HONORARIA OF MAYORS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19918, 3 May 1930, Page 15

HONORARIA OF MAYORS.

SUGGESTION FOR SCALB RATE. DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. (rsss3 association tucck^jc.) WELLINGTON, 2latr • The honoraria received by city mayors was a subject of rapreaeatatim to the Minister for Internal Afain (Hon. P. A. de la PenreOe) by a deputation from the executive of the lliaiieipal Association which waiter! o« fciot to-tlav.

Mr J. O'Shea (eity solicitor. Wellington) suggested that the Gavexwaeak should exempt mayors* bonorcpa frM> the payincu't of income tax. The Minister observed last salaries of members of Parliament were aot exempt. Mr O.'Sheer We hare no objection to members of Pcrliamcnt feeing put » the same position. One Member <r6 Parliament told me that it cost M* £I2OO in subscriptions to I>c I Ofnbcr.

The Minister-: quite likely. Mr O'Shea said he zim knee «f ttt case of a mayor in receipt of •» orarium of £4OO who sgettt £BW ,ii gifts. The deputation also askeJ that provision should be mide for tk® payment of an honotari* to the rtiii of Town Boards. The hojkorariwa «f » mayor eould not exceed £ 500, and «um had to be fixed from time to ti—by the local bodies. Some ih( clous and some were w»t. I* opinion, the. honoraria #f the asjn for the seven cities should be find statute at £SOO, *nd in other «W * system ofgradnation according to papulation and ability'to pay. The Minister said he agreed that M who gavo their services to the CMOin ity, and who yttxQ not in stroag fMi* cial positions were intitW to thing reasonable. He wo«ld go tt* oughly into th© matter, to aia eould he done-