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The Queensland Naturalist 
July, 1929- 
RETIREMENT OF Mr. HENRY TRYON. 
Mr. Henry Try on, one of the founders of this Club, 
and who still takes an active interest in its work, and who, 
since he retired from the position of Chief Government 
Entomologist and Vegetable Pathologist, in December, 
1925, has been carrying on, for the Government, special 
entomological and vegetable pathological work, was the 
guest of honour at a large valedictory gathering at the 
Department of Agriculture and Stock on the occasion of 
his final retirement from the State Service on 30th June, 
1929. 
The Under Secretary for Agriculture and Stock (Mr. 
E. Graham), who presided, said that the function had 
been arranged for the purpose of bidding an official fare- 
well to Mr. Tryon, who had been associated with the 
public service of the State for nearly half a century. As 
a result of his work Queensland had greatly benefited, 
particularly in respect to the great primary industries of 
the State. His work had been extensive, and lie had been 
responsible for much of the important pioneering work of 
Australia in his chosen scientific field. 
His services to the sugar industry particularly had 
been of immense value. As a result of a visit paid by 
him to New Guinea on a Government mission in 1896, new 
varieties of cane had been introduced into Queensland, 
including the variety known as Badila, which had proved 
of vast economic advantage to Queensland sugar growers. 
Mr. Tryon ’s record was a splendid one of service to the 
State, and his fellow officers of the Department had a 
high appreciation of his work and worth. 
Messrs. F. F. Coleman and C. T. White cordially sup* 
ported Mr. Graham’s remarks. 
Mr. Graham then handed to Mr. Tryon a wallet of 
bank notes, as a token of the high esteem in which he 
is held by the officers of the department. 
Mr. White presented Mr. Tryon with an additional 
token, this being from the officers of the department in 
the Stanthorpe area, and consisting of a silver calendar. 
Mr, Tryon, in reply, thanked his fellow officers most 
heartily for meeting to wish him god-speed on the occa- 
sion of his severing his official associations with them. 
He appealed to them all to give of their best for the 
State, and be untiring in their efforts to help their country. 
