MANGATU SETTLERS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1686, 1 March 1906, Page 2

MANGATU SETTLERS

FAREWELL TO U[, RUTLEDGE. The umal monthly meeting of Manga'u saltiers was hpld at Mr Reid’s on tbo 17tb ult., when opportunity wps tqken to bid farewell to Mr T F. Rut’odge, who, haviog sold his property in that locality, is leaving for Au-itra’u. Amongst the settlers present wc-re kfessra Rutledge (in tho chair), Hfgarty, Maity", Reid, Spence, l’urnbul l , and Tullock, Atter local matlets and businoss had been dealt with, Mr Hegarty sa’d: “ Gent'emcu, we are about to lose one of our most prominent set'lers, aod no doubt you all know and r-cognise tbo leading and successful part he has taken in ad matters of a publ c character in our distric*, and I feel certain that you will all agid will me that had it not beon for h s advice and public spirit our reads, etc., w-uld not have been in the Fame sat efac lory stute as they are at tho prosept time, Now as this is the last occasion wo as a holy sba 1 meet him, I take tho oppor tuoity of expressing the regret of all the se't'ors at tbo lose of such a gcoi neighbor and friend, ond I wish to propote a vote of tliaDks to Mr Rutledge fer his many services to Mangatu, to that it may bo recorded on tho minutes of our Associa-

tion. " On the motion bsing carried unanimously, Mr Rutledge, replying, tbaokel tho s tt’ers for tbeir kind expression?, which he thought wire toa fi -.tiering. He was glvd to say that tbc-ir road was a oredit to any district, but it was in this position owing t-o the umoimous and untiring pgitalion and efforts of all the settlers, "In conclusion ho raids feeling reference to the loss their d.strict had incurred by the death of Mr William Cooper, The meeting closed with tho usual vote of thanks to tho chair,