NEW HARBOUR BOARD MEMBERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 18 April 1944, Page 4

NEW HARBOUR BOARD MEMBERS

RETIREMENT OF MR BRUNT TRIBUTE TO SERVICES The Nelson Harbour Board was advised by the Marine Department last night that the Governor-General had appointed Alfred Jones and John Basil Carr to be members of the board for a term of three years from 26th April 1944. as Government nominees. Mr Jones is president of the Nelson Waterside Workers’ Union, and Mr Carr is a present member of the board. The retiring Government member is Mr J. H. Brunt, who hinted that he would not offer himself as a candidate at the elections in May. The chairman, Mr A. Gould, said he was deeply sorry that Mr Brunt had not been re-appointed, without meaning any reflection on Mr Jones’ appointment. Mr Brunt had been a capable and willing worker on the board. He had had a fairly difficult task is maintaining an even course between two marks: to do justice to the board and to do justice to the fruitgrowers whom he represented, and had done it fairly and justly. Whether Mr Brunt decided to offer himself for reelection depended entirely on himself. Mr A. R. Kingsford said that the chairman had voiced the opinions of all the members. Mr Brunt had been an extremely useful member to the board, because the fruit industry was one of the big industries of this district. He still felt that the board should have on it a representative of that industry. Mr J. B. Carr endorsed the remarks of the previous speakers and said he was sorry to see Mr Brunt now off the board. He had always looked on MiBrunt as a capable member of the board and he would be one who would be missed. The hope that Mr Brunt would not be missed on the board and that he would be re-elected by the ratepayers, was expressed by Mr G. Manson. Mr Brunt congratulated Messrs Carr and Jones. He said he had enjoyed his association with the board over the last 13 years. Good progress had been made during that period, particularly during the chairmanship of Mr Gould. As to standing for election, there were four city members on the board, and they were four really good members. He saw no reason why he should stand against them. If those four stood for election he thought they should be returned. He was leaving the board .table with considerable regret, said Mr Brunt. He was afraid that as a Government nominee he was not a great success because he was a little bit independent.