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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9090, 26 June 1888, Page 5

The important post of Inspector-General of Recruiting has been conferred upon Major-General J. H. Rocke, C.8., who served in the New Zealand war with the 18th Regiment, and, as senior officer commanding the troops in South Australia, temporarily administered the Government of that colony in 1870. He held the office of Deputy Judge Advocate - General for some years, and served in Egypt under Lord Wolseley. There is, perhaps, no trait of human character more beautiful, or none more worthy of commendation, than that which manifests itself amongst workmen, each towards the other in tendering spontaneous and substantial sympathy in cases of accident or sudden bereavement. These little incidents do not in all cases come under our notice. I desire, therefore, to state that the fellow-workmen of Hugh Johnson, who is now lying at the Hospital with a broken leg, have subscribed the sum of £6 for the assistance of his wife and family. Johnson had been employed during the last few months and up to the time of the accident at the Frozen Meat Company's chemical manure works, Weetfield, Otanuhu. A small sum was also subscribed for the same object by the workmen of the neighbouring factory—the Union Oil and Soap Company.—[Otahuhu Correspondent.]