a cushion, both for Lady Parr. Sir James Parr also laid the. foundation stone of the new grammar school at, North Shorej and .was tendered a farewell by his former constituents at Mount Albert.