NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21257, 31 August 1934, Page 20

NELSON NEWS

—♦—. TRIBUTES TO RETI Rm r CITY VALUER REPRESENTATIVE OF CITIZENS isruci/iL TO THE rnßae.l . NELSON, August SD At a gathering of representative* «♦ the business and professional Z? munity of the city this morning fj!" butes were paid to the work 7* Si F. C. Pettit. who recently retired frSf the position of city valuer after crT pleting 24 years' service in that tita tion. The opportunity was also tafeS* of presenting an illuminated addSlto the retiring official. Mr B. Trathen, who was electecfi* the chair, said that for nearly a nJz ter , of a century Mr Pettit had cS out his duties as city valuer witheS to himself and to the the ratepayers and the city auS3 ities. Difficulties in valuation have presented themselves in the Actuation of values in recent years- w Mr Pettit had met the ditions satisfactorily. e 8 con 1 Mr T. Neale: said Mr Pettit's wamj tion had been done on such a clan tw those who appealed against lffid? cision never succeeded. ■ " l h^ e very great pleasure in hand ing , this address to you," said Mr Neale. "We wish you and Mr s Prt tit many years of health, and hcf£ that it will always remind you there are a great number of peonleS Nelson who have appreciated your sw vices." " "Nothing could have been mo» gratifying to me than that the busi ness and professional men of the £s* should in this form convey to me their appreciation of my work as valuer," said Mr Pettit. It was pleas mg to feel after such long service Sat they had been satisfied with his work in which he had tried to be just and fair to everyone. Obituary The death hag occurred of Mtb John Malcolm, aged 92. She was born at Brington, Northamptonshire, in 1843 and left England with her parents in the ship Emma Colvin in February 1856, landing at Wellington after a voyage of five months. Mrs Malcolm was married in 1864 in Nelson. She leaves a family of three sons and six daughters—Messrs T. G. Malcolm (Invercargill) A. E. and P. Malcolm (Richmond), Mrs Corrie-Johnstont (Ngatimoti), Mrs E. T. Thomas (Nelson), Mrs L. Paynter (Auckland), Mrs B. S. Roberts (Papatoetoe), Misses A and M. Malcolm (Richmond). There are 45 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. Fire Board Loan The Nelson Fire Board to-day received notification that its loan proposal for the erection of a new Are station has been approved by the Loans Board. It was decided to call tenders for the new building. Rotary Club The early history of Nelson was the subject of an address given by Mr A. H. Field at the weekly luncheon of the Nelson Rotary Club to-day. The president, Rotarian W. Armstrong, was in the chair. A vote of thanks to tlie speaker was moved by Rotarian A. J. Harley. Among the visitors were Mr A. G. Wakes (Greymouth) and Mr Tracy Gough (Christchurch).