DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 439, 3 December 1930, Page 8

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

DR. VALINTINE RETIRES ENTERTAINED BY STAFFS I Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, Dec. 2. The retiring Director-General of Health, Dr. T. H. A. Valintine, and Mrs Valintine were entertained by the staff of the Department of Health, who extended them best wishes for the future. In making a presentation of a wallet and cheque to Dr. Valintine and a purse and cheque to Mrs Valintine, the Assistant-Director General, Dr. M. H. Watt, referred to the great work Dr. Valintine had done for the public health of the Dominion. To him was due a great deal of credit for the development which had taken place. He had been a true pioneer who had vision to recognise the problems of the future, knowledge to grapple with them, and the will and determination to carry him through. It was a matter for gratification that they were not losing him altogether as he was taking up the position of consultant in hospital administration and his advice would be valuable to future officers. On behalf of the field staff Senior Inspector F. B. Gardiner also paid a tribute to Dr. Valintine’s work. In reply Dr. Valintine said that he appreciated deeply the references to his career. He had always endeavoured to do his duty to the Department and he gave instances of the fight the Department had had for recognition. l£ hadmet with hostility from local bodies and individuals all over the country. Dr, Valintine added: “I always made up my mind that on my retirement at 65 years I would hand over the burden to my great friend, Dr. Watt. He will be a better head than I have been. He has greater professional ability than ever I had and he is a man of high ideals.’-*