Insurance Man's Hobbies

NZ Truth, Issue 1301, 20 November 1930, Page 6

Insurance Man's Hobbies

THE ancestors of Dick Tregear lived: for centuries m .the county of Cornwall, though he" himself hails from the city where they spend only the evenings^—Dunedin.. It was there that he first entered the service of the Atlas Assurance Company, Ltd., the Auck-^ land branch of which he now manages. Dick has survived 21 years m insurance, but he's . got a host, of interests outside his job. Music, • for instance, is one, ' and , he's an- accomplished pianist. Tennis is another of his' enthusiasms, though he' went m. extensively for both football and cricket m his school days, at one time playing for Grange. V. „' t. Public'life also holds .its attractions for him, and this year he has /been elected chairman of • the Fire- and Underwriters'. Associatibn. 'Later, when he is able to lay down the somewhat onerous reins of his job, he hopes to take his place on the stage of civic work and do his bit for the cause of the public good..