FIFTY YEARS' SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 45, 16 November 1917, Page 6

FIFTY YEARS' SERVICE

MB. JAMES AMES CONGRATULATED

In noting ths completion by Mr. Joseph Ames (City Valuer) of fifty years service in the corporation's employ, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Lnke) at the council meeting Inst evening said that no council in New Zealand had a more zealous and faithful officer than Mr. Amps. During the long period of his service he had merited and earned Hie approbation not only of the Mayors and councils under whom he had served, but also the confidence of the public with whom ,lia had to deal. Even those property-owners who had felt a little aggrieved at the valuations placed upon their land had never questioned the City Valuer a fairness. 'Ho begged to move:-

That the council tender their heartiest congratulations to the City Valuer. Mr. James Ames, upon his completion this day of fifty years of service with the municipality of Wellington, during which lengthy period he has retained the absolute confidence of the council and citizens, and his work has always been distinguished by sincerest loyalty to duty." Councillor W. H. P-. B»"ber said }}»{ it was phenomenal and remarkable that a man who had been so long in the posili™ held by Mr. Ames had «toned the entire confidence of the council. There was no doubt that he had.been subject to many temptations and had withstood hem all. and gained the respect and esteem of all who had ever had anything to T with him. He heartily seconded ft CoZcilTo;T,'M'Ken 7 .ic said that-Mr. Ames hd endeared himself to everyoneofficers of the council and P»U"> «% throughout a unique tern, of office. His record was a remarkable one. He had elected 47 Mayors to the city-every Mayor the cit/ had had-andhad outlived eieht city engineers and town clerks. He had also established a. nam absolnte justice and fairness in hi. valuations, and there was no < doubt ha he could have done much better for Himself had he left the council, but it nrobably would have Ven a wrench for him to do so, and he had remainedl an deemed officer of the corporation.winch fact had been greatly to the city s au V ThTMayor called upon the 'council Jo car'v the' motion with ««l«™^ on ' which was done with great heartiness.