LONG SERVICE ENDED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19810, 3 December 1927, Page 14

LONG SERVICE ENDED.

MARINE SUPERINTENDENT. CAPTAIN S. G. STRINGER RETIRES [BY tei,egrah>h.-—own correspondent.] WELLINGTON, Friday. Captain S„ G. Stringer, who has retired after nearly 21 years' service with the Marine Department, during seven of which he was superintendent of mercantile marine at Wellington, was to-day farewelled by the officers of the department..

In presenting Captain Stringer with a travelling case, a rug and a wallet of banknotes, cn behalf of the staff, the secretary of the Marine Department, Mr. G. C. Godfrey, expressed regret that Cap- 1 tain Stringer, having arrived at the retiring age, was compelled «o sever his connection with the department.. He mentioned that Captain Stringer, after , a long period of honourable service with the Union Company, resigned to take up the position of assstant-supcriiitendent of marine at Wellington on February 1, 1907.

During the war he gave most valuable service as a member of the Defence Transport Board in connection with the fitting out and despatch of transports. The success which attended the board's operations being in a greiat measure due to his knowledge and experience of ships and shipping The, Defence Department expressed special appreciation of his work On March 31, 1920, on, the retirement uf Captain Smith; Captain Stringer was apnointed as superintendent of marine. >t Mf Godfrey described Captain Stringer as a guide, philosopher and frien*L