Presentation to Mr. James Gear.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 95, 23 April 1891, Page 3

Presentation to Mr. James Gear.

His Worship tho Mayor, at the invitation of the Wellington United Butchers' Asaooia* tion, made a presentation to Mr. James Gear, at the Council Chambers, this afternoon. The gift took tho form of an illuminated address, beautifully framod, and also a photographed group of the Committee of the Association. His Worship, addressing Mr. Gear, said that it afforded him mnoh pleasure to present what he understood was a spontaneous testimonial of the feeling of admiration whioh the butchers of Wellington felt for one who had so frequently exerted himself in their interests. He might alsc add that he believed the feeling to be the same with all who knew Mr. Gear ; oortainlj it was his own. Few men had done so much for the benefit of others or were held in such high esteem. The address was one which he would no doubt have pleasur a inaooepting and handing down to his family as a monuntc of the past. His Worship then read the address, the text of whioh is as follows :- " Dear Sir,— We have the honour to inform you that you have been unanimously elootec Patron of the Wellington United Butohers Association. Your kindness and imparti ality to those who were so fortunate as tc have be«n employed by you will nevei be forgotten by them or others it the trade; therefore, in eleoting you as

tho firat Patron, we do so knowing that no one in Wellington has a better right to it than yourself, and we trnet yon will live many years to enjoy health and happiness Aocopt, dear sir, this wish of the Association.—We have the honour to be, sir, Ac (Hero follow tho signatures of tho officers and committed. Mr. Gear, in roply, said that it was diffioult for him to find words to express the pleasure he felt at receiving the gifts, which ho oortainly did not deem himself worthy of. Whatever ho had done had not been with tho expectation of receiving any such reward as this. He believed tbosecretof his succeßS wa3 the uEanimity which had always existed between himself and bis employes, and tho same might bo said in regard to the Association, whose interests he would always be glad to promote as far as possible He accepted the gifts with many thanks, and with the hope that tho good feeling ot which he had spoken wool d continue to exist. A hearty vote of thanks having beon passed to bis Worship tho Mayor for making tho presentation, tho proceedings terminated.