WELCOMED BACK

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1934, Page 10

WELCOMED BACK

MR. AND MRS. G. MCNAMARA

A wonderful welcome was accorded yesterday afternoon by a large gathering of Post ■ and Telegraph officers to Mr. Gr. McNamara, Director-General of tho Department, and Mrs. McNamara da their return to New Zealand after liaving visited Cairo, where Mr. McNanjara represented New Zealand at the tanth Universal Postal' Congress, and laiter Great Britain. Tho gathering, which must have numbered over seven hundred, was easily the largest departmental gathering of the kind that has evdr taken place in the Department, a great tribute to the popularity of Mr. McHamara. The wives of several senior offioors were also present.

Mr. J. Robertson, who was in charge of the Department during the DirectorGeneral's absence, welcomed Mr. and Mrs. McNamara on behalf of officers generally. In the course of hia remarks Mr! Bobcrtson said that there was no doubt that Mr. MeNamara had done more fjhan anybody else to bring about the co-operation between all ranks of the service which so'obviously now existed anid which was 'primarily responsible for flio efficient working of the Departm«ent. Tho whole staff were now ranged togetbor on one sido working as a team works for the good of the side, and the side was most ably captained by the present Director-General. At the conclusion: of Mr. Robertson's remarks the gathering sang most heartily "For He's a Jolly Good Follow." Mr. MeNsunara's usual calm was disturbed by the sizo and sincerity of tho gathering. He thanked those present for the groat reception which had been accorded Mrs. McNamara and himself, and gave a roost interesting description of his travels abroad.