TEN YEARS’ MAYORALTY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3742, 1 December 1925, Page 36

TEN YEARS’ MAYORALTY.

SIR JAMES GUNSON HONOURED.

AUCKLAND, November 23. At an enthusiastic gathering to-day Sir umes Gunson, in recognition of his 10 mm’ service as Mayor of Auckland, was iwented with a silver model of the War

•mortal Museum and with an illuminated dress. He was also presented with a igque to found an agricultural scholarship his name, and Lady Gunson was the ttukiient of a baby grand piano, ftr George Baildon, Mayor of Auckland, d that all the citizens were satisfied that r James Gunson had done more for his I j than any one of his generation. There wtre higher duties before him, however, frd it Was often suggested that he might > light on until he became Prime Minister the Dominion. Sir Edwin Mitchelson also paid a tribute islr James Gunson's services. Bir James Gunson, in replying, said his crus of office had been one of unalloyed pplness. In the lifetime of Sir Edwin Itchelson Auckland had grown from a mall village on the water’s edge to the detldid city it was to-day. That in itself La a wonderful thing, but he believed the ty was merely passing frsm youth to manood, and building on that foundation the tospect for the future was indeed bright.