PRESENTATIONS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10011, 8 June 1895, Page 4

PRESENTATIONS.

Yesterday nfternoon Messrs T. W. Balfour and S. S. Revans. of the local branth of the B-.nk of New Zealand, werb the recipients of presentations from the staff on the eve of their retirement j from the positions of manager and accountant reppeptive'y. Mr Kevans, in making the presentation j to Mr Balfour, spoke of his lengthy trad meritorious service in the bank, both in Napier and elsewhere, also of the considerable time they had been officers together. Their relations, he said, had been pleaaant in every respect-, and he regretted now that the time for separation had come. That this feeling was Rhsred by the remalcder of the staff was vouched for by thefscb that he had been asked on their behalf trt hand him o token of their regard, The present ilion, which took the form ot fi framed ehie'd contoiDiog photographs of the staff, eight ia number, surrounding Mr Bilfoar a^ the csDtral figure, as well a3 a picture of the bank and a general view of Ncplor, was then handed to that gentleman. The likerie^Fes are truly lifelike, and tire highly creditable to Mr A. H. Caraell, the nitfcr, who took particul»r pains with the work. The framework, the handiwork ot Mr E. T. Allen, was a firstclasu sample of workmanship, and Bet the croup off perfectly. The 1 inscription on the lower pirt of the shield 1 woa as follows :- " Presented to T. W, 1 Bftlfour, E?q., by the Napier staff of tho ' Bank of New Zealand upon hla retirement : ftoai active duty after a service of 33 ' years, 18 years of which he was manager 1 of this branch." Mr Balfour, in response, said he fell) very much the kindness which had i prompted the start to make this p:eaento--1 tlon. The memento would rerve to 3 remind him of $h9 many happy days he , had spent In the bank, and would always be there to revive pleasant memories of j the atoff, with which be had worked so t amicably and ogieeably right up to the a bonr ot his departure, f Mr J. Matier snid before leaving he had s a very pleaßant doty to perform, namely, i to present to bis predecessor, Mr S. 8. o Revans, a facsimile memento to that & which Mr Billour had just received. Mi Uevans had served the bonk for the same c number of years as Mr Balfour, and like n him he hnd not only proved a hlghlj n tfTiclent cflicer, but had by his courteous o and kindly disposition endeared hlmßell ;s to each individual memb rof the stall n Tho speaker pointed 3ut that it depended :s even more upon tbo ftccounbant than th< rs raannger of a bank, to foster tho esprit d> ie corps of the stuff, and render the rotigl n places smooth. Thin was the secret of M it Kovans)' popnlaiity, nnd that was tin Ir reason why they wero as embled to mar) n their appreciation of the fucb, and to wUI a, him long life to enjoy hla hard-earnei c- respite from duty, :d Mr Revauß having suitably rceponde or tho proceedings terminated. rt k..i „ .