THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 52, 18 March 1901, Page 2

THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

DEPUTATION TO Mli. DOCKRILL. after 10 o'clock ou Giturday niorning a number of gentlemen waited upon H'is Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dockrill) to ask him to allow hiaiKolf to te nominated lor auother term. Auiotigs'. those piesent wore Messrs. 1). Berry, 0. Ahior, 8. B. White, Jamos ll<rt, Thomas Bwsb, Hal. Goodacre, J. B. Roy, Joe Ward and others. Mr. Roy said those present were representative of a very large number of ratepayer?, who wished bim to act as their mouthpiece in expressing a de>ir« to see Mr. Dockrill fill another term in the Mayoral chair. As one who had long beon associated with Mr. Dockrill in the Borough Council ho had very great pleasure in urging upon Mr. Dockrill bis compliance with t) is request, He h d himself filled the position of Mayor, and could testify, as only those who had been through the or.leal cat)ld do, to the arduous duties ai,d responsibilities of the position, and the creditable manner in which Mr. Dockrill had filUd tha position. During the past term the duties of the office had been remarkably heavy, and some extraordinary calls had been made on the Mayor, amongst which had been trio fending away of our contingents to South Africa. In connection with these mittars a very large amount of uetsiil required attention which did not come before the public, and Mr. Dockrills parent attention to these and matters of more recent data had earned for him the thank* of the whole community. He did not desire to "peak in t rms or fulsome flattery, but he could not help saying that the way : n which the duties of Mayor had been csr/ied out by Mr. Dockrill fully entitlpd him to another term af office. He hoped, therefore, that ha would accoed !o their request tj be nominated for aco'her form. _ Mr. Dockrill said naturally it gave Hm great pleasure to receive such a flattering request from such a repre- . ssntative number of ratepayers, and it gave him great satisfaction to learn that his services had been to appro- ; ci»tod thsta large num erof ratepayers ( deeirei that be should seek re-ekctiou for another term. Reference had alsc 1 heen made to the many important events that had 11 k-n place during the latter portion of his occupancy of tli< j mayoral chair, and it was very gratifying to him to learn that his actions it 1 connection with these matters bad beet ' approvod of. Another pleasing feature as v s he was concerned was the ; number of ratepayers who had waited upon him persanally and requested hia to offer hioosalf for re e'e-tion, some of whom said thoy had voted against hire proviouly but would now vote for hiir ; and use their influence to aicure hii return. Under these circumstances, il gave hi.Ti gieat pleasure 10 comply witl the wishes of the deputation and t< ' thank them for the great honour thoj had done him. In whatever positiot hs might be placed, his desire was tc further the best interest of the p\ycrs and ef tha Borough,, Tne proceadinga thfcn terminated.