MAYORS INSTALLED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 14

MAYORS INSTALLED

CEREMONIES IN PROVINCE APPOINTMENTS OF DEPUTIES The Mayors of the following towns in tho Auckland Province have been installed in office: — Whangarei.—The installation of Mr. W. Jones as Mayor was performed by Mr. L. J. Brake, who was Mayor prior to Mr. Jones' election in May, 1929. Cambridge.—ln the presence of a number of the new; Mayor, Mr . . Edgar James, was invested, * with the chain of: office By. his predecessor, Mr. C. H. Priestley, who said, it was a pleasure to hand oyer the affairs of the-borough to Mr, . James, who , was nominated : by/ him 'and;. Had; been deputy-mayor for the past three years. The Mayor 1 announced that according to > past custom'the councillor securing the most votes at the election would be deputy-mayor, and he had much pleasure in nominating Mr. A. H. Nicoll for, the position.

Tauranga.—A meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council in: connection •with the installation of the Mayor and the swearing in of the members of the council was held last night. Mr. D. Matheson invested the Mayor, Mr. L. R. Wilkinson, with the chains of office. 'The Mayor, in replying, referred briefly to the work which lay ahead of the council, including matters associated with: town planning, aerodrome con-trol-arid street improvements. The Hon. C. E. Macmillan was appointed deputyMayor. Waihi.—The Mayor. Mr. W. M. ■Will In utt, was installed in office and Mr. C, Butcher again appointed de-puty-mayor, at the first , meeting of the new council. The Mayor's honorarium was'fixed at £176 per annum, the same amount as previously. FEELING AT ROTOR-OTA CHOICE OF DEPUTY-MAYOR

[BY TELEGBAFH—OWN COBBESPONDENTj EOTORTJA, Thursday

The question of the appointment of the deputy-mayor aroused feeling at the first meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council: last night. The Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, said it was customary, although there was no set rule governing the procedure, to appoint the councillor topping the poll at the electiou. For this reason lie proposed Sir. L.. Ewert. In doing so, however, he. wished ,in no way to detract from the capabilities of the previous holder of the office, Mr. E. T. Johnson. On the grounds that no definite procedure had been established, Mr. P. Kinninmont . .then proposed Mr. JohnI son for the position. Mr. Johnson said that ho had only decided to allow himself to be, proposed that morning, as a result of certain remarks made by Mr. Ewert at a -eommittee meeting, and his ' alleged attitude that he; .was j entitled by right to'the position. : '.'Mr. Ewert denied making tho remarks alleged i'bf Mr.', Johnson, but said that -a number/ of his. supporters had asked ; him;'to toko the position of lie felt it due to them to do%>., v • " A ballot was. taken, -the voting being four, for Mr. Ewert iand four for Mr. Johnson.; Tho ' Mayor said he was in a difficult, 'position- with; regard to his casting vote,' but ultimately he exercised it. in favour of Mi'. Ewert. It wasY decided to increase the Mayor's honorarium from £l5O to £2OO a year for three years.