VALEDICTORY

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4366, 28 January 1909, Page 2

VALEDICTORY

PIAKO COUNTY CHAIRMAN

At the conclusion of the Piako County Council meeting on Monday evening, and prior to the Council rising, Cr Ring referred to the fact that the Chairman —Mr Thos. Gavin —was about to retire from the Chairmanship of the Council, and he would like to state that he had sat a l good many years as Chairman and member of the Council, and he (Cr. Ring) never found a better.—Cr. McCaw said he had sat continuously on the Piako Council for 14 years, and he had found Mr Gavin a firstclass man, both as Chairman and member. He very much regretted Mr Gavin’s retirement. Other Councillors spoke in a similar strain. Mr Gavin thanked his colleagues for their kindly remarks towards him, stating that he was pleased to see his little efforts to do his duty had been appreciated. They had had their, differences of opinion. He had been j connected with local bodies all his life, so to speak, but none have given - him more pleasure to attend to than j the Piako County Council, and he j had endea\oured to the best of his ability to assist to further the interests of the County, However, the County is divided, and he wished . both bodies—Matamata and Piako !

—every success. Private business necessitated his retiring from local politics—the Mining Company he represented claimed his attention. — The members took leave of Mr Gavin and departed.