H.B. COUNTY CHAIRMANSHIP

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 286, 22 November 1911, Page 5

H.B. COUNTY CHAIRMANSHIP

MR ( HAMBERS RE ELE( TED.

A <-p. cia! mi eting of the Hawke's Bay County Council was held to-day f ,r the purpose of electing a chairman for the ensuing year. Only cm* n< mini'tit n was ri ccivid.

Mr. Shriniptcn moved that Mr. T. Mm-o:i Chambers be elected chairman fi r the ensuing year. lie held that the council was to lie congratulated ttpen having a man like Mr. Chambers for chai'man. ft v.as no; necessary for him to say much as, they all knew the time, energy and ability he had devoted io thi' work. Titty wire vary fori unto indeed, t;. hail 1 .a m-.n like Mr. < iinnibers tc tnki fhe duties. ( Crosse seconded I lie motion and reminded cot'ncilkirs 1 hat for long time Mr Chnnibirs had endeavoured to bring into force diff< rentiai lating and finally he had tiuir-eeded in getting this done, if' held it was iiie mdy true r aid to <ci.ni.niy. The r< suit of adoptmg this system was t bat the cciim il v. as now out of debt Cnder no other system eoultl this have Loen don: at least not for urv long time. They’ had to thaiiK Mr. Chamber’; for the position they were in 10-day. The ratepayers were t> be loiigratitlafed upon having such a chairman and he was sure the interests of tlie council would be well looked after. Cr. Doimi-iiv agrei d with wit at had been said. The council was to be congratalati d i iton hav mg sttcl; a chairninn.

Cr. Stead lock the opport miit v to thank th> chairman for his conriesy and attention t > th ’ w.-mts nF M'tkakaho t itling Cr. Macdonald agri i d vvilh what had Lectt ‘.aid. He had watched the chai' tiian si-i.-c In v. a - a very young man. lie had h t.l she ad van t age ..t

•■rrving r.ntlf r -< nm s<-iy able ciiaii’im a. He had got what many voting m. n had noi got iiaekb.mo -and t; 'a d to I*', jrn : i'-o to al!.

Cr. (’l-irk. v.'life . ..o.'T.. wb’f ti e chairman laid ih.ne f the wlo.h- c nnty. liad to specially thank M■ -. < hambers for what he had done for Pi lane Biding.

Tne mm ion wa* then put ami '■an it d.

In rrply. Mr. ( bainb< i s tLa’ik*’l ::ir c’um illi ’- le arlily f. r tl-.i’l-kind i xpres-io;’ of opinions as tc. his eei-vh es and capability in fiib’ng the office. He felt their remarkvvert t,o flattering But ''-.in it’ f wire not - he v nld -ty that b. • had tried h's -iti.irot to do iiie work ti ti c 1 — of ids aL-Jity and act . tn a!!. H - olijcci had ahvay rirr;i to treat the big ratepayer and the att’e rat>-j■ iv er on i iinal terms ami. if i Im Lad -b.ovvn more <” n.-iih rati 'i fi r the -mall taa’i than the btg on -. It v.a- v.-i.rk 'm‘ liked and as he t'-L he i:ad the t’onfidf’iß'f’ of the ooiiih-il atid ti,e raifcaym- be wrniiii Im p!ca-ed to again :.c.”’pt tiif p<-iiion.