LATE COUNCILLOR HAMPSON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 21 February 1920, Page 5

LATE COUNCILLOR HAMPSON

TRIBUTE EROM CITY : COUNCIL . At the meeting of the City Council last evening reference was made to the death of Cr. W. S. Hampson. The Deputy-Mayor (Cr. Pettit) said that since the. last meeting of the Council ope __ of their number had been carried from their midst —Cr. Hampson, He had sat with Cr. Hampson for a considerable time and had found him a vej*y useful councillor, one who devoted much tiine and. municipal matters, especially finance. Cr. Hampson t had served as a councillor for 13 years without a break. Hp, would move that the Council express sympathy with the relatives of the late Cr. Hampson and place on record ltd appreciation of the valn^i'e: services rendered by. him during a long period. ; Cr Stringer seconded the resolution. The following; letter from the Mayor was read !- , :

“I regret very much that I , am up able to be present with you to-night. I desire to ju||i with you in expressing sympathy with Mrs Sampson . AijiA family in the sudden sad loss they have sustained ? by^ death of our, deair old fnenA; and colleague, jhe late eillor ‘William Spencer Hampson. Since Mr Hampsonfav aib rival in Nelson many years ajp he had taken, a great interest in every movement having . -if Qr_ its object the progress of son, and district. , He ~was,A ' pian of large experience, fjSf great ability, and of an optimistic nature, .with whop! .it; has always been a pleasure to work. As a city councillor his store of knowledge—practical,, theoretical, and finan<ua%r! gathered in many of fhfs cities of the world, was always readily and fully used for the benefit of the city, and I that ! can never jhope a better councillor and in any place or under apy circumstances, as Mayor of the' / City of Nelson.” -., j Cr. Edwards as a junior councillor acknowledged the assistance he had( received' - from Or. Hampsoh, who ; wag ■ always a gentleman. The ; Ci,ty had lost a valuable servant ‘ , especially in regard to fmaplpe matters. , 'I Cr. Karris said Cr. Haxnp- 1 son had been a really good' councillor, and would been returned to the t Cpiuiipl as . long as he offered his' services, ■ ■ j V ■ ’ The resolution was carried in silence, Councillors ing. . x " \ - meeting of the Council was then adjourned for a week. . * .