Honour for Mayor of Lower Hutt

Hutt News, Volume 20, Issue 43, 23 April 1947, Page 7

Honour for Mayor of Lower Hutt

The acceptance by Mr. J. \V. An.news. Mayor ot Lower Hull 01 ,r.i appointment to the newly-consti-tuted Local Government Commission will mean ids resignation from many of the local bodies with which he has been connected. Mr. 1. J. Goldstine. 0.8. E.. barrister and solicitor, of Auckland. wUI be chairman of the Commission. His appointment carries with it a sta-Urf equivalent to that of a Judge of .he Supreme Conn. Other members are Mr. W. C. E. George, tailor, of Rotorua. formerly Mayor of Iluntly, and Mr. <:. A. Monk, farmer, chairman of the Horowhenua County Council and a member of the Counties' Association.

Mr. Andrews, who has been Mayor of Lower Hutt for 13 years. will probably resign that office at the end

IMPORTANT DITY

of May. As the resignation will be within six months of the municipal elections in November, no by-election will be necessary to fill the vacancy. The City Council will elect an actingMavor from its members.

POWER HOARD'S TRIBUTE

REST MAN FOR THE JOB

At the last meeting of the Hutt Valley Electric Rower Board Mr. Andrews was congratulated upon his appointment to the Commission. The chairman. Mr. G. L. Giesen, said that from the point of view oT knowledge of local government affairs Mr. Andrews could aol be bettered for the position.

Mr. S. Blackley said that he had met many Mayors In New Zealand.

but none so energetic as Mr. Andrew.-,, and he wished him success in bis very important job. The chairman of the Commission, Mr. Goldstine. had been prominently connected with town planning In Auckland, and was a man of very broad vision. Mr. H. Green said that Mr. Andrews was always untiring, and probably no one in New Zealand had more knowledge of local body affairs. No one was more r.ultable for the job.

Mr. R. W. Bothamley considered

APPOINTMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION' RESKSXATION OF MAYORALTY AND OTHER POSITIONS

MR. ANDREWS' QIALIFIC (VTIONS

At a meeting of the Free Ambulance Council in Wellington last week the chairman, Mr. W. H. Price, referred to the appointment of one of Its members, Mr. J. VV. Andrews, to th.' Local Government Hoard. The fact that Mr. Andrews had been selected by the Municipal Conference, the harbour boards, and other bodies to carry out this important duty spoke for itself, said Mr. Price.

Tributes to Mr. Andrews' services and good wishes for his success on the Com mission were added" by :;r-M-«. H I'. Toogood. M. Marks. A. Rothamley and R. L. Button.

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GREAT RECORD OF SERVICE

Mr. Andrews, who was elected Mayor of Lower Hutt In 192?,. is a member ol no fewer than P. 7 local bodies and other organisations.

Among the more important. of these are the Board of Health. Weilington Harbour Board, Municipal Association, Soil Conservation Council. Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, King George V. Memorial. Free Ambulance Association, National Patriotic Fund Association, War Memorial and Dominion Museum. Hint Valley Milk Hoard. Association, and Hutt Rotary Club.

WORK OP MAYORESS

VALUE TO LOWER HUTT A". Mayoress Mrs. Andrews his been just as indefatigable in public work an tier husband. She has been untiring in pushing ahead schemes tor the- cultural and material advancement of the Hutt Valley, especially those affecting the welfare of women and children.

Mrs. Andrews has a happy gift for "chairing" meetings and a pleasing personality that makes her very popular.

that the Government had made a verj wise choice in appointing Mr. j Andrews to the position. Mr. J. P.. Yaldv.yn added a warm tribute to Mr. Andrews" ability. In reply Mr. Andrews said that one of the hardest things about his new job was that it meant the severance of his connection with many local bodies, including the Mayoralty and the presidency of the New Zealand Municipal Association. However, he had previously decided that this wi.tihi be his last year as Mayo.*. lie . xpeci'-d to find it hard, after a st. ■ i.. to us Line 'on various local bodies, to adopt the quiet, easy pace of the Commission, but there was a big job to be done by Ihe Commission and thai was why he had taken the position. He realised there was much to be done, and he hoped that it would tie of lasting benefit to the country.