GREY LYNN OBSEQUIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 154, 30 June 1914, Page 7

GREY LYNN OBSEQUIES.

PASSING OF THE BOROUGH.

PRESENTATION" TO THE iIAYOR,

At the close of the final meeting or the drey Lynn Roroiiffh Council laet eveningj the Deputy .Mayor (Mr. <;, j. Garland), on behalf of tin . Council afiked the Mayor. Mr. Ucorjie liailrloii, to accept tin- "Curonation" , chair, and alto the .-hiniil the nnnioj of previous Mayor- of tlie borough, ami those of the pre-ent Pouneil. Mr. (Jarland erprc->',l pleasure at pre-LM-nt the lir.-l Mnyur of the borough. Mr. li. T. W'arnoi-k. He mentioned that gentleman .*:,- lir-t elerti-d in lssr>. rtjzain in I SOH. am! lm!,l the. position until 10(13. Referring tn amnijTamution with Auckland. Mr. Garland burst into poetry, eavinp: —

The hoy fans cmwn into a man. fnte bug ile.-reeil. I n.-k. wh.. run S'l Kate nsl-l- or foil hi? plan , : Let us ~he...

Sf> in the years that are to come We *rl«h nil tfonil to every one. We've hart "V^"™ ,, ™ anrt onr fan-

Mr. Baildon, in thanking the rouni-il loir, said lip liad prowu »-i in flic borough, ami lir-t went to wlinol in thr dietlk-t. 11<- viae »lad to cc.- pre .sent their old friend tlif> first Mayor of the horoiic;!). .\ir. I:, r. Wnrmx-k, who could tell of tli,' olil I'iiip- wlicn tin'}mot in fowl-house. Jiu menut farm

Thr Mavnr next lianilnl tlio lai-.ro-framed photojrrapli of Hip fii>t flavor to Councillor J. A. Wnrno;-k. nn.-I of Mr. A. PonaM to liis iton, r-ouncillor W. Donald. It n-BH akn agreed tv fonvarrl the photos of the first Town Clerk. Mr. John Carrie, Mr.=sre. Kus=cr and .Martin to their relative*.