EVERYTHING GONE AWRY
A VERY STRENUOUS TIME. LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Mr”A. E. 'Alabin, in moving a vote of thanks to the chairman of directors, general manager and staff, at the annual meeting of the Bank of New Zealand to-day said the world was going through a very strenuous time. Everything seemed to have gone awry and the highest economists in the world had not been able to find the cause thereof, hut all were looking for the silver lining or the streak of light which would come to a rather harassed world. The laws of economies worked very slowly but surely, and everyone would emerge far wiser but possibly poorer men. In limes such as the present, it was far more necessary and right that the shareholders should pass a vote of thanks to the staff for their services.
In paying a tribute to Mr Watson, the chairman of directors, Mr Mabin said his long years and experience in banking and finance, and what might be 'termed his solid and determined character, also his close association with the affairs of the Dominion in the past when crises had occurred, would he of very great service to the hank at the present time, and he would have a very valuable coadjutor in Sir Henry Buekleton. The chairman and Sir If. Buekleton replied and the meeting concluded.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18359, 19 June 1931, Page 8
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