MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 4

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.

THE ASSOCIATION'S YEAR,

The swioisd amniaS nieetins of the Wellington JUuuiopal QliioeiV Association was held in tmi- Counfil Chamber, , Town Hall, on Tu?«daj' orening, His Worship tiio Mayor, Mr. J. P. Luke; presiding. . . '

Iu his bpcnhig remarks, the. chairman referred to the healthy growth- of tho Association, and congratulated tfio executive upon the excellent results of its operations'during this ■ past --year.. His Worship was pleased .to note that the membership -at tho Association had trebled since tire"' Inst annual mooting, 'lie thought it dtei'i-atiletliat every moinber of the staff should become a niojivtior of the Association, aiisl -that it was to l>6 regretted th.atthero still-remained soma who fito6<l»'<ileef from Worship state<i'-"tliat ! iiv giving effect to the airii3 and'asprations. of the Assp.» oiation the interests of c-ittons, cotiiioilj and*--Association would bo Served. referred' t* tiie ci-isstficaiioit and fcupe-r----amnuition scheme for ofUcors, and iufqrmod the • meeting --thai- at an early date the council would be- enabled tij bring the scheme forward in a'concrete form, and-hoped that the result wouldmoot with approval of- all concerned. Increased oilieo a-ucomm-odatioia was bein.!? dealt with, and. he , trusted the coup* oil roiild make the iieces.sary provision. His Worship ctwlipii.nleaitod tjio staff on its coTOpetcwi'j'- a»tl tlio happy rotations ■always existing between the council and the staff, in whicli statements he felt Stife ho Was supported by- Councillors Fletcher, Frost, and Wright, who wcro also present. His Worship paid a tribute, to the- goad work done , by t-h* rqtiriftg secretary, Mr. tl, Norton-l'aylor.. Councillor Metoiier heartily.. (jildorsei the Mayors commendation o.f the stai"?, and felt assured that good ar(d practicable schemes for classification and- sutjcrannuation Wcv.ld shortly be. init.infed. /■■•■■■• ' •• :■

'i'he meeting threHghowt was a most eftt.husiastic one, and tho -presejiice of "His Worship tto Mayor and the count* cillers nittCh appreciated, flto Major ami councillors' Were elected' president and vicq-presiidents ifespectively of ike Association, α-nd tho following officers were el-cctctl to' the executive ,conimitteo: —M'tissrsk 11., A. H.ainerton, A. Gardnor, J. , C. Kussoll, j. B. Patou, 15. M, Becchey, J. M'Bean, W. Joluison, J. Macfatlane, J. lE. P. Ppfry, and Messrs: A. F, Lauchlait and E. , Hollmvay wore elected treasurer and secretary, respectively.