New Council in Whangarei Takes Office

Northern Advocate, 26 May 1941, Page 3

New Council in Whangarei Takes Office

Oath cf office was taken by the Mayor of Whangarei (Mr W. Jones) and members of the borough council at a statutory meeting on Saturday evening.

Congratulations were offered by the Mayor to the former members of the council who were returned and to new members.- The new councillors, he felt sure, would find work on the council interesting, sometimes worrying, but always possible of solution by combined thought and wisdom. The Mayor again advocated, as on similar occasions in the past, that each councillor should put forward his own opinion irrespective of those passed by other councillors. Questions under discussion could then be thrashed out, the Mayor and town clerk (Mr L. O. Hall) assisting by giving all the facts at their disposal.

Cr. Thompson Deputy Mayor

“I trust that we will have a pleasant three years of office and let us hope that the clouds at present darkening the world will by that time have been dispersed,” the Mayor concluded.

Discussing the office of DeputyMayor, the Mayor said that it was the prerogative of the Mayor to nominate his successor and his choice had fallen upon Cr. D. J. Thomson, one of the oldest councillors in length of service. By unanimous decision Cr. Thomson was appointed Deputy-Mayor. The following standing committees were approved:—Legal and finance, works, parks, abattoir, electricity, library, purchasing and special committees as required.

Committee Personnel

Personnel appointed to the various committees was:

Legal and Finance Committee: The whole council, with the Mayor as chairman. Works Committee: The whole council, with Cr. L. Reynolds as chairman.

Parks Committee: The Mayor. Crs. D. J. Thomson (chairman), S. J. Snow, L. Reynolds, D. L. Smedley, J. G. Draper, J. S. Woolley, J. E. Henderson, with Mesdames Pickmere, Holliday and Inkster. Abattoir Committee: The Mayor, Crs. J. G. Draper (chairman), S. J. Snow, S. Oldcorn, J. E. Henderson, with Mr M. R. Timewell. Electricity Committee: The Mayor, Crs. D. L. Smedley (chairman), S. J. Snow, R. J. N. Ciosby, J. G. Draper, D. J. Thomson and J. S. Woolley. Library Committee: Mr R. S. Finch (chairman), Crs. D. L. Smedle.,, J. S. Woolley, R. J. N. Crosby, with Mesdames Pickmere, Briggs, Miss A. Woodhead. Messrs D. T. Wood and F. W. Reed. Purchasing Committee: The Mayor, Crs. L. Reynolds, D. J. Thomson, J. G. Draper and D. L. Smedley.

Borough Representatives Borough representatives on the Municipal Band: Crs. J. S. Woolley, L. Reynolds, D. L. Smedley and J. E. Henderson (re-elected). Borough representatives on the Northland Zone Patriotic Committee: The Mayor and Mr J. W. Parkin (reelected) . . Borough representatives on the Whangarei Fire Board: Cr. J. S. Wolley and Mr H. C. Rishworth. Borough representatives on the Home Guard District Committee: Cr. J. G. Draper and Mr G. S. Brov/n The council fixed the first Tuesday evening in each month as the date for council meetings and also fixed dates for the committee meetings. At the conclusion of the statutory meeting the council sat as the legal and finance committee, thereby commencing the new term’s work.