POPULAR OFFICER

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 126, 30 May 1931, Page 6

POPULAR OFFICER

RETIRES FROM FORCE

POLICE PRESENTATION

Ollicers of., tha Wellington Polico Force wore present at' a function at the Potoiic Polico Court .last evening to bid farewell to Senior-Sergeant M'Kelvey, the popular chief'of 'tho Petono Station, and Mrs., M'.Kelvey, who; are .leaving shortly to take up their residence in. Auckland. Tho Senior-Sergeant, who is retiring ,from the. Forco after many years? service, was the- recipient of a travelling rug given -ou behalf of tho Petono PplicQ,. and a dressing gown from his .old comrades, stationed at Wellington, Mrs. M'Kelvey was nro- : sented with a handsome salad- bowl and i a biscuit barrel. Superintendent Knierson said they ' all wore sorry, to loab Scaior-Scrgcaut . M'Kelvey from the Force, as ho was a ' man greatly respected- throughout New '■ Zealand. Personally he had never had had a better man to deal withor a moro ! energetic worker than the Scnior-Ser-i geant. • His record with tho Police : Force would compare favourably with any other member, and he had more re-: 1 cords of merit against his. name than ■ anyone he knew of. After wishing i the Senior-Sergeant and Mrs. M'Kelvey , every happiness in their new home, thp/ Superintendent made the presentation. ! Inspector Lander said that although the Senior-Sergeant was leaving the Forcej he hoped that it would not bo a ! final parting) and that they would meetagain frequently. Seferring to the Senior>Sergeant's. record, Inspector Lander said that he. had.at. all times been an""efficient and capable. worker and was a popular member, of the Force. Since he had gained the rank of sergeant he. had done all his service in. Wellington, and the Hutt district, where he was well known and respected 1 by the public. The Inspector expressed his sorrow at losing the Senior-Sergeant (from, the Force, bu.t said, ho was sure that,, in Senior-Sergeant Butler, they would have a very efficient officer to take his placo. .Similar sentiments wero- expressed by Bub-Inapeotoi- Lopdell,. who said that ■'during the war he had worked alongsido i the "Senior-Sergearit. as a fellow-scr- ; feant. Although .the circumstances of t fie time made the work difficult, it was ay, pleasure to work, with one who had 1] fgh ideals and inspired a spirit of coinr; ideship.' .... ■"■"■ -' . ' Senior-Sergeants Edwards and Butler, Sergeant M'Holiii, of Lower Hutt, J»Jfi\ ,W. .Gv Golf,. Constables Morrisoh, S( jarrj,. and M'.Namara also spoke in hi 'gh;-terms: .of tho. retiring: -Senior-Ser-ge (int and his wife. Mr. F. 8.. Jamieson, clsrk of the Pc tone Court, expressed, regret on behaltf.of his staflf tiiafc Senior-Sergeant M. Kelvey was. leaving them. fc !enipr : Sergeant Butler, who takes over his'kew duties at Petone on Monday ;, was presented "with a gold watch at ; Mdunt Cook Police Station yesterday 'afternoon by members of the Force. 'Sup erintendent Emerson, in making the pret jentation, referred to the good work dont) by Senior-Sergeant Butler 'during tho 'time ho had' been stationed at Mpu'jit Cook, afld wished hini every.suc'qcss 'in 'his new position; ; ■.'■",".'