PRESENTATION TO MR W. H. PENN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3149, 30 August 1892, Page 2

PRESENTATION TO MR W. H. PENN.

Last evening a number of the railway employees and residents of Hamilton invited Mr \V. H. Penn to a social gathering at Mrs Gwynne's Hotel, on tho ove of his dupartum to his ti".w dufi'.s at Ohnatchiiroh. Mr Penn lias | IK |d Vμ: iwilion of Inspector of th« Wav for a period of ten your-", »nd lie has \hw.u proved a thoroughly reliable ami trustworthy officer. During the evoning air R. B. Peat handed Mr Penn a (inrse of sovereigns which hurl been subscribed entir«ly by railway employees accompanied by the following fiddiw :-" Wo the undersigned emr>l:iyw< <<n the. Auclilao-I section of the New Zi'abind railways, i.re very sorry to hear that you me l.wviog us in consequence of having br-<->i transferred to the Christchnrch suction. You havn hi od theriifricult and exacting p.isition "J Inspector of Permanent Way in an erheient manner. We shall always iwa.n a remembrance of the! obliging kinrtness we have always received at your hands and assure you, that our sincere regret at losing you, as well as our best wishes for your future welfare will follow yon to your new sphere of action. Wo ask you to kindly accept the accompanying trifle as a token of the high esteem in which we hold you. Here follows the names of twenty of the staff.