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COUNTY CLERK’S RESIGNATION.

ACCEPTED WITH REGRET. i , At the. meeting - of the Horowhenua County council on Saturday the resignation of Mr P. W. Goldsmith County Clerk, who asked to he. relieved iroin his. duties, aftermext meeting, owing to having accepted the secretaryship of the. Horowhenua Power. Board, was received. Mr Goldsmith wrote as follows; “In placing my resignation in your hands I desire to convey to the Council my very sincere appreciation of the courtesy extended to me by chairmen and councillors,. both past and present, and by members ol the staff, -also by employees, of the Council. Needless to say that after nearly eight -years of .very pleasant relationship with councillors 'and ratepayers, .1 retire from my present position with many feelings of regret. I realise, however, that in ' my new appointment I shall still be able to serve the people of the Horowhenua County, the- largest constituent district of tlhe Horowhenua Power Board. At any time, if I can render assistance, to the. Council or to my successor, I shall be very pleased to do so.” The chairman, Cr. G. A. Monk, said that, he had received the resignation with regret. Practically the whole time that he had been chairman of the County, Mr Goldsmith had been County Clerk, and he had. perhaps a better chance than other members of.seeding the' work he had put in for the County, and he could say sincerely that the County was losing a very good officer. He was ai man who had never considered'office, hours. As long as there was work to do he was there to do it, whether he had to come back after dark or not. He.. particularly wanted to stress that whilst there had been a good deal of criticism of County affairs, he. could say that Mr Goldsmith w,a,s leaving things much better than he had found them. All present knew his ability as a public man so that there was no need; to cover that ground. He was very pleased to say that although the Council was losing Mr Goldsmith's services, he was not being lost to the district, but would still be associated with the. County through his connection with, the Power Board. He moved the following resolution.—That the resignation of Mr Mr P. W. Goldsmith be accepted with regret and that this Council place on record an appreciation of the splend 1 services rendered during the last eight years. Cr. Harkness said he had great pleasure in. supporting this motion. No one could disagree with all that had been said of the able planner in which Mr Goldsmith (had carried out his duties. He had sat, on many Boards and could cay that he had never sat on any public body which had ai more, ’satisfactory secretary. He was very sorry to hea,r that he was leaving, anwas sure they would have difficulty in getting a man, to fill his place as efficiently. He would like to thank :Mr Goldsmith, personally, foMhe help , that had been given him, and ha'" the, greatest pleasure in supporting the motion.

C.r. Bi'oadbelt said he wished to -a'’ his tribute, to what had- already been said. When he came on the Council Mr Goldsmith had not bfeen there, am’ things were by no beans as satisfactory then as they had since become, and this was to. a, great extent due-to Mr'Goldsmith'. He particularly wi.sh ed to mention the tact with which he had always carried out his duties, anil, .the County would have great difficulty in finding a man to take his .place. Cr Catley said he was on the Council at the time of Mr Goldsmith’s appointment, and wa,s one of the men to vote against his application. He was glad that others on the Gounod had been better judges than* he was. He had observed closely the manner in which Mr Goldsmith had out his duties and spoke highly ol the promptness with which information on any subject was always supplied and the fact that there was. never the slightest confusion in any matter.

Cr. Ryder expressed his regret at hearing of the loss of such a fine officer. One of the matters for regret was that the junior appointed to assist Mr Goldsmith had not. had more training under such an efficient man. Cr. Jensen sad tha.it he would speak more as a ratepayer than as a conn-; cillor. He had not had a long connection with the Council but as a ratepayer, he could; speak very high lof the courtesy and assistance he ha ' received at all times from. Mr Goldsmith.

Cr. Whyte thought the County Coum cil would be very likely to get a-man half as good. He took the opportunity of congratulating him on his new appointment. Cr. Ryder said that he was very glad to see that the district was not going to lose the services of Mr Got 1 smith. The Power Board was an internal part of the County and he was still connected with them through them. \

Crs. Bryant and Barber also spoke appreciatively of Mr Goldsmith's work, Cr. Barber saying that he he ' to add 'his sympathies to the Council at his loss. Mr Gbldsmith, in thanking the Coun cil for the expressions of appreciation made said he had come to the conclusion after listening to all that had been said, that he was receiving two or three (hundred pounds per year less than he was worth. (Laughter)-. He would like to say that he had not taken this step without a lot of consideration, but he could say that he was leaving the Council with ei grea' deal of regret—more so than many would believe. He was glad to thin 1 that he was leaving satisfaction hr hind, and thanked the Council for the help and courtesy which he had re ceived; at all times. Speaking of the appointment of a successor Mr Gold smith pointed out. that the County had grown considerably in the last few years, and this fact should betaken into consideration when fixing bis salary and providing a staff to assist him. He again thanked Ihe Council for its assistance, and said Iliat he also wished to place on record his appreciation of the help given hint bv the Engineer and ‘staff.

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Shannon News, 17 July 1923, Page 3

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COUNTY CLERK’S RESIGNATION. Shannon News, 17 July 1923, Page 3

COUNTY CLERK’S RESIGNATION. Shannon News, 17 July 1923, Page 3

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