PRESENTATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16231, 29 March 1917, Page 4

PRESENTATION.

TO MR, AXD MRS^ESCIIEMAKKIt. • Over <rae ; hlmdi-eci, residents of 'the mV 1 , 0 dlistrJot assembled at Mr Thbs. I eschemaker's late homestead-on Wednesday mgjht to bid fal-eiMi. to Mr aiid Mrs Tesciiemaker, who are leaving the district to res 'ide in Christehureh Mr K. H. Rhodes, of Biueeliffs. presided lroeeedings throughout wire of ah enthusiastic ilature, thijUgli. tinged with sadnessat--tlib thought of losing from the -district one who had done so much for ,it-. Mrs Martin, on behalf of the people p. the district, asked Mi and Mfs I esehemakef's acfeepimu. of a (sterling silver tray, suitably inscribed, and so 0I i 1 r; vt,lc « d tbe i<>/net. which ■ s. . at parting -froiii tjie recilytemts. Major Francis; Messrs R IT. Rhodes, J. Meehaji, A Nltol R 'JhompSon andAmistrong also spoko in wariiilv ap-. preciativs ternis bf tlie departing settlers aiid expressed keen muot sit- pa'-t----•nig with them. . They Referred .'also to the sterling -h o.rk Ml 'iesohem alter had done dlihng 3iis 50 goal's residence in ■South Canterbury > td the proinment part h'e had taken in bringing ilio district into its prfeseiit prosperous state, to the fact that life had filled, and that i'T • 'V'acfacnlliy every public- office in. the gift- of the people of the Otaio dis•trict, and in conclusion expressed tlie hope that he and Mra will find time to visit oxo io as O'fi-'eii ns possible. it was mentioned incidentally one of the speakers tliafc Mr Tesciiemaker had been tesDo-iisible for the i unnoig of the l'ii-sfc Grand National here, which, had been vuh at Waiitin-to. It .was! further said that- Mi\ Tesclipin alter; with his brother, the: late. Mr F. Tesciiemaker, meihber for the district, had doii6 a great clGUil in helping settlers through their struggles of the early dd-y.S. .(Rear} hear.) Mr Tesehemaker very febf.iiigljr Jllied and heartily thanked the people for their great.kii.iduess. l-ie deprecated. the gbod ■ things that ha/.l been said :d.f him;. re.markmg< that lie iiad ohlv done .his duty. He gar© a br-ifef and Very interesting outline of ins caireer in New Zealand, mentioning that he had come out hero as a lad of 15, having arrived at Lytteltcm 54 years age. His first place oi : residence was Hie Styx, where he worked. a.t breaking up the land by the aid of bullock/ teams. LeaviugeJ\orth Canterbury he went to the Mackenzie Country ancl i'cr between seven and eight years; he was at .Haldon station, being one of the iirst settlers m those parts. On gelling out of Haldou lie bought the Otaio estate from the Thomson family, and had been there ever since- His mother lutd beeti with, lum a t Otaio, and she hatf died tlSre. Mr TescTiemaker sketched briefly tllie. progress of the Otaio distncfc} ••expressed- regret) at leaving it, and hi« gratitude to the . many kind friends ho and, lws family had made there. • Tie resumed his seat tb the Accompaniment cf hearty applause. lA choice sapper Was served and a musical programme given. Mrs.Tescheinaker presided at tile-piano and Miss B- Moshan contributed some, vocal items ill a Very pleasing wa.v. A. dance was also held'J and the gatheriUK broke up with cheers for Mrs and Mr Teschemiikor. .