The Daily News TUESDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1907. THE HARBOUR BOARD CHAIRMANSHIP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 29 January 1907, Page 2

The Daily News TUESDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1907. THE HARBOUR BOARD CHAIRMANSHIP.

'..'cnernl satisfaction, u -o j-....j S| , |V Will I-. IVIt OH'r Ul , determination ,|' Air J. I!. Council to ; .-ai„ oiler his services to tiie harbour district rate payers, wnc; Air C'oimett aiinoiinc ;'. a ' l \ llle '""t ■'""■ ting of ihe Hoard thai he was not desirous o? a".iin scckiii» ollice, sinceiv expressions "if regret were voiced in all quarters, tliuse"expressions culminating in yes.cnhivs citizens' deputation, which was one'of the most representative ami the lap>est that lias ever met in Taianaki to do honour to a public? man. In face of lihUv niaiiifcstntions of feeling, spontaneous and sincere as llicv wee Air Connctf. just as hi'i'naii as the rest of us. could hardly lene duie other than he did. |„ j'(„ w;lv . Hie ■liecmg was a unii|ue one; ac'l if it Inilicaled one thing more than another tliat thin"- ivas that ihe public ai- not •iiiiniiitll'iil nf the services give;, ,1:,,-,,. tercstcdly and conscientious!; . without hope of fee or reward, for the advat.ee incut of the conimon weal; (hut the public appreciate flic servlc s of a m ~ asMr .Samuel so admirably put it, -to whom remuneration counted for ro tiling and to whom a ki:o«-|cil"e of a duty done in aiding the district? count«d for everything." It is grutifvim' to know iliat there are men in'our midst of whom this can be truthfully wud; it is a pity that there arc not more of the same calibre. There are men with large interests in the district Who have never regarded it as a duty they owe to the place that has be-i> so beneficent to tnem. to subordinate their own interests and work for the good of the community, tin- town and ihe province. Ibid there li:tii, we feel convinced that the "hub"' of Taianaki would-have been a dilferent place 10-day. Jiut Ihere are signs of an improvement in this respect. There Is no occasion to enlarge upon the services Jlr Council; has "rendered Tarannki during his 22 years' connection with the Harbour Hoard. His workin this connection is fully known and recognised, even by the'bitterest op poiients to the policy of the Board. Wo only desire just now to express our pleasure at his decision to again oiler his valuable services and to hope that the same services will be available to the ratepayers for many ycarto come.