ROTORUA BOROUGH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 528, 11 May 1933, Page 4

ROTORUA BOROUGH

NEW COUNCIL J MEMBERS SWORN TV 1 NEW COMMITTEM APPOINTED ] CHANGES ^ERsoj The inaugural meetin? n«ttl ly .elected Rotorua BoroJAl was held yesterday after *3 the council was sworn k l various committees There were present- rv I Bayfeild, O. H. Colemarl u /j son and W. H. Wackrow J councillors and Crs, J. I French, F. Goodson, G. ( W oolliams, the newly elect^l bers. 6(1 « The Mayor (Mr. T. Jacu I tended a welcome to them allJ ally Crs. Johnson and CaJ gratulatmg them on re-eleSi also mentioned Crs. Steele anitl liams who had previouslv oall .the council. 7 S^J To the other new meniW J tended a word of welcome tj them to he aetuated by they civic motives. He felt sure M would bring broadness 0f bear on the problems of the jJ The council, said the mayor J •have as its first object, the of th'e town of Rotorua. It *11 likely, nor desirable, that twJ all see eye to eye but they y aetuated with the motive of k| the town. The essence of council work was that oncea « had been arrived at, the council! work; as a team; he felt surey need have no anxiety on this! The councillors then made y ■tutory declarations before J their seats. I The following app0intmenis J made. Twojiominations were rJ| "for deputy mayor.— Cr. E. T,a son nominated hy the mayor a! Coleman and Mr. P. Goodson J inated by Crs. Woolliams Steele. Cr. 'Goodson thanked his j inators but considered that Cr,i son was more suitahle and wiiH his nomination. | Cr. E. T. Johnson was accojd elected. 1 Fire Board representativos:-! mayor and Cr. French. 1 Komiti Marae (council recteJ tiv.e): Ohinemutu, the mayor; ffj rewarewa, Cr. Bayfeild. 1 The mayor's honorariumwasi at the same as the -previous il £100 per annum, the council iJ ting that owing to hard times itl not be increased. ] Before the committees were J ed, the mayor said that he prtJ merging the drainage commiiicel the finance committee and ihe J and reserves committee m| works committee. The suggesjjdil adopted and Cr. Coleman was a ed chairman of the comhincdfei and drainage committee, with 9 French and Bayfeild as his tee. | Other committee appoinha were: — 1 Works and Parks and Ea committees: Crs. Goodson (ctsj Works Committee), ¥oolliaiES® man Parks and Reserves Codhh and Johnson. I General Purposes Commfc j French, Wackrow, Steele ail mayor (chairman). I Publicity and Amusement tejj tee: Crs. Bayfeild, Banks (chah^B and Johnson. | Band Committee: Crs, Cdi Johnson (chairman) andBaifeJ