SUITER AND PRESENTATION TO MR. M. W. MUNRO, MAHURANGI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5954, 16 December 1880, Page 3

SUITER AND PRESENTATION TO MR. M. W. MUNRO, MAHURANGI.

On Thursday evening, 9th December, about thirty gentlemen from various districts of Kodney, met in the Warkwortli Hotel, to entertain Air. M. W. Miuiro, and present him with a testimonial. Mr. Campbell occupied the chair, and 11 r. N. . Wilson acted as croupier. After an excellent supptr the cloth was removed, and the usual preliminary toasts given. In proposing ilr. Munro's health, the Chairman said they were aware that their guest had held the appointment of constable for these districts for a period of eleven years. The manner in which Mr. Munro had discharged his duties he could confidently say had given general satisfaction, not only to his superiors in ollice, but to all with whom he came in contact. While upholding the majesty «l the law, Mr. Munro became noted for his shrewd discretion whenever and wherever duty called him—ever tirm and unflinching. In connection with this, few were aware of the fact that during Mr. Munro's term of oilicc several very important cases lin.il occurred in the county. These fell directly under Mr. Munro's management, and the highest legal authorities warmly commended him for the skilful way in which they were I prepared for a tribunal. This, of course, no one present would be surprised at, for they had often seen that wh.it Mr. Munro put h?s shoulders to success was inevitable. Some time ago their guest resolved to retire from I the oliiee of constable. As this became ! known, a general wish arose to avail of the I opportunity of showing the respect in which i Mr. Munro is held, remembering, too, thr.t ■ he has been actively engaged in this district j for the last twenty-seven years. The result i of this was that they had met as the reprc- ; sentatives of Mr. Muuro's numerous ;:■.- ; quaintauces to entertain him and convey, in j a tangible form, a tokvn of esteem. In the name, therefore, of present and absent friends he had pleasure in presenting to Mr. Munro a wateli and chain, bearing the ' following inseriotion :--"l're,etited to M. ; \V. Munro by the settlers of Rodney, New Zealand, on his retirement as special eonstable for that district, after eleven vears' . service. November -2".. ISSU ;"' and which he hoped Mr. Munro would be lung spared to wear. The toast was most cordially given. Mr. Munro said that he was at a loss to tiud words to expres- his gratitude for the kind manner in which They had ! drunk his health, and for the valuable te.iti- ! moiiial he had received. Happily ihr I settlers of Rodney were such a law-abiding j community that the duties ot constable wcie j rendered comparatively light, lie felt thr.t the credit awarded him was in some I measure due to the heads of the depart; nei>T j in Auckland, who had ever been so promptly ready to assist him in his duties. Whereever he travelled in the county he h;:i! always been '.veil received by the settlers, and, as long as he lived, he would remember their uniform kindness on all occasions, and, in particular, their unlooked-for generosity to him that evening.—The followiii" toasts were then given. "The Old Identities of : Rodney," by .\h: Wilkie: " Agricultural '- and Commercial Interests, by Mr. 14. Wilson, which elicited replies from Dibble, K. Richards, L. Thomson, and W. i McKlroy, their remarks being much ap- : predated. "Mr. Muuro's .Successor.' , 'iry ■ Mr. Wavin: "The Host ami Hostess," trj the Chairman, who said Warkworti: had as ■ comfortable and well-conducted an hostlery ■ as in the North Island. The catering that i night would please the most la-ti'i Oils ■ epicure. Mr. Such fittingly replied. Mr. • L. Thomson gave "The Chainnai: aijd, . Croupier."' The Nasional Anthem wa-; t'.<mi sung, and the company disperse;!. [A J<;i----j respondent.j