NAPIER MAYORALTY.
MR J. VIGOR BKOWN’S POSITION. Per Press Association. NAPIER, June 14. Tho position of the Mayor of Napier is at present in doubt in view of the passing for payment by the council of an account to a company in which the Mayor (Mr J. Vigor Brown) is a shareholder. The council’s debt was incurred prior to the closing ol‘ nominations for the last election, but the account was passed at the meeting after the election at which Mr Brown presided. The Mayor has since disposed of his shares in the company concerned and paid them the amount of tho council’s account, and the comp-Jiy has made a refund to tho counci?. As it is not clear whether the refund and the disposal of shares will have the effect of making the Mayor’s position legal. Mr Brown vacated the chair at this week’s meeting of the council, pending advice from counsel. The borough solicitors are to be asked for an opinion and Mr Brown is also consulting his advisers.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 June 1927, Page 12
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171NAPIER MAYORALTY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 June 1927, Page 12
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