THE MAYOR LEAVING TO-DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 4

THE MAYOR LEAVING TO-DAY.

A HEALTH TlilP TO LONDON. The Mayor (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.) leaves to-day lor England. This announcement was made by him at the close of the special meeting of the City Council yesterday afternoon, after councillors bad ralilied tho outcome of his negotiations concerning the ■ threatened tramway strike. Mr. Wilford said that, acting on medical advice, ho would be leaving New Zealand to-day by tho Corinthic, and* would go direct to Jxmdon to fco a. specialist. If the specialists in London agreed with his doctors here, ho would como back immediately by the shortest route possible. If not, unci if th.'.y thought uu operation was necessary, he' would uot come back to New Zealand so*- soon. Councillors: Wo hope you'll come back. Councillor Trevor said he knew that he was only voicing the feelings of every member of (lie council when ho said tlia't they hoped the Mayor's journey would Iμ a successful and. pleasant one and that I hoy would not only seo him hack in New Zealand, but would see him back in tho chair. -He moved: "That Iho best thanks ot tho council be given to the Mayor arid that we hopo to sco him back again amongst us, and that the necossary leave of absence be granted him." Councillor Smith said he was very sorrv that the state of tho Mayor's health necessitated his removal from tho Jto"""'on- Ho hoped that Mr. Wilford's health would be restored. Councillor Fletcher endorsed tbo remarks of those who had spoken. It was. he said, the universal desire of the council that Mr. Wilfonl should return in renewed health and vigour. Councillor -Shirtcliffe joined other members in wishing tho Mayor the best of good fortune on his trip and expressed Iho opinion that the vast amount of public work done by Mr. Wilford during the past welve months, and prior to that period, very largely accountod for tho Sr^'rn- 51 - of . his llDalth - Councillor hhirtcMc also paid a tribute to the work done by Mrs. Wilford. She had proved herself a real help-meet. m',™, " v •T 0 ", vcr y »>»<*," replied tho Ma.; or .Nobody could bo more sorry to C a r mS n A T Z^ liUld at t'»s iunctu o thnn lam ] ,viU send a cable to mv attorney, Mr Oscar JCembcr. I have arranged with him a very full code for the Tho motion was'taken as carried and "Vm IT S ouncl ''?P Present, rising™ san " lor lies a Jolly Good Follow-' °