NEW PROCEDURE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1932, Page 7

NEW PROCEDURE

APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR.

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AUCKLAND, Aug. 24

The unusual course of appointing a resident of the district who is not f member of til© council to be Mayor foi the remainder of the term was adoptee by the Birkenhead Borough Council at a special meeting this week. It electef Mr George Mills, an exSenator ef tin State of Alberta, Canada, who arrived in New Zealand in 1929, to fill the vac ano.y caused by the ' death of ■M r J• P McPhajl, who was elected Mayor at the poll in May last jrfeaiv When the mayoralty becomes vacant after half of ■ the term has expired, the duty is .on th< council to make a new appointment. It is not restricted, in its choice except that, as at the biennial, elections the person chosen must.not be incapablr of being a councillor. Should the council decide to appoint one of its numbe a poll of the electors would be require to fill the vacancy caused by his elevation, although such a.course is unnecessary :when the council ■ has les r than'six months of its period of offior to run, the vachncy in the counc:” ranks' then remaining unfilled. It i> generally the case that the deputy may or is appointed Mayor when an extraordinary vacancy ocours.