PRESENTATIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12428, 18 February 1901, Page 6

PRESENTATIONS.

■ y ■— o> " [Per'.Press Association.] ; : ' ,' ; WANGANUI,.Feb. 17. Mr H. !Buxton," ..Traflic Manager of the Wanganui section of the New Zealand Railways, who lias .just . been transferred to Auckland, was r given a send off by representatives of all .grades of the service, last uight, and presented with a silver tea and coffee- service, a sirver tray, a silvermounted cut-glass . spirit stand, and a smoker's outfit. Mr Piper, late of the Greymouth section, succeeds Mr Buxton. , On .Friday evening'at the Kaiapoi Fire Brigade rodiri, Dr H. C.'. Parsons was pre-' sented with an,, umbrella, and a ~ si'iverraoumed pipe, as tokens of. the appreciation in which he is' held by the. members of; the ambulance class.' Mr John Burns, on be-, half of the members, of the class, made the. presentation, and' Dr Parsons replied suitably. ■" ";'. A largely-attended social gathering in co.iv nection with Court Star of Canterbury, A.0.F., was held on Monday evening. A number of district officers, besides Court, "officers and members, were present, and District Secretary, Bro T. Gapes, •■'P.Q.R., presided. ' aftir refreshments had' been'disposed

of, and the toast of" 1 The Ring" '.'■ the Chairman said' thatßroWf.- B'iekl«sj" -who ,<ha,d for.,twe;rjty/three ■ years; ; feeia:;|i«{ ; m-anent Secretary io : the^ : from office, a-ii'd the ; Lodge' unanimously decided that some'teoag-alil^ii l ' should ho made 'c! h-'.s long service,: aa^ : iiß th'o 'es+e'em in- which 'he'. ; was' -held 'by vt&ej •Court' 'and" the ;'Order-' •gejierMly.'.-■ "Crooks tlieri''-pt's«eti^vßro' , -Biiictl^;'-witt , ''9' ; 'inscription: ' Presented toBuckley. Permanent. Secretary,' liyithe-menj,4 bc-rs of Court' Star ■ of, Canterbury, A.'O.FJ as a token of their esteem-, on his ratiremeiq from office, after .twenty -three: years';: sari vice, Deo. 31st, 1900." Bro Buckley i»j plied, thanking the brethren for their giffyf ,arid. expressed the great,pleasure he felt \ inj fjie" knowledge th>t fe endeavours" to carrs ."jnut'the* duties ftfliiß* office iadybeenap£reci-< ■a'fed.'. The fralth 'of Bro Buckley,' ; jpropcse3 ..by, the; DX!.R'. i.; vras i^ra ;: drunk. arjd'^fte^' .further toasts had: feen 1 honoured* aid ' wntrijbuted byVsevCTai' ;, ,Hbs| ; successfur'^ath s ei[-rag was;te^ing|& ! »j| the'siriging" of''"'"AiilS Lang 'Bfo&""'ffi^'':,':