Retirement of Mr. R. F. Ott
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From Our Own Correspondent APIA, July 27.
ON his recent retirement from the service of the Government-owned cocoa plantation as manager of the Central Group Cocoa and Rubber Estates for the past 21 years, Mr. R. F. Ott, one of the pioneer planters of Western Samoa, was honoured by his colleagues and representatives of the Government.
A farewell function was held on July 13, at the office of the New Zealand Reparation Estates, when Mr. Ott was presented with an address and an engraved silver tray.
He came to Samoa in 1907, as overseer for a German plantation company, and was appointed manager of the Central Group of the NZ Reparation Estates in 1930.
A sincere tribute to his wort as manager was paid to Mr. Ott by the general manager of the Estates, Mr. D. R. Eden, who spoke of him as the “grand old man of Central Group” who had brought the plan tations to a high standard.