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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22909, 4 January 1940, Page 6

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The Minister for Railways (the Hon. D. G. ™■ •!}:•/& .-* arrived in Christchurch from the West C 'ar: yesterday to attend the farewell to the men r_:>. \ie Ist Echelon of the 2nd Expedilinnary .?•_•.?•_;-. at which he represented the GovA.fver attending to some departmental busings, the Minister left for Maruia Springs. He will visit Picton on his way back to Wellington. Captain F. Furkert and Lieutenant A. W. Cooper were among the passengers from the North Island oy the steamer express yesterday morning. • • Captain S. S. A. Gregory,- marine superintendent for the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, was an arrival in Christchurch from the north yesterday morning. Mr J. Sullivan, inspector of the Post and Telegraph Department, who has been stationed at Palmerston North for some years, will retire on superannuation on January 15 after completing 40 years' service. Mr Sullivan began duty at Alexandra, Central Otago, in January, 1900, and was afterwards attached to the staffs of the -Waimate, Lawrence, and Wellington telegraph operating and district engineers' offices. In 1918 he was appointed postmaster at Naseby; in 1923, supervisor at Greymouth; in 1929 postmaster at Leeston; and in 1930 postmaster at High street, Christchurch. In 1931, Mr Sullivan was appointed inspector with headquarters at Palmerston North. In recent years he has acted as chief postmaster at various offices throughout the Dominion. While stationed at Greymouth, he took a prominent part in the activities of the Post and Telegraph Association, serving as chairman of the local section and delegate to the conference, and eventually* became senior vice-president of the organisation.