VALEDICTORY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14735, 15 October 1918, Page 6

VALEDICTORY.

FAREWELL TO CONSTABLE KYNE. A pleasing function took place m the .local police station at 1 p.m. to-day, when the opportunity was taken to fareWell Constable M. J. Kyne, who ieaves by the Arahura to-night on transfer to the district office at Napier.. Constable Kyne has been m the Gisborne constabulary for eigth months, and prior to that was on the Coast for 18 months. For a time he relieved Detective McLeod while that officer went South on annual leave. In making the. presentation, which consisted of a travelling bag and razor, Sergeant Clarkson said: "As all of us here have valued' your presence it is with genuine good feeling that we present you with this travelling bag and razor as a small token of our regards, trusting the time you have spent here amongst us has been ; most pleasant and profitable to yoa and Mrs. Kyne. Aa separations are sure to arise m this as m every other vocation of life, we trust the accompanying present will ever remind you of the good feeling you always inspired and our deep regret at losing so good and valuable an officer. Your time here amongst us has been short; nevertheless the longer you Were here the more we appreciated your ability. Any work given you of an ardent nature you attended) to with /eal and activity, and when you were finished) with it very little was left of it to others. The class of work you are now about to undertake as assistant clerk m the district office at Napier will, I feel sure, fit you for a muoh higher position m the service, and we truHt m tlie near future your promotions will be rapid, and that before long you will hold the position of a commissioned 1 officer. We wish you eyeiy success m your new sphere, and we extend our wishes to Mrs. Kyne and, children." Detective McLood supported the remarks made by the sergeant, and added that he had known the recipient for a considerable time, and always found him honest and an exceedingly pleasantnatured man. Constable Morice spoke m a similar strain. "' In reply, Mr. Kyne thanked the, members present for their kind! expressions regarding himself. He had been m the force eleven years; and the ceremony accorded! him put him m the tightest corner he had ever been m. He^ referred! to tho feeling, of harmony which existed among the members of the force, and expressed the desire that it would continue. The proceedings conoludfed with the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow."