A REQUEST TO THE MAYOR.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 943, 2 April 1908, Page 20

A REQUEST TO THE MAYOR.

At the meeting of the Auckland City Council last Thursday evening, the councillors present asked the Mayor (Mr Arthur M. Myers) to allow himself to be nominated for a fourth term of office. The Mayor said he felt proud of the un. animous request that had been made, though for the last few months he had been looking forward somewhat anxiously for the time when he should hand over the reins of office to a successor.. During the last three years he had only been absent while in Auckland from two Council meetings. He had attended all committee meetings, and, on the whole, it must be admitted that he was justified in looking for a rest. Then, again, he thought the office should be a rolling one. The posit’on was a difficult one to fill. His recent arrangements had been in the direction of relinquishing duty in May snext. On the other hand, he felt that he had still a certain duty to perform in connection with certain municioal schemes that had been formulated during the last three r ears. Perhaps, after all, it would not be right to leave. (Loud applause.) He d’d not, feel inclined to give a definite answer, but, probably, it would not be right for him to do anything else than accede to the request made- (Renewed applause.) The only condition he would make was that if his health would not permit it, he could not accept the responsibility. and, in any case, he doubted whether he could take office for the full term.