PRESENTATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12393, 1 July 1902, Page 2

PRESENTATION.

Mr James Mac Donald, of the railway ttaffla. '■ superintendent's office, who has been promote to the position of traffic clerk at. Invercargill/. waa met by a number of liia fellow-officere'laa! >-- evinlng. and presented with a handsome Writ- I '' ing table with rolled top. suitably inscribed, as a token of the esteem in which he is held, i. The presentation took place in the station-!''), • master'a office, and all the departments of th 6 service were- well represented. Apologies were i received from Messrs F. W. UncLesn (di»tr f et engineer), S. P. Evans (workshops managet), Captain. Lloyd, and Mr Millward - (Port. Chalmers). Mr A. Grant (trafilo superintend- ' ' en') presidod, and in making the presentation ■ • Sim that the officers and'staff generally, well as the genetal piiblic, would have only one Opinion (is to the manner in which." Mr ] •Mac Donald had performed his duties whila ba ■ oecupicxl the position of traffic inspector, w)l)oll r' office he.had .heid until nbout thtee months ■ ago. It waa a.position requiring a great deal 4 . of tact, energy, and ability, and lie (Mr Grant) had to acknowledge the .assistance he had «*• > ceived from Mr Mac Donald, both in Dunedin and Auckland.' J?o officer was assisting the management mote than the trafflo inspector was, and Mr Mac Donald had helped hinrln the highest tlegreo. They had also tocongratulate,the;recipient on the fairt that tho 1 department had recogniscd, his ability, and moled him to a ino.ro. responsible position.',,Ha would leaye:behind him great,many, who would watch his career with interest, and be nlcajied.to hear of his future succesS.—Misiri 1 Beyln, ftcale,, Duncan, Matthewsoh,' O.ffon, Jtyth.esoUi Mitchell, Datjsev, and Wallsci" alto "poko •in 'complimentary terms if 'Mf' ltiio-

■ Mf McDonald, in wspotifling; ealdweifca weteMnndequate to express luV feelings. He : " 1 jij"LV riiß , lhli ■«■'}'.*«? highly, though he did nob rcquiro ahytliing to romind him 6f tb»V ' many, friends he had made while in Dimedib. teply to the ftiany kind thing* which had been spoken about him,- but-lip was 'l highly gratified to find thai hii work in the , past had tyen appreciated, and he took tho ' opportunity At aoknpwlcdgjng the ready aJsisti ance received from all the meifes of the Btail wlnlo carrying out his dutirfa as inspectdt. . The proceedings wore brought to a close bj ' the ringing Of" Ht'rf a lolly gdod fellow." Mr MacDotiald leavea for'lnvercargill to-morrow">■ morning, . ' / • j Prior to his leaving the company's employ foV • ' tike ufc a more responsible position elsewhere. r of tl,c M thrNew „ Zealand Hwdwaire Company, Dunedin', Waelaat night presented with a silver-mounted walki'tic-' 1 Mick and a set of gold nKcVo links from tli«, firm a employees. Mr A. \V.- ; Stables niaJo thef prfsentation, and referred to tlio efficient man-/ ' n«r iu which Mr Jjow liad alwftys enrrjed- ■ In wiihing lum every bucccm for^* l tie future, Mr Sfftblea esoressed .the Mjfrefcv w I wufch *11 thft eW\)lAyee* felt in parting with ' •* land ol)liqi«{{ comradc, Mr Low 5 . | t ßintlbly responded. Tlio.ho prescnt .then TOW . • I " For he'i A JbMy good Wlow/' and gard three. / . clieoK (or Mr liow, . . .