THE MAYORAL CHAIN

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXXI, Issue 9639, 25 June 1941, Page 2

THE MAYORAL CHAIN

Sir, —I must say that I have been really interested in the Mayoral chain controversy that has been prominent in (he press during the past week. 1 quite agree that the council look the right step, and I trust thai, i will be spared to be present in the "gallery" when our worthy Mayor makes bis first appearance wearing the new official insignia of

ofiice. There is one Utile matter in connection with the centre medallion that gels on my "G-string" and that is the image oil a cow which is to he included with other emblematic re-

presentations. Kver since a hungry cow broke through my fence and got away with my young cabbages 1 have held a strong antipathy (o those animals and naturally, when I read that our City Fathers intend to dis-

play a figure of a cow on our coat of arms, I feel rather nettled. In my opinion these smelly animals should

not be allowed to he kept within the I borough at, all. There are plenty of big spaces out a bit from the town. Why should we have (o put up will. the mooing cows and their bellowing

ciilves during Uic night:. Tliere are | •iri'tain periods (luring the year near where I live that 11 is quite impos- j

sible to enjoy a good night's sleep, ind I can tell you. sir. there have

icon some moments when I have con-I igned every cow and her progeny to

perdition. Anyhow, why should we, as a mining centre, have an embi'em of a v cow on our coal, of arms? Our gold-mine made the (own what it. is, and to show our appreciation for ever and ever (here should only be a pop-pet-head and (he clasped hands with the appropriate words to suit, printed in English, not in (he Maori language, for Waihi is Waihi— no| Ratana!—l am, etc, DIGGER. .