VETERAN CIVIL SERVANT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 9

VETERAN CIVIL SERVANT.

KjRETIREMENT ANDTa CONJECTURE/ :;' '•'}■ ; !(B.Vy , EM:Q^Arn—SPECUL^CORRESrONDEHT;)//; ■' ; '&^ii ; £' : ;^: lhe ::-.?^ ss ."-referring ; to. the:retirbnicrit; ;oF;:aKnumber of; civil' servants'/wild: have" .passed the: age of; 65,...makes,special mehtiori otvMr.'V \V alter 'Konnaway. O;M.G;', : . secretary':tpitlio:Higli:Commissioner; : : Mr.)'.Kehhawayi i: very- important:part! ; rn : toying the.broad;and-dc^:foundations of/the Canterbury Province. .'/Ho'.camo but.invlßs3,: And for fifteen, years/was "engaged/inYfarm-. ing.'; ;In v lß6B he,was elected a member 1 of tho' Provmcinl::Council pf .Canterbury', s 'tod; in IB7o. : hevbecame a member of the Provincial government. .Bo ; .was ; Secretary'pf Public' ,Works-..durin'g',the : catryiiig;- outof -'the: great .scheme, of. p.ublio works devised- by Sir; Julius .ypge,l;ii':;iTlie;:cohstru'ction ;flrst': rail--..wajs/ih Canterbury; .under'-thdt'scheme,came" iindbr ..his'; charge/' and. the - contract; for'the ;Uvttel.toiv;,harbour., works' was entered- into.-He;-framed; land, carried thj'bigh-sthe'. Pro-: ;vincial";Ccuncil; the education;;'ordiiianc6',pro-' yjdiiig■'.the"!, infant; settlement' with- itsvfirst' system ;of;. ; public education;,. .'. It ..was'V Mr. AKennawa'y:• alsp whp-,took ,an -active:part"in the fp'undatipn. arid,endowment of tlanterbury ;, Agri6ulture, ; "tt'rt(I l ; 'ib; factjvthe; splendid' .provision l ' for secondary and• higher ; educb.tion l 'frOm:which .Canterbury'; derives, such'-substahtialbonofit to-day:'- It wasin l.S74tbatMr.: Kbnnawaywent to Lon-'drfn--asf secretary : -to the Agent-Goneral. Only the 'successive .Agerits-Gcnefal;''aiid ;the'-late High: Cemmissioner .under' wh'bm.' he served ican .fully .appreciate-the value pf':thb' work -which.he did in':that-capacity. :He has-been , bpth,'the.:;backbo'no''-ofitho. r offlco;in -London 'and the^conriecting:link which "has. kept' con-: tinuity; :bf ,v action Sunder, subceoding . Agents-;General!-.."'":.y>':.':;■;.'.:;.';'.',.'■■..' .;.-;;.: ;.;;-. ;:.' ; .-.t.-/ .".=.■■-;■ '.V."

../ It ivill Vbe'a-difficult task fortho Govern-' ;ment,,to -find .a worthy successor;: If,, how-: ro^erV;ih>;,GoVornmoht : -:inten'd'ito: : dbvelop'-tne cqmmereial .side, of the office in future-they will ih'o,''doubt:endeavour.to, select-seme one of ,energy":arid" experience who. caii be: trusted' tp; push'tho.interests; of. tho Dpminipn .from, a .'business, .'point of view. . In this connection the name of.: Mr. T. B. DonnOj 'Genoral 'Manager: :ef,...tho,'.Teurist Department and Secretary; to, .the.Department pf Industries 'and Commerce',: has been mentioned.'..There is* no ;offieer/of/the Government possessing :a knowledge; of .the Dominion,' its ..scenery,: its .sport;.-and,.its commercialVresources, ■:< and ■ he; could; bo : trusted to -.'make these: known: to the'; greatest advantage; : He has also .shown -himself a", capable .adriiinis,t'ratbr,; while travel abroad has giveil'.him a Knowledge ,'pf;.menand .-.things'whioh'a Now' . Zenlander who has never;'been beyond .tho bounds .pf tho. Dominion could; not hope to possess. J : :■■;'., , :/'■''■■ '' '..'.■':■'-.'..■ V'' -.-'' ; 'v'.':. 1'