LOSS TO COUNTRY
DEATH OF ,MR. THOMSON PRIME MINISTER’S TRIBUTE (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Reference to the death of Mr. F. D. Thomson, head of the Prime Minister’s Department, was made' .by the Prime Minister, the R.t. Hon. G, W. Forbes, while he was replying to a deputation in Christchurch last evening. Mr. Forbes said that Mr. Thomson had 'been a very valuable officer, and that lie was widely known both in New Zealand and Great Britain. He had been in England with Mr. Thomson and knew how well he stood in the opinion of officers of the British Government. Mr. Thomson was a man of, conspicuous ability, and had handled New Zealand’s Imperial affairs for some years with very great success. His death was a severe loss to the Government and to the country.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18581, 15 December 1934, Page 4
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137LOSS TO COUNTRY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18581, 15 December 1934, Page 4
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