Mr C. O. Spiller Clerk Of Mt Herbert County

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31143, 20 August 1966, Page 19

Mr C. O. Spiller Clerk Of Mt Herbert County

The appointment of Mr C., I O. Spiller as county clerk | I from September 1 was con-| I firmed by the Mount Herbert County Council yesterday. The deputy-chairman (Cr.l E. R. Radcliffe) said that dis-' cussions had been held with I I Heathcote County Council I representatives on the posi-i tion that had arisen over the' ; resignation of Mr W. H. I ! Scrimgeour, cleric to both councils. “We were told that Heath- 1 cote felt, because of their j new appointment, and delay j in the amalgamation of the two counties, that we should appoint our own clerk,” said Cr. Radcliffe. Mr Spiller, a Christchurch public accountant who was clerk of the Tawera County Council, had agreed to do Mount Herbert's work. An appointment had to be made without delay to avoid Mount Herbert rate demands | being returned to Heathcote. Cr. Radcliffe said that Mount Herbert had been tryi ing to amalgamate with I Heathcote since the end of 1963. Lack of encouragement . by the National Roads Board j had stopped that, but the two i counties were still negotil ating. Mr Scrimgeour, who has I been Mount Herbert’s clerk

, t since April, 1965. is vacating :!his position with Heathcote! • |from September 30. The new :! clerk is Mr J. A. Geard, who j will take over in October. Cemetery Plaque Mr B. N. Norris wrote ask-: ing what had happened to! I i proposals to mark the pioneer j •| i mmigrants’ cemetery at! ■ Camp Bay. Three years ago,! jhe said, he had a group I i organised to erect a plaque. I Mr Norris said that a white! ■ cross had been proposed. but| “it would not be appropriate, ’.as many of those buried at : Camp Bay were not Christliians. The Forest and Bird I Protection Society was interested in planting the reserve, i The council decided to tell 5 Mr Norris that it reaffirmed r its previous decision to sup- > port the scheme that it had asked an architect, Mr J. A. f Hendry, to suggest a suitable I memorial, but had not heard s from him, and to ask Mr Nor-i ris for his ideas. I Tawera.—Plans were re- ' ceived for alterations to conJ vert the Wheatsheaf Hotel, ■ Teddlngton, to a tavern, and were referred to the building 1 ■ inspector. • i