CLERIC OF PARLIAMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22328, 31 July 1934, Page 13

CLERIC OF PARLIAMENTS

MR CM.BOTHAMLEY APPOINTED (FSOM OCB PaEUAMENTAET REPOBTEK WELLINGTON, July 30. ■{ The appointment of the Clerk Assistant of the Legislative. Council, Mr C. M. Bothamley, .to the position of Clerk of Parliaments and Clerk of the. Legislative Council in succession to the late Mr E.' W. Kane, was announced by the Leader of the Legislative Council (Mr R. Masters) after a meeting of Cabinet this evening. Mr Bothamley, who. was born in Wellington in 1891, is a son of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Hod, Mr A. T. Bothamley, 1.5.0. , After completing his education, at the Terrace School, Wellington,, and at Wellington College, Mr Bothamley began work with Messrs W, G. ; Turnbull and Co. He later joined the firm of Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd. He enlisted for active service in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, but after sometime in camp was discharged as unfit lwcause of a football injury. Mr Bothamley joined the staff of the House of Representatives as committee clerk in 1910 and later was. appointed committee clerk to the Legislative Counell. ..In 1921 he was appointed second clerk assistant, and in 1931 was promoted to the position of Deputy-clerk of Parliaments, clerk-assistant of the Council and deputy-examiner of peti' tions for private Bills. Mr Bothamley has acted as honorary secretary to the Empire Parliamentary Association since the death of Mr ."A. F. Lowe, C.M.G., in 1929.