THIRTY-NINE YEARS' SERVICE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 114, 18 May 1925, Page 15

THIRTY-NINE YEARS' SERVICE

MR. TBOUP'S RETIREMENT.

On the eve of his departure from the Railway Department, Mr. Gt. A. Tr'oup, officer in charge of the architectural branch, who retired on superannuation on- Saturday after thirty-nine of service, was met by the members of hi 3 office staff who were desirous of making him a small presentation on behalf of the architectural branch and to bid him farewell.- ■>.''} Several, speakers eulogised Mr. Tro'up, referring to the sterling value of his service to the.Dnpartment and.expressing regret that: the time had come for his' retirement, but wishing him long life and happiness to enjoy the rest he has justly earned. '■."-. , Mr. Troup has risen from the bottom of the ladder to the top, gaining thp confidence of his fellow-men and honour and distinction as he went. He has left several structures as monuments to Khis labours, notably the Railway head offices and the Dunedm Railway Station. .; In Teplyirig, Mr. Troup said that although the time had come for him to put. down his departmental tools it was not as easy as. one might imagine. li. was' a comparatively easy, matter for a young man to start off on new lines, but for an older man it was hard to break away from old associates and the work of years. The happieat recollections "he would carry with him were of the last few years of his service while he had been connected with the architectural branch of the service, directing its activities since its inception, in 1919. It had always been his desire and aim to be just and to treat those under him as he would ha\«e had .them treat him. had he been otherwise situated. Mr, G. H. Davis is Mr. Troup's successor. . • : ' .'■..