MOSGIEL BOROUGH COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 19550, 7 May 1927, Page 12

MOSGIEL BOROUGH COUNCIL

MAYORAL INSTALLATION Tho installation of Mr John I’. Walls as Mayor of Mosgiel for the third term ,ivas carried out ou Thursday, The same evening the nowly-clocted councillors (Messrs Jolm Wright, L. S. Dyer, Jas. Henderson, James Mitchell, G. A. M'Lood, and John Garrett) were sworn in.

The ceremony was attended by about fifty representatives of the local bodies af the district and, those holding official positions iu the borough. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the Hon. D. T. Fleming, Messrs T. K. Sidcy and J. M. Dickson, M.P.s honored the assemblage with their presence. The mayoress and councillors’ -wives _ also , graced the gathering. The Taieri Pipe Hand and Municipal Band played a programme of music to welcome' the visitors to tho town,, the former escorting Sir Thomas Mackenzie into tho hall, where a welcome was extended by the mayor. In turn Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the Hon. D. T. Fleming, Messrs T. K. Sidey, and J. M‘C. Dickson acknowledged the welcome and stated their pleasure at being present. The two first-named said they had more reasons than one for attending. . They bad known 'Mr.Wyalls rOTl '“ boyhood at Bal<jlutba;"aii'd.'had watched his career,, until now '’'occupiedt the • position'-’ of Mayor of-jMosgipU- There ■•w.orpy,ethers present who wore .more or, less connected with the, Clutha • ilistricf, and the renewing of" their ' 'acepiaintahcct also made , the visit to' Mosgiel enjoyable. The welcome over,, an adjournment:; was'made to the'borough council chamber, whero-tho ■installation took'place. An appropriate' toast list was • honored;,, and n. ' short musical propfamme was supplied by Miss 'Walls, Mr J. Ile;i----dersoii, Mr 'M. Curran, and Mr E. , Swailos. ... . ... - . • ~; v • j wore-, t ordered to the inayor hiitd bo.’thc icphncillors on their refurii to-office," nhVl.'good wishes 1 expressed, lor the new term.-., ; Mr A.' Ft Quel eh proposed, the' toast of “ Tiro '’Mayor and Mayoress.” ■ He , spoke mf''tir'd” goocFwork'' doi.re by -both ; during; tWipait-' font years., and iiiifhe i name of the eje.ctors tliGiir-for’ their services. He specially tlpauked, 'Mrs Walls, who bad capably eiirTiedVnt any duties which had come her way. Ho wished them both every success and happiness in the. two years that lay before them.. (Applause.) ; Mr Walls, in responding briefly re--1 turned thanks. Ho assured those pre- ! sent that lie had always tried to do his best, and that he would continue to do iso. His-heart .was in Mosgiel, and he was optiraistiu enough to think, that one day ,it would bo a town of ■ importance. Tt the councils of to-day to try - and realise this and lay. the foundations in : u worthy manner. He particularly thanked tho visitors from Dunedin for their attendance, and also the town' clerk '(Mr Hutchm-i cm' t'-> staff for theefficient help that had always been given when rcipu.rca, 11,

tion to their ordinary borough dutic-a.

In‘proposing the toast of ‘.‘The Parliament of New Zealand,” Sir Thomas Mackenzie made a comparison between the Parliament of New Zealand and .those of other countries he had visited. He had experienced poorer Parliaments and Parliaments equal to that of the dominion, but none superior. The Hon. D. TV Fleming and Messrs T. K. Sidcy and J. M‘C. Dickson, in responding, entertained their hearers by recounting items of interest from both Houses of Parliament. The redistribution of boundaries was commented on, and hopes were expressed that the minis of Taieri electorate would be one day restored.

Cther toasts honored were;—“Tho Ladies,” proposed by CT Garrett and responded to by the mayoress and Gr Dyer: “Local Bodies,” proposed by Mr John Logan and responded to by Gs J. Henderson, J. Wright, and G. A. M‘Leod (Mosgiel Borough Council). Crs J. \V. Blair and Walter Blackic (Taieri County Council), Mr B. T. Sadd (Taieri River Trust), and Mr Kv.ans (Public Works Department): “ExMayors,” proposed by Mr James Mitchell and replied to by Mr A. F. Qiselch; “The Public Service,” proposed by Mr William RJackio and responded to by Messrs Charles Findlay and M. Curran.