Addington Workshops.

Mr. A. D. F. Sampson who for the past few years has acted as General Foreman at Addington Workshops has been promoted to the position of Workshop Manager at Newmarket. On the eve of his departure from Addington he was met by a gathering of fellow officers, many of whom spoke, in appreciative terms, of Mr. Sampson's qualities as a man and as an officer of the Department. Mr. E. A. Rogers who presided over the gathering asked Mr. Sampson to accept a gift from the officers and employees of the shops as a mark of their esteem, extending to him at the same time their hearty good wishes for success in his new sphere. The departing officer was handed a further gift by Mr. W. P. Hern on behalf of the sports bodies. Mr. Sampson was received with applause on rising to reply. In an appropriate speech he thanked all present for their useful gifts and for their good wishes.

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A further pleasant function took place at the Workshops recently in the shape of a presentation to Mr. J. S. Cummings, Machine Shop Foreman, on the occasion of his marriage. Mr. Cummings is a popular officer, and in a particularly happy speech he thanked all concerned for the thought which had prompted them to meet him on that occasion, and for the gift which was genuinely appreciated.

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