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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 30 November 1907, Page 4

SIR JAMES MILLS BANQUETTED. “A KNIGHT OK INDUSTRY.” •IMtOGKIOSS OF T.11J5 UNION COMPANY. (Special to Times'). WUiIrUINGTON. Nov. 2S. heading il>usiness and .professional men here Jio'notwed Sir Jennies a {alls iiv Iniuquottiing ‘dim in the (town •hall tlbis avßtei'nooji. The leathering, over which the Premier presided, was a thoroughly representative one. .Sir J. Ward, .in proposing tiho health o; the guest, referred .to Itiho knighthood recently conferred mpoai him and to tiho fitness of (honorin.g ‘him in Wellington, which was the city of ihiis birth. .For .the first tinne in Now Zealand itlio title ihestowed on Sir Jias. Mills had (been awarded to a '‘.King of Industry” and it was pleasant ito find that itlie head of such a vast organisation as tlhe Union iSteamship 'Coy. Iliad Iheen honored iby illis Majesty the Thing. From the " commencement of this career ito now Sir Jas. .Mills Hind not made la personal enemy in 'the country 'and 'ill .working himself lip (from the bottom rung of the ladder to the top it 'was an 'agreeable tact that ’there was not one who would not rejoice with him at the honor lie had .received. (Applause). Hide by side with itlhe .growth of New Zealand had (taken p'laco itilie growth of the Union Coy., >lll institution of which they were lull proud and which H.is 'Majesty had honored by 'tilie honor ihestowed on .its head. Sir Joseph went on to also congratulate Tradv Mills mud then on behalf of all present land of New Zealand he offered Sir Jas. his warmest congratulations and expressed his earnest hone (for his success and lor the success of the company. Sir Juis. Malls, ,who was received with cheers, in reply thanked itiho chairman and all others for the congratulations bestowed upon him land his wife. Tlhe approval of one’s fellow citizens was always grateful and h (> valued the honor because lit bad boon given to him at the instanco of the Government and because it was a. recognition of the pant played by him as a representative of a great Company. Several of the chief executive, officers of the .Company were Wellington born, as were also the 'manager .in 'Wellington, Kind the speaker’s brother. He recalled the days of his early .association with the Company when it acquired the original Maori- —a toddler of Ido tons —a ibtiby compared with her latest .namesake. To-day the Company had a fleet of 60 steamers and more. Among the latest acquisitions the Maori and Mnruma, which together cost about £600,000, represented .the latest in tlie art of shipbuilding. It had always been the policy of the Company to keep ahead of the times and to .give the greatest possible .amount of satis- ! motion to supporters and employees, j lhe Company tried to be impartial, 1 but, or course, 1: was not .possioie Co please evtiyoouy. The employees baa been most Ji... .joking after tlie jutqrosi.s <» . .'.lipany land the Pumiiaju. 1.. .. a- perfectly satisfied that even among tlie stokers mud firemen ili t , gnat majo..-. were loyal .to cue t-i.mo.iny, notwithstanding statements ..maa Intel appeared recently in me papers. There was one aspect he 'would like to touch upon—the fact that tho headquarters .of tlhe Company were in New Zealand. That meant what a great deal of the money expended had been expended an this country, and he hoped, before very long, the Government would lie able to supply, officers from local born youtna. these mutters had been the study of the directors, who had always Iliad the interests of New Zealand at heart. II t . was proud that the Company of which he was tlie head was to Kill intents and purposes a New Zealand Company and At- was gratifying to find that wherever he went the Dominion of which lhe mas a. native, .was so well spoken of. Messrs ißeauchamp an.d Nathan, speaking in connection .with other toasts, expressed the hope that the Union Company would soon shift .its headquarters to "Wellington.

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