UNION S.S. COY.

Grey River Argus, 7 November 1938, Page 6

UNION S.S. COY.

Staff Changes IPer Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 5. Mr. W. H. Price, Wellington branch manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, will sever his connection with the company at the . end of next month, after over fifty years -in its employ. There were only a few small boats when he joined, and he has seen the firm grow through the years to its present strength. He was educated at the Otago Boys’ High School, and joined the company in January, 1889, at Invercargill. He has served as manager at Greymouth, Nelson, Invercargill, Timaru, and Christchurch, and in 1930 succeeded the late Mr. W. A. Kennedy at Wellington. Mr. Price will continue to reside in Wellington after his retirement.

OTHER STAFF CHANGES. \ .'- k ; j■■ x,/-.; • Mr. J. A. Grimwood, manager ot the trans-Pacific and Islands service of Union Steam Ship Company will also retire on December 31. He has been with the company since 1897. Mr. ,J. Neale, assistant-manager at Wellington, succeeds Mr. Price, and Mr. F. R. Wood succeeds Mr: Grimwood. ■ * .•. , Other changes involve the removal of Mr. L. H. Bohiriann from Blenheim to Wellington, Mr. R. W. Scott- from Picton to Blenheim,-Mr E. P. TreveJla from Invercargill to Picton, Mr. J. R. Woods from Bluff to~ Invercargill, and Mr. E J. Moon from Dunedin to Bluff.