PRESENTATIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11924, 24 December 1900, Page 3

PRESENTATIONS.

Mr G. J. Anderson, who lias filled the position of reader on the stnff of the Otogo Daily Times Company for over 10 years, wns presented on Saturday afternoon with a silver watch and chain and a travelling bag by his fellow employees. Mr Anderson has lately accepted a position as partner in the Mat-aura Ensign and he leaves this looming to take up his duties. The presentation was made by Mr G. Fenwick (managing director). Mr Fenwick said that in a, newspaper office there was no more onerous duty to fulfil than that of reader, with the execution of the duties that devolved upon the sub-edito.. All eyes were upon the reader, and he cot blamed for all the errors in the paper. It was unfair, however, to blnme the reader for everything that was wrong. Mr Anderson had been in the service of the company for a good many years, and their relations had been exceedingly pleasant. If they searched the co.onies he (Mr Fenwiek) doubted if they could have "Ot a better man. What he had said was simply Mr Anderson's due. Mr Anderson was leaving to take up something that, in certain respects, would not be so worrying, but no doubt he would have his business troubles. He hoped that his uosit; on at Gore would be a oleasant" one. His fellow-cmoloyees could not let him depart without showing some tangible expression of their goodwill towards him. and he hrd much pleasure in handing over the articles which had been subscribed for.—(Apulause )—Mr Anderson said he could not very well express his thanks for their very handsome and very useful presents. Mr Fenwirk iiad said some"very flattering things about him which he did not'think he deserved. Ho was pleased that Mr Fenwiek was satisfied with his work, though sometimes ho was not satisfied himself Evevyono in the-'office had treated him with consideration. He felt a good deal more than he could'say. His only reason for wishin<r to leave the employ of the (Hugo Daily Times Comnany was that he found bin eyes troubling him, and his family were setting up in years. He again, thanked them very kindly for their very handsome and vpry useful presents. Ho would like to bespeak for his successor, Mr Beeby, of whose assistance he snoke in terms of commendation, the same consideration that had been shown him.—(Applause.) A very pleasing ceremony took wlaee at the Xew Zealand Clothing Factory on Friday, when Miss Annie Cole was presented with a handsome silver cruet ?nd iellv dish, on the occasion of her marriage. Mr Hdonn made the nrcse.ntntio'i, to which Mr M'lndoe suitably rrspondrd. At the same time Mrs Mullins was presented with a purse of sovereigns, on the o-casioii of her retiring from the emnloy of tho firm, af'tm- 2G years' service. Mr Holean. in nwkino- the prrs»ntation. referred to the high esteem" in which Mrs Mullins was hold by her employers and fellow-workers. Mr Stakey, on behalf of Mrs Mullins. suitably responded. At Messrs Reid and Gray's office on Saturday afternoon Mr T. D. Livingstone was the incipient of a beautiful silver tnapot, breadplatc, and knife, on thn occasion of his marriage. Mr A. Black, in makins the presentation, referred (o tho sterling nunlities of the recipient. Mr Livingstone feelingly responded, after which three cheers were heartitv given for Mr Livingstone and his fu'iire bride. As n, mark of the high esteem in which Mr Alec Anderson is held by those who have become i;it:mately acquainted with him since he tnok over the rnrwement of Mr Dixs Gaiety Company in Dunetlin, a large number of fronds me1 him on Friday evening, and presented him with a silver-mounted walking stick, a case of pipes, and a cold pen and nencil cose, on the MrDix to take up a more lucrative appointment in Melbourne.