VALEDICTORY.

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 July 1905, Page 3

VALEDICTORY.

The citizens of Reefton (says the Inangahua Herald) gave a social to Mr Robert McNeill at Stevenson’s Hotel yesterday evening, Mr 0. Mir■i in the chair, on the occasion of his leaving the West Coast for Taranaki. Tho Chairman, in proposing the toast of the departing guest, referred to tho long residence of the family, it being nearly forty years since the late Mr and Mrs McNeill settled in the Grey Yalley, where they built up a strong property, and in tho person of 'T'their guest, their only son, left a \\worthy descendant. ; All present would feel tho loss of Mr and Mrs McNeill and family, but their guest was fully capable of exorcising a sound judgment, and in removing to faianaki it could bo depended upon thin ho was consulting the best interests of tho family and himself, ihc toast was enthusiastically responded to with musical honours. Mr Robert McNeill responded in most feeling terms. Ho felt grateful and in the highest degree pleased to see those around him, and among other honoured names Mr Beil by, whom he had known from earliest recollection, on tho occasion of his tak ino farewell of the Inangahua, which would ever be recalled to his memoiv with the most pleasurable reflections He left tho West; <Joast with regret, but had decided, with a growing family that it was duo to them to seek a field which presented larger advantages educationally, social!- and poimanently advantageous. Tho Chairman stated that it was his pleasing duty also to present Mr McNeill with a Gladstone bag and travelling rug, and Mrs McNeill with a silver tea-tray and cream ewer am sugar basin as mementos «t eiu friends of many years’ standing. Mr McNeill wished permission to propose a toast, which was that of rhe banking, mining and commercial interests, coupled with tho names m Mr Ferguson and Mr i. H. Ho (ie presenting Messrs McMahon and Lee The toast having been duly honoured Mr Ferguson responded, expressing tho satisfactory relations which had at all times subsisted between tin Bank of New Zealand at Reefton and ,v <ruest in the latter s capacity as »! tho Inangahua County, _ ... Lee also replied, .and after reference to tho dredging <jm irtz industries, made kindly reference to Mr McNeill’s warm support m connection with the establishAent oE stock sales in Reef ton Mr McNl 1 s related experience of what he had seen in the North Island in oonne. - fioii with local sales was well calculated to encourage every effort to make the Reefton sale yards a pronounced SU Mi' S Hcslop proposed the health of their host, Mr James Stevenson, Mrs Stevidnson. and the family, w ic was responded to with much enthusiasm, and gracefully acknowledged by the hostess and host. hTe health of tho Chairman closed a most hearty and happy social n at "Mr McNeill, in offering a hospitable recention of Reefton friends Taranaki, desired to state that • communications may bo addicsscd \nroa 1’.0., Taranaki.

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