HARBOUR BOARD DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 6

HARBOUR BOARD DINNER.

On. Saturday evening tho largo hall of tho Marine .Engineers' Institute waa : the scene of tho Wellington "Harbour > Board's employees' second annual dinner. ' ilbout'7.ls:p.m., .Mr, R. Flet. ' cher, chairman of tho board, • took liia L seat, and • those assembled "hove toI'*1 '* round-the;;festive board.; When justioo • . had been-done, to this'part of the proceedings, -fi start was made with the lengthy toast-list and . programme, ■.• / ■which consisted, or .some twenty-six items. ' Songs were rendered by Messrs. ■■ ■ S.-Mason, A. V. Halo Munro, J. T. Webber, \V. Pickering, H. Mallinsoa, li.l'urness, G. liood, 13. D. Alexander, . A.. Myere,: and-T; W f rjgley.' Messrs. " P, ;o!ixane and A. Smith : .played a violin duot, and recitations were given by Messrs. L. T. M'Maugh and H. E. iNicholls. Mr., Rentier • proposed tho toast, of "The Wellington Harbour * •Board," this ; being responded to v by tho chairman. "'The' Employees" waa '■ - proposed by Mr.' T. Young, Mr. M'Don-. • '•> aid Johnston responding. "The' Ship- . > ping Companies" was .tue next toast. Mr.'A. V:i Hale' Munro_ being entrusted with' the: speech, to which Sir. Whitson responded.: Mr. Fraser then . proposed the toast of : "The Carrying Companies," and Mr. J; O'Brien replied. Mr. T. • Munt proposed "The Press." At a few r'i\iut"s- to tv.plve the gathering' broke ' up, after .a very pleasant evening had • uouii spent. '-7;,