PRESENTATION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 November 1924, Page 7

PRESENTATION.

THE LAST OF THE CABMEN. A very pleasing recognition of one of the best known men in Hawera Avas made at Messrs R. P. Morrissey and Co.’s horse mart this afternoon, advantage being taken of the fact that the horse fair Avas in progress. Mr Harry Sales, aalio recently gaA'e up business, Avas the last of the once fairly numerous baud of cabmen Avhose place has been taken by the taxidriver.

Mr E. Dixon, on behalf of the subscribers, made the presentation. He said that no man was better known in the place, and all oA r er New Zealand he Avas known and respected by the ,commercial travellers *as a “Avhite man.” For 49 years “Harry,” as he Avas knoAvn to his friends and customers, . had rendered honest, dependable service, and it was determined that he should not go into retirement Avithout some tangible recognition of esteem ji'oiii those who thought so highly of his helpful, unobtrusive eervice, ' for when “Harry’ undertook to do a job it ay as safe to rely on it being completed. Moreover, he had done many kindly gratuitous services for those not able to pay. Messrs R, p. Morrissey and J. F. Gillanders, on behalf of the citizens, and Mr McCallum, on behalf of the commercial travellers, bad interested themselves in getting up the presentation. Mr Dixon then handed Mr Sales a Avallet containing £3O, and expressed the hope that the recipient would have many happy years of life in bis retirement.

Mr Sales said that he was a man of feu words, and all he could say was: I thank you all from the bottom of my heart, and may you have a happy New Year.” Mr Sales also wishes those contributors who were not present to accept his heartfelt thanks. Mr R, P. Morrissey thanked Mr Dixon for attending to make the presentation, and said that it was a pleasant thing, to see leading citizens coming forward so readily on an occasion of the kind. Personally, he endorsed all that had been ' said of ‘‘Harry,” who had made a gallant effort to complete his 50 years of service, hut circumstances" were too strong and he fell short by one year -7, added' his good ‘ wishes'for *" r bales future hanpiness. Before Mr Sales left the yard his wallet was required to receive' at least one additional contribution.