FAREWELL TO DEPUTY MAYOR. '

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18502, 25 February 1930, Page 8

FAREWELL TO DEPUTY MAYOR. '

CR. T. W. SATTERTHWAITE HONOURED. At the conclusion of last night’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council, opportunity was taken by the Mayor (Mr V 7. Ang T ar»d>, and Councillors to say farewell to t*e DeputyMayor (Councillor T. W. Satterthwaite). who is to leave shortly on a vi'jit to England. The executive officers of the Council also were present. The Mayor, who presided, said they they had met to say au revcir to Councillor Satterthwaite. and sFo to express appreciation of the splendid work he had done on behalf of the ratepayers of Timaru during the 21 years he had served them on the Council. The Mayor said that with the exception of Councillor Satterthwaite, he was the oldest councillor present. They had served many years together in the public service. and in the past many important works, such as the underground drainage. the drainage from Caroline Bay, ! the building of the library, and the Fire Station, and so on. had been carried | into effect. As was usual with Borough Councillors. • they had not I always been able to see eye to eye. but | that was a good thing, for when there I was opposition, they were able to arrive at a better decision. The Mayor went on to say that Councillor Satterthwaite was going awdy for a good : holiday, and he hoped that as the years I went by. each of them would have the opportunity of visiting the Old Country. No doubt Councillor Satterthwaite would keep his eyes open, and when he returned he would be able to give them hints on municipal management. On behalf of Councillors, the Mayor then presented Councillor Satterthwaite with a case of pipes as- a mark of appreciation of his work and the comradeship that existed between them. (Applause). Councillors W. H. Hunt. F. Chittock, A. Kennedy. J. R. Hart. F. B. Hawkey, J. Todd and G. Benstead spoke briefly, eulogising the work which Councillor Satterthwaite had done, and wishing him a pleasant holiday and a safe return.

The gathering then sang “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.”

Replying. Councillor Satterthwaite thanked the Mayor and Councillors for their kind farewell, and handsome present which they had given him. He assured them that, it did not require such a present to remind him of the pleasant rtimes they had spent together. However, he appreciated the gift very much, and when he used the pipes, he would have kind thoughts of Councillors carrying on their work in Timaru. Councillor Satterthwaite went on to say that he had served under seven mayors, Messrs * Macintosh, Craig ie. Hawkey, Raymond; Rolleston, Walls ce and the present Mayor. He had also seen four Town Clerks in office. For many years. Timaru had. been served by two men, but during tne past few years there had been many changes. However, he trusted that Timaru would return to the pre- $ vious order of things. (Applause). Continuing, Councillor Satterthwaite said that he could remind them that while he might have differed with them at the Council table, he had always done his best to speak and vote according to his convictions. (Applause.) There must necessarily be differences of opinion among men on public bodies, and if a man did not have an opinion of his own. then he had no right to be on a public body. (Hear, hear). Councillor Satterthwaite went on to say that he was glad to know that he had been’ associated with most of the progressive works of the borough. He felt proud in making that remark, not because of any egotistical feeling, but because he had felt it his- duty to do what he could for the town. He was proud of Timaru, and he felt before hd went away that in his journeyings he would not see any place better than the town of hi 6 adoption. Timaru owed a lot to the men who hsd served it in the past. There was one thing he admired, and that was the courage and foresight of the old Councillors of 45 years ago, who had been responsible for the inauguration of the water supply of the town. He did not think the ratepayers fully appreciated the work which Councillors did. To be a Councillor involved a good deal .of sacrifice, but they had the consolation of knowing that they were doing their best in the interests of the town. (Applause). The toast of the executive officers was proposed by Councillor Todd, and responded to by the Town Clerk (Mr E. A. Killick), Borough Engineer (Mr T. Fox), Electrical Engineer (Mr A. E. Watkinsi and Omnibus "Engineer (Mr J. Me Kim).

The toast of the Mayor was proposed by Councillor Satterthwaite. and of the Press by Councillor Benstead. The gathering concluded with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

being 22 for three wickets. Detailed scores are:— M.C.C. First innings 540

Second Innings. w. Cornford. b Matheson . .. 2 E. W. Dawson, b Matheson . . .. 6 M. S. Nichols, not out . .. 7 G. B. Legge, b Blunt . .. 0 Total for three wickets . .. 22 Bowling.

O. M. R. W. McGiiT . 3 1 4 0 Matheson . 5 2 7 2 Blun* . 3.3 2 4 1 Lowry . 1 1 0 0 NEW ZEALAND First Innings. i J. E. Mills, c Duleepsinhji, b 12 C. S. Dempster, c Cornford. , b 27 G. L. Weir, b Barratt .. .. 63 ‘M. L. Page, c Barratt, b Woolley 25 R. C. Blunt, b Nichols .. . 0 C. F. L. Allcott. runt out 33 T. C. Lowry, l.b.w.. b Allom . 80 W. M. McGirr, st. Cornford. . b K. C. James, l.b.w.. b Worthington 14 W. E. Merritt, hot out .. . it A. M. Matheson, b Allom 7 Total 387 Bowling. O. M. R. w. Nichols 19 4 45 1 Barratt 37 12 60 1 Allom 25.1 5 42 4 Woolley 41 10 100 2 Bowley 28 6 59 0 Worthington .. .. 15 5 25 1