PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN HARVEY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2404, 29 March 1900, Page 12

PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN HARVEY.

Captain J. A. Harvey was on "Wednesday afternoon presented with a gold sovereign caseand a purse of sovereigns, accompanied by a letter, by the officers of the Bank of New Zealand throughout Ctago and Southland. The -jovereion case bore the following inscription: — "C'p<n.in J. A. Harvey, Fourlh New Zc'iHncl CiTiiimrrit ; Viith c, )od wishes 0W&& sup b. w. 2. 4 2Q^oa." . xiw im e§

the letter accompanying the presentations} was as follows: —

To Captain J. A. Harvey, Fourth New Zealand Contingent.— On behalf of the Otago and Southland staff of the bank with whick you have been connected for many years, and on the eve of your departure for South. Africa, we desire to tender you the hearty con> gratulations of your brother officers upon youi; preferment to the honourable and responsible position to which you have been appointed 1 ! We experience both pride and pleasure in tha fact of a member of the bank staff being chosen for the important command of th& mounted volunteer company of our fellow^colonists at this crisis in the history of thaEmpire, and we are confident that you will not fail to win credit for yourself a,nd tha colony which places such trust in you. J?eeLing that some suitable recognition, of your apv preciation. should be made, the provincial staff of the bank have decided to ask youi* acceptance of a souvenir in the form of £ sovereign case, together with the accompanying purse of sovereigns, with, which tliey sugf gest you should complete your equipment at Capetown. It only remains for us to wisK you a very pleasant voyage to South Africa, complete success and distinction at the front,' and a safe return to your comrades and friends in New Zealand."

This was signed by Mr A. Michie, on behalf of the oificers of the bank in Otago and Southland.

Mr JVfichie made the presentation, speakingvery briefly and appropriately. Captain Harvey, who was almost equally brief, referred to the pleasure he experienced at receiving the gifts, and ax hearing of tho kindly feelings expressed towards himself, fia feit he was only- doing an ordinary duty in going to South Africa, and was quite sura that many other memberd of the staff would have been quite glad to go also. He would dojns best to acquit himself becomingly. For he's a jolly good fellow " was then sung, and three cheers given for Captain Harvey.

Pretty well the whole of the staffs of the -Uunedin, North Dunedin, and Port C'-al-mei 'r> bi1llk&b i1 llk& A - ere P rese nt. as was also Mr "w... h. duller, the inspector of the bank. PRESENTATION TO LIEUTEN4NT NICOLSON.

On Wednesday evening the members of the Dunedin Engineer Volunteer Corps met at the band room of the Garrison hall for the puiposo of bidding farewell to Lieutenant J. _v. Aicolson, who proceeds to South A ; r!Oa as a lieutenant 01 the Otago Company 101 the fourth contingent. Theie was an excellent attendance, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The proceedings were opened! by the toast of "The Queen," alter which, burgeon-major Will proposed the "Army iMivy, und Volunteers"; in doing so he reicm>d to the remarkable change which had taken place in respect to \oiunteering during tho past few months, and predicted that in. the future the force would occupy v much. I iraproA ad position on that of the past. The toast of the evening was proposed by Captain Barclay, who alluded to the gratiiicatiott which had been felt by all ranks when it came to their knowledge that Lieutenant Nicolsoa had received an a_pp ointment with, tho fourth contingent; ft was especially pleasing to them to know that he had joined tho Otago Company— a company formed and equipped by the people of Otago, and composed 8 solely of young men from Otago, and in whose welfare they must always take a special interest. He felt that Lieutenant Nicolson would be much missed in the corps, but they must put up with any inconveniencein that direction, always remembering that he had gone to do his duty for his country. During the period of his connection with the Dunedin Engineers, Lieutenant Nicolson hacS devoted himself heart and sou] to his work # as a volunteer officer, and in the discharge of his duties he had earned the e3teem and* respect of one and all. He (the speaker}' felt assured that when he went to the front; he would worthily uphold the reputation! which the men of the colony had already earned in South Africa. On behalf of his old corps, he (Captain Barclay) wished hin* God-speed, and trusted that he would return saiely to them at no distant date. Lieutenant Nicolson's health was drunk with musical honours, and with great, applause. Major Beal, who said he had been asked to perform a pleasant duty— namely, to present Lieutenant Nicolson with a pair of field glasses, which he trusted would be of service to him' in South Africa, and at the same time serve to remind him of those he had left behind! m the Dunedin Engineer Corps.- 1 Major Beal referred at length to Lieutenant Nicoli son's abilities as an officer, and to the services which he had rendered his company, and hoped that he might pass Ecathless through all the dangers which would beset his path, and return" safely to them again. Lieutenant Nicolson, in replying, thanked! the previous speakers for all the good things which they had said about him. Ec felt it a very hard thing to say good-bye. He had! been associated with some of those present for a considerable period, and had received material assistance irom some of them. _ He had already felt the benefit of the training which he had received in the Dunedin Engineers, and he hoped that during his absence! he might learn something which would, uponi his return, be of value to tho corps. He/ thanked them for the handsome present jusfc handed to him. Other toasts honoured w ere • "The New Zealanclers at the Front," proposed by Captain Burl (a former member of the Engineers), and responded to by Lieutenant Midgley, the toast colling forth hearty cheers for Trooper Hawkes. Lieutenant Nicolson proposed " The Officers of the Corps," and Mr S. P. Courtis proposed " The Ladico." During the evening songs, recitai tions, etc.. were contributed by the follow-* ing: — Lieutenants Ross and Nicolson, Sergeants Bryant and Flynn, Crn-porals_DredgS and Ferguson. Engineers Evans, Walton, Brklger, M'Neil, Morrell, Wilhelmson, exSergoanl Carr, and Messrs Courtis and Morton. Engineer Evans acted as accompanist, and the catering was in the capable hands of Corporal Power. It might be mentioned that the iicld g^ass-es presented to Lieutenant Nicolson will be on view in the window of the Anglo-New Zealand Cycle Company.

The Marlborough Daily Times states lhafi Mr W. A. Thomson, a well-known oyclisfc, will go to South Africa with the fourth contingent as an Imperial despatch rider.

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