RAILWAYS OFFICER RETIRES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20224, 30 April 1931, Page 7

RAILWAYS OFFICER RETIRES.

; $ H. GREEN'S LONG SERVICE. i fJßft'tJte abolition of tho office of f wHrth Island Divisional Superinwhich took effect as from last !' th* retirement takes place of Green, assistant divisional Mr Green, who will ' leave the service until has been connected with 38 years, and has been in ! of the New Zealand Gov* I SVp for 37 years. ' began his career on the • ,n t ' ie em p'°y t* lo °' c ' ■ ''fflElyitod Midland Railway ComJflfe&jPfjtato firm, in March, 189-1. IsHjpi-Months later the Government Wrthe companv and Mr Green to the stall of the New 'Sjim Railways. He remained on Coast for a further two ESJI was then, in 1897, transthe Dunedin district, where &JfW'Jtotionmaster at various sta» he was transferred to J* relieving officer, and then came back to the South omnaster. first at Dun?r at several stations in I became a clerk in _ tho iir office, and remained )30. then beiiyj transcargill as train-running «n months later he reledin as train-running 1924 was appointed chirr üb-nianager's office. in le was given the post or ) manager in Dunedin. 926, he was transferred position, that of assistsuperintendent for the nt, tho divisional supertired last month, and Green has beeu carrying Although the divisional 's office officially closed loikday, there is a good

deal of work to be done in winding up its affairs, so that Mr Green will not actually retire until May 16th.