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U Linhryon House to be proud of Union House, the distinctive new 13-storey head office block of the Union Shipping Group, in Auckland's Ouay Street, has won two awards for good design. Last month, Union House was chosen as one of eight structures in the Auckland area to merit an award from the Auckland branch of the New Zealand lnstitute of Architects for excellence of design. At a function in Auckland the con- sulting architects for Union House, the well-known Christchurch part- nership, Warren and Mahoney, received an award certificate from the president of the Auckland branch Prizewinning Union House on Auckland's waterfront. Alongside is another of the NZIA, Mr Peter Bourdman. landmark, the pagoda-like Customs House. ln between is the new Reserve The award judges described Union Bank Building. House as \"a structural tour-de-force which has a nautical f lavour ap- Tenants of USG at Union House in- Johnstone. The developers were propriate to its waterfront setting clude the Australian Consulate- Cromwell Property Resources Ltd and maritime owner.\" General and merchant bankers Fay, and the contractor was Downer and The citation of the NZIA judges ad- Richwhite & Co. Co. Ltd. ded: Union House also last month won The $7 million Union House block, \"The external structure and detail an award f or excellence in design us- specially designed to resist destruc- are reminiscent of shipboard ar- ing concrete - a design award from tion in an earthquake, was officially chitecture a highly visible the New Zealand Concrete Society. opened last March by the Hon. building,. with a high quality The building's structural engineers George Gair, a former Minister of interior. \" were Holmes, Wood, Poole and Transport. Nelson's magic million The Nelson Harbour Board recent- was appropriately signwritten when The Nelson Harbour Board also ly achieved an important commercial it was moved aboard the Union held an evening f unction in the milestone when the Port of Nelson Steam Ship Company's coastal con- Traf algar Centre, Nelson's main handled more than a million tonnes tainer ship Union Nelson (below). community centre, to mark the of cargo for the first time in any one The Union Nelson maintains a handling of the millionth tonne of financial year. weekly container shipping service cargo. To mark ,the occasion the con- linking Onehunga (Auckland) with The chairman, Mr Ron Fletcher, tainer carrying the millionth tonne Nelson and Lyttelton. and members of the board, hosted a cross-section of business, commun- ty and port employee represen- tatives, including waterside workers' delegates, manufacturers, stevedores, members of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Harbour Board executives. The Harbour Board's target for cargo handling in the financial year to September 30 was 943,OOO ton- nes. ln fact, at the end of the 12-month period, the port had handled nearly 1.2 million tonnes. Each of the 25O guests at the function to mark the bodrd's milestone, in August, was presented with a pottery mug bearing the Nelson Harbour Board flag. Harbour Board secretary- treasurer, Mr Doug. Green said: \"Visits to our port by Union Com- pany ships, particularly regular calls by the Union Nelson, contributed substantially to our exceeding the magic million-tonne mark in 1984.\"

Linkryan 43 years of achievement The age of the innovator in the shipping industry has now given way to a new era with the ad- ministrator being predominant. So says the Union Group's deputy managing director, David Jury, retir- ing this month after nearly 43 years with the company, and an ex- perience in the New Zealand shipp- ing industry probably unequalled by anyone today. Although farewell functions have been held in New Zealand and Australia, David's lifetime of knowledge will not be lost because he will remain as a consultant to the group. David Charles Jury joined the staff of the Union Steam Ship Company in New Plymouth in March 1942. To- day's Union Copany is very different - due in no small fact to his own David Jury on board Union Rotoiti against a backdrop of Wellington's com- endeavour. mercial area. Union House on Customhouse Auay was the scene of many of \"Today the romance has largely his achievements. gone out of shipping. lnstead of a large fleet of cargo ships we now \"We sat down with a clean sheet The finished products were the have very few, not particularly of paper, with two objectives: to Transtasman ro-ros Maheno and beautiful, workhorses. \" develop a timetabled cargo service Marama, the first of a whole new And it was the development of and to work with our own dedicated generation of ships. those workhorses - the labour force and terminals.\" Complex f reight rate structures Transtasman ro-ro fleet - and the David said the co-operation he were simplified, customers educated Union Company's dedicated ter- received from everyone involved in in the new methods of packing and minals that was one of his greatest the mammoth project was outstan- the f reight forwarding industry came challenges and achievements. ding staff, harbour boards, into being. ln 196O David led a team which customers, the labour force and the \"New equipment was needed but had been given the daunting task of many others involved all assisted. when import licensing prevented the planning for the company's future. \"Bill Waters, our naval architect, importing of large forklifts in 1 966, \"After doing our figures and look- had the task of converting our ideas Bill Lees, of Lees lndustries, came to' ing at cost trends, we saw it would into a ship. He was given the brief to the rescue and built large forklifts. be hopeless to continue with con- design a ship around the cargo being They did a great job and the Union ventional shipping and cargo handl- offered - a functional roll-on, roll- Company is still buying their equip- ing methods. off vessel. ment today.\" The roll-on, roll-off concept was launched and it works as well today as it did then. Does David Jury feel a twinge of sadness at the retirement of Marama from the Transtasman service? \"No, because the advance of technology and the rapid growth of cargo tonnage has caught up with her, but she will still have her place in shipping history.\" David Jury has definite views on competition. \"No solidly-based commercial enterprise should fear fair competi- tion. \"For some years the Union Com- pany was the predominant operator in the Tasman, and having got itself into that position, found any change difficult to digest. We digested that last year and I belive it is far more cornfortable to be operating in fair This group with the Minister of. Transport, Mr Richard Prebble, at the.Well- competition. ihgton farewell to David Jury are -the joint managing director of Owens \"But we still have the most com- Group, Mr Ken Forsyth, and the general manager shipping of the same com- prehensive and flexible Transtasman pany, Mr Warren Jones, and Mr Jury. service,\" David said.

U Linkrpan New Sydney terminal significant for trade The Union Shipping Group's may be possible to extend the impressive, up-to-the minute new freeze even further, given improved terminal at White Bay, Sydney circumstances. Harbour, was last month officially ln his only major political handed over to the company in a reference, Mr Wran asked for the ceremony at which the Premier of shipping industry's support, at this New South Wales, Mr Neville month's Australian General Election Wran, was guest of honour. for the Government of Prime The $AO million terminal, Minister Bob Hawke, iompleted in October, was built to ln a speech in reply, Sir Peter cope with increasing cargo-handling Abeles said the White Bay terminal volumes in two of the Union Steam would enable the Union Shipping Ship Company's major trades - Group to improve its service for the Transtasman roll-on, roll-off New Zealand shippers as well as service and the Union Seaway customers throughout Australia Guest of honour, Premier Neville Wran, service linking Melbourne and because the terminal would service Abeles, and David Jury and John Keegan, Sydney with Hobart. Transtasman operations as well as The brand new terminal, in the Australian coastal services. Sydney district of Rozelle, has the It was appropriate that the extension for mooring, of latest facilities and replaces the terminal had entered service at a 9O-metres. Other features include a Union Company's former facilities time when Transtasman cargo was rail siding and provision for - berths seven and eight at Darling showing a marked upturn, he said. container cranes. Harbour - which the company had The Union Shipping Group had About 90 ship-calls a year will be outgrown. been using inadequate terminal made to the terminal. Expected At the official handing over of facilities in Sydney at Darling annual cargo throughput is about the terminal last month, Premier Harbour and the move to White Bay 8,OO0,OOO freight tonnes. This Wran said Union's White Bay was a most important step for the represents about 66,O00 cargo facilities would play a significant company, Sir Peter said. units. role in trade activities linking Although the Transtasman route Cargo generally will be stored Australia and New Zealand. provides the most business for within the covered compound. The handing over ceremony, at Union, the Union Seaway service is All types of containers can be which Mr Wran was the main of increasing significance. handled - ranging from 4.4-metres speaker, was attended by, the White Bay terminal employs 140 lo 12.1 -metres - timber packs, chairman, Sir Peter Abeles, deputy permanent staff including 9'l mobiles, heavy lifts, over-length chairman, Sir Russell Pettigrew, waterside workers. The terminal is cargo, down to small strapped Managing Director, Mr John 389-metres long, with a wharf pallets. Keegan and other directors of the Union Shipping Group and senior executives, including the Deputy Managing Director, Mr David Jury. Days before the terminal opening the directors of the group had gathered in Melbourne for a meeting of the board. ln his speech, Mr Wran emphasised the importance of the Closer Economic Relations agreement between Australia and New Zealand and said the Port of Sydney - Australia's major port - was a vital link with the strengthening freight chain, connecting New Zealand and Australia. It was appropriate, the Premier said, that the Union Shipping Group was now operating from a first- class terminal which incorporated \"state of the art\" facilities and amenities. He said the present freeze on New South Wales maritime statutory charges would be extended to June 30, 1985, and it lnside the cavernous White Bay terminal building.

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U Linhrpon Award to help develop careers An able seaman from Nelson and a marketing executive who has achieved a decade of service with the Union Steam Ship Company, are this year's winners of the Sir Reginald $mythe Award. They are Roger Weeks, a 24-year- old career merchant' seaman, who lives with his wife and two children in Nelson, and Peter Rowe, marketing administration manager of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, who joined as a clerk in the stores department at Wellington 1O years ago. The award was established in 1981 in memory of Sir Reginald Smythe, a former director of the Union Shipping Group and managing director of N.Z. Forest Products Limited. He was deputy chairman of At the award ceremony in the boardroom in lJnion House are Peter Rowe USG when he died in April, 1981. (left) and Roger Weeks (right). Holding the book is Craig Barkle of the Fteet The award's main objective is to Department in Wellington, the runner-up. encourage young staff of USG com- With the assistance available to world trade; concepts of ship panies to further their knowledge !i. by winning a _Sir Reginald design; the economics of operating and experience of the shipping in- Smythe Award, Roger is now able to and maintaining ships; shipping dustry and its allied activities. lt also convert his part-time management, maritime law and aims to provide candidates with correspondence-course studies for specialised transportation. specific knowledge and disciplines his second mate's foreign-going cer- Next July and August, Peter will to enable them to develop their tificate into full-time study at the visit Britain to attend the first week career. Navigation School, Auckland. of the Galbraith Course at Plymouth Roger Weeks has been a seaman Peter Rowe (30), who has spent Polytechnic (Devonshire), followed for nine years. He entered the mer- most of his 1O years with the com- by a second week at Moreton Hamp- chant navy as a deck boy, being pro- pany in the sales and marketing stead (Devon) and a third week in moted to ordiriary seaman and then fields, has chosen as his Smythe. London. AB, after sailing in several ships on Award \"prize\" attendance at one of Following attendance at the the New Zealand Register, including the internationally-known course he hopes to visit two of Bri- those of the Union Company and the Galbraith's Course in Shipping, a tain's biggest container ports, those inter-island ferries operated by the course held annually in Britain. at Felixstowe and Tyneside, and also Railways Corporation. He has also The subjects at the 1985 course, to see bulk timber and pulp and acted as a ship's watchman f or which Peter will attend, include: paper cargoes being handled at a Union Maritime Services at Nelson. Development of shipping and Scandinavian port. Maxi mast Aluminium extrusions for a 34.5m mast for the around-the-world yacht Enerprise New Zealand reach- ed Auckland last month from Melbourne on board the roll-on, roll-off ship Union Rotorua. The mast material for the Enterprise New Zealand, the Digby,Taylor-skippered New Zealand entry in next year's Whitbread around-the-world race, was manufac- The mast ,s tured specially by Comalco of Melbourne. unloaded...- To assist the Enterprise New Zealand syndicate in its .and the con- 1985 Whitbread bid, the Union Steam Ship Company tents are carried the.extra-long aluminium extrusions across the revealed. Tasman without charge. The extrusions for Digby Taylor's 24m Bruce Farr- designed \"maxi\" are sufficient for two masts - the original and a spare. A team of sparmakers is now assembling the mast at the Enterprlse New Zealand's construction shed at Although the mast will be \"bendy\" (which is needed Whenuapai (Auckland) where the sails and the hull are on a fractional rig to gain control over the shape of the also being made. sails), Taylor does not fear a demasting. ln all, the mast will be built from four extrusions - \"lf the mast breaks it will be because of faulty two at the bottom and two at the top. All joins will be workmanship rather than design\", he said. staggered. \"We'll be making sure we do the job right.\"

U Linkrpon 45-year from the Unon Steam Ship Company career in February 1938. He spent Captain Gibson began his maritime Captain Wilfred Gibson has retired after a 4S-year-old lova affair with 14 years with the Haim Steamship the sea and ships. Company, initially as a cadet and love \"l have always loved the sea but later graduating to chief off icer, before joining Union. l'm not sure how it came about, Captain Gibson, who is married because my forebears were Army\", and has three sons, lives in the aff air he said. Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh but The last five months of his 32-year hopes to spend much of his retire- stint with Union were aboard the ment at the family retreat at Morn- Seaway Melbourne, one of the two ington, south of Melbourne. Ap- ships which operate the Seaway Ser- propriately, it is near the sea, but vice, linking Sydney, Melbourne and Captain Gibson has no immediate Hobart. plans to 'get back on the water'. Captain Gibson (left) hands over the Seaway Melbourne to his chief officer, Captain Lou Howells. Executive positions Several senior executive appoint- ments within New Zealand have been made by the Union Shipping Group and the Union Steam Ship Company, as the working year draws to a close. Mr R.G. (Dickl Offwood has been appointed group administration manager at the group's head office Dick Harris-Daw in Auckland. He was formerly David McPherson general traffic manager in the head Mr D.E. (Davidl McPherson has office of the Union Steam Ship Com- been appointed general manager of pany. the fleet division of the Union Steam Mr R.E. (Dick) Harris-Daw, former- Ship Company on the eve of the ly northern region manager of Union retirement from the group of its depu- Maritime Services, based in ty managing director, Mr David Jury, Auckland, has been appointed cor- whose executive responsibilites in- porate affairs manager of the Union cluded the fleet division. Mr McPher- Shipping Group, based at Well- son will continue to be based in Well- ington. ln his new role, he will be ington. He was formerly technical engaged in close liaison between the manager of the company. group and the commercial and Mr J.H. (Jensl Martin has been ap- political communities of Wellington. pointed manager-trades, of the He will also act as manager for the Union Steam Ship Company's com- central region of Union Maritime Ser- mercial division. He is responsible for vices, the stevedoring and ship the commmercial management of agency arm of the Union Shipping the company's New Zealand-based Group. shipping trades. Dick Offwood

TAIKO COMES HOME.\"\" For the first time the coastal tanker Taiko arrives at her hanle port of Whangarei to berih and load at [Warsden Point. On the bridge is Capt;*in peter Kent. -t . ,* \"fti45 * ,* :j;= -:--: ril ri ; ,,. Produced by Finijlay Kitchlng and Associates Ltd, Auckland, pubiic relations, for Union Shipping Group Ltd and printed by Cox and Dawes Ltd, Auckland

STAFF SUPPLEMENT TO Lit Produced by Group Personnel Union Shipping Group Auckland. SUMMER 1984 The Union Shipping Group was marketing as it relates to shipping in- well represented at last month's dustry management. jubilee conference of the Chartered The conference was also attended lnstitute of Transport in Wellington. by group secretary Peter Maxwell, the new group administration Grou@ ting various activities of the group manger, Dick Offwood, and the A revolving display stand depic- marketing administration manager of disp!ell attracted much interest at the con- Union Steam Ship Company, Peter ference. The general manager of the Rowe. commercial division of Union Steam The photograph shows Dick Off- Ship Company, James Bryant, wood, James Bryant and Peter Max- delivered a keynote paper on well. 1984 quite a year This year has proved the benefits tion. Our company is in profit again; in October. from some hard decisions taken ear- we are meeting competition, and I said then, and I repeat now, that ly last year, including our determina- other challenges, with the will to you have - through your tremendous tion to confront \"head-on\" a very succeed. There is optimism in the efforts - contributed so much to serious decline in trade. air. achieve a healthy year. I have every We - and that includes everyone You are all well aware of our pro- conf idence that 1 98 5 will see a in the Union Group family - have gress through 1984. I referred to a similar result. weathered the storm and emerged number of events in my letter, The head office move from Well- with a justifiable feeling of satisfac- following the annual general meeting ington to Auckland has placed a ma- lor strain on all staff directly involved - those who transferred with us and those new staff who have joined us and have quickly become part of the team. Your efforts are appreciated. Thank you all. Christmas this year will again find many staff separated f rom their families, at sea and attending to the needs of our widespread organisa- tion. Our thoughts will be with you all, in New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific lslands and in the ships. Betty joins me in wishing you and your families a happy Christmas, good health and success in the new year. / Pacific region accountant, lan Williams, has won the Mobil Cup for the third time. Sailing his boat \"Vagabond\" he won the Suva-Levuka boat race again. He did so also in 1963 and 1975. lan and his crew received their awards at the Royal Suva Yacht Club on October 13. He is shown (left) with his son lan (centre) and navigator John Scarrott. Managing Director

87 Year Two captains with a total of 87 years at sea. nearly 72 of them with Union Com- pany, signed off recently. They were Tony Dodds and David Lochhead. Captain Dodds retired from \"Union Dunedin\" in October. He went to sea at the age of 16 when he thought \"lt might not be a bad life\", he said. The \"first and last\" member of his family to go to sea, \"l have no regrets. lt has been a good life and I would not have done anything else\". Tony Dodds' career has taken him to most ports of the world. During the World War ll he sailed in merchant convoy ships in the Mediterranean and the North Atlan- tic. lt was while serving in the \"Cragpool\" that he had one of his closest calls. A bomb dropped during an air attack off the English coast near Tynemouth went down the ship's f unnel killing all the ship's engineers. \"l got off as quickly as I could\", he said. When the war was over Captain Dodds served on cargo ships in the Mediterra- nean. ln 1948 while in New Zealand in the \"Rivercrest\" he met his future wife. The following year he joined Union Company and on December 7, 1 949 became extra 4th Officer on \"Kaitoke\". Since that time he has sailed in, or com. manded, just about all the company's ships. His first command was \"Kanna\" in April 1963. More recently he has been in \"Union Dunedin\", since the ship was chartered for the Tasman Seacargo ser- vice last year. Captaih Lockhead recently completed his last voyage in the tanker \"Amokura\" aller 43 years at sea, the last 36 with Union company. David Lochhead f irst went to sea during the World War ll and f rom a cadet in 1 941 he had become 3rd Officer by war's end. ln those years he was with Union Castle Captain Lichhead Line and Prince Line but on June 19, 1948, joined Union Company and soon :w* Retirements P.C. Lansdown, Chief Engineer, sea staff; September 19, 1984 after 4O years service. E.F. Brick, 2nd Officer, sea staff; September 19, 1984 after 32 years service. Captain A. Dodds, sea staff ; October 17 , 1984 after 35 years service. Captain W.E.B. Gibson, sea staff; December 18, 1984 after 32 years service. Captain D.C.B. Lochhead, sea staff; December 31, 1984 after 36 years service. E. Knewstubb, Ship Superintendent, USSCo., Auckland; December 31, 1 984 after 1 3 years service. D.C. Jury, Deputy Managing Direc- tor, Union Shipping Group Ltd; December 31, 1984 after 42 years service.

s at Sea after was appointed 3rd Officer \"Waimarino\". He was promoted to 2nd Officer in 1949 and Chibf Officer in 1953. Graham Ricketts Helen Grey Late in 1957 he transferred to the shore staff as a Wharf Superintendent at Lyt- telton but the sea beckoned and by June 1958 he was back on board ships. His first command was M.V. \"Kanna\", in the East Coast trade, in December 1960. Captain Lochhead has been in numerous ships since that time and in re- cent years in the tankers. ln 1978 he brought the \"Amokura\" to New Zealand on her delivery voyage from Singapore Val Gunn Don Shaw and he has been with her ever since. When Captain Lochhead stepped ashore he said he was doing so because \"My time has come\". He recalls some unusual cargoes in his time including one of 5,OOO white mice from New York to Rio de Janeiro. \"On another trip we car- ried a circus - the elephants got hungry and fought and the lions were sea sick all ln retirement he may be a long way from People on the way to Australia\". the 192 metre \"Amokura\" but he will Ruth Bimler \"muck about\" in his small boat in Pelorus Sound where he and Mrs Lochhead have taken up residence. the move 25 years and more David E.McPherson, former ments. Jens Martin has joined the technical manager, has taken up the company on appointment to new position of general manager - manager :- trades. JenS, who Log Book, on behalf of all staff, con- fleet division, Union Steam Ship originally qualif ied as a master gratulates recent 25 year award win- Company at Wellington. mariner, brings with him a wide ne rs. knowledge and in-depth experience David Howie has been appointed Keith Barr signed on \"Kaiapoi\" on Oc- depot manager for lnter-lsland Ex- of shipping management both in tober 28, 1959 as fourth engineer. press Service at Wellington. Further New Zealand and overseas. Don Since then he has sailed in almost all north, Simon Lockhart has joined the Shaw, formerly Trade Manager, Ro- the company's trades, most recently as staff as sales representative f or Ro Services, hs been promoted to second engineer in tankers and \"Union lnter-lsland Express Service's new traffice manager and he, in turn will Auckland\". Auckland operation. be assisted by Denys Carpenter. Neale Rosanoski joined Wellington Dick Offwood, former general traffic branch on December 14, 1959. Val Gunn, formerly a member of manager, has taken up his promotion Destined for a career in accounting, Union Maritime Services' Auckland to group administration manager. Neale became accountant, sales department, has been ap- Richard Harris-Daw, northern Christchurch in 1 97 5 and southern pointed to head office as sales ad- regional manager, Union Maritime ministrator. region accountant in 1980. Services, has moved south to take On the other side of the Tasman, Former New Plymouth staffer John up a dual role. Richard has been ap- awards have been made to 24 Lykles has moved north to head of- pointed corporate affairs manager, members of Union's Australian staff fice as compensation officer in the Wellington, in which he will repre- who have completed more than 25 accounting division. sent the group's commercial in- years with the company. Ruth Bimler is our new assistant terests in the Capital. He will also At the Melbourne terminal, recipients Union Steam Ship Company accoun- have responsibility for Union were Warren Shepheard, George Maritime Services central region as Warne, Peter Morrison, Murray McCor- tant at head office. A qualified ac- regional manager. countant, Ruth was formerly with a mack, Alan Morrison, Edward Mould, chartered accounting practice. Leslie Hazelwood, Kevin Mackey and Jim Sexton has been appointed, on Alan Greenwood. Other accounting division changes promotion, to accountant, Union Hobart Terminal had three: Fred include Graham Ricketts who has Maritime Services, Wellington. Newman, Jan Errends and HarrY Ward; taken up the post of assistant Union Jim Brough former sales manager, and Sydney: Stewart SPiers, Tom Maritime Services accountant. Helen Union Maritime Services, Auckland, Eager and Robert Stevenson. Grey has succeeded Graham as is now regional sales manager with The Seaway vessels have a comPle- credit controller. sales responsibility f or the whole ment of nine in the long-service From one harbour to another, Ber- northern region. brigade; Captain W.F.Gormlie, Captain nard O'Carroll has moved from R.W. Gower, Captain W.E.B.Gibson, Auckland to Onehunga. Two recent senior appointments in Captain A.Crawford, S.J.Kershaw, Union Engineering are Ross Smith to W.A.Phillips, N.F.Ring, L.M.Howells A re-structuring of responsibilities in marketing manager and Brian and K.Sinclair. Union Steam's commercial division Macken to product manager, out- has led to several senior appoint- board division, Union Merchants.

Edna is the key Ever wondered how your fort- on to a tape which then is fed into nightly pay or pension gets into your our computer. bank account? Well here is the key o The computer produces various to it all. Edna Ryan, Salaries Officer reports which need to be balanced in Group Personnel. and checked. With determination and skill ac- o A tape is then produced by our quired from many years of com- computer containing names, bank petitive cricket and other sports, Ed- accounts, nett salaries and date of na ensures that once every two payment. weeks the payroll \"goes through\". o This vital tape is then rushed to the Here's how: BNZ by Edna where it is lodged for o All salaried staff and superan- processing. nuitants have unique computer o The next day Edna receives a proof numbers (as well as names). print-out.which hopefully confirms o Time sheets are received and cod- that all data has been accepted and ed, hours added and batched into processed. varioug port locations. . With a sign of relief, Edna issues . Any necessary amendments are the command for payslips to be pro- made. duced and distributed. o All relevant information is punched It needs just one error in any of these steps to cause complications Edna Ryan but in spite of the inevitable human Captain dies errors which do happen, Edna Ryan produces the pay. Obituaries suddenly your friendly bank manager, spare a T, N. Stonnel, cook, \"Union Next pay day or when you call on 1 984. It is with saddness we record the thought for Edna who against all Dunedin\"; at sea on September 17, death, on October 13, 1984, of odds ensures that your account is Captain H.O.T.Fuller. He had recent- regularly \"topped up\" with salary or Captain H.O.T,Fuller, sea staff; at ly come ashore from \"Tasman Ven- pension. Auckland on October 13, 1984. ture\", to enjoy time-off, when he lncidentally, just in case Edna falls died suddenly at his home. by the wayside, Ann Keat, (better H.W.R. Harvey, superannuitant, \"Herb\" joined the company nearly known before October 20 as Ann f ormerly accountant, Dunedin; at 28 years ago and had been in com- Jackson) knows all the tricks. Dunedin on November 1, 1984. mand since May 1967. Throughout his career and in his home life he had displayed leadership, generosity and ,: concern for other people. These qualities were aptly described by BRIGHT IDEAS Canon Venville to an overflowing congregation at a funeral service in the Missions to Seamen Chapel, Auckland. BRING Captain Fuller leaves his widow, Brenda, and three children to whom we extend on behalf of all in the RESUTTS company, sincere sympathy. We all have the potential to think out and create new and better ways of doing things, of making better use of r.eso.urcesr of saving costs and making work more satisfying. Thats why we have introduced a staff suggestions s_cheme open to all permanenfly employed staff. Have you an idea which will o improve productivity and eff iciency . rncrease revenue . reduce costs and wastage o enhance the company's image and customer relations . enhance staff relations lf so, you could win a worthwhile reward. your manager, cqptqin or chief engineer will tell you how to go about submitting your idea.