HIS LAST VOYAGE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 26 October 1928, Page 9

HIS LAST VOYAGE

CAPTAIN JACKSON RETIRING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER Captain A. E. Jackson, of the White Star Lira, is making his last voyage in command of tho linor lonic, Which leaves Wellington this evening for England. On arrival at London Captain Jackson will retiro after 30 years in tho service of tho White Star Line. His first voyage to New Zealand was mado as fourth officer of the Gothic, in which he served for two and a half years. After fivo years on tho Delphic, Captain Jackson left New Zealand and served on a number of White Star liners in other trades. In 1917 ho was appointed to the old Zealandic, and in June, 1924, transferred to command of tho lonic. Last year Captain Jackson received an illuminated letter of thanks from the Royal Humane Society for his services in respect to the rescue of the crew of the French fishing schooner Daisy, which was found leaking badly in tho Atlantic. FAREWELL ON BOARD. Keprcsentatives of the commercial and shipping interests met on board the lonic yesterday at a luncheon given by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company to bid farewell to Captain Jackson. Amongst those present were:—Mr. E. V. Bovan, assistant manager of" the New Zealand office of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, Sir Alexander Eoberts, and Messrs. W. D. Stewart, J. G. Duncan, R. H. Rothwell, S. A. Longuet, A. 11. Miles, A. Thorno, G. C. Smith, T. Woodcock, and F. D. Sladden. Proposing tho health of Captain Jackson, Mr. E. "V. Bcvan referred to his honourable service with tho Whito Star Line, and his long connection with tho New Zealand trade, and on behalf of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, and the shipping and mercantile- community, wished him success and long health. In reply, Captain Jackson said he was retiring with great regret. He had seen great changes in tho New Zealand trade, which was continually growing, and had necessitated a great increase in the size of the shipß employed. It had been a source of wonder to him how the Dominion managed to fill the great ships which sailed at the rate of one or two a week all the year round, carrying immense cargoes of frozen and other produce. That, ho thought, was tho best testimony to the industry of the primary producers, but, great as was production to-day, there was room for groat expansion in tho future. The prospects for the Dominion were bright, and he would watch its progress with groat interest.