INSTALLATION OF MAYOR

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1867, 18 December 1884, Page 2

INSTALLATION OF MAYOR

'-. My.M, Caselberg was duly installediuto .the office of Mayor at noon yesterday at the Borough Council Gharobei's.v. (as reported in our last).;. 'After, -'the; ceremony.' had, boeii ;ibm.])leted'' thV Coutioillors idjouniei^o-'tlu'i. Empire•Hotel where a ]iinoh*n;had-b^rt;pjo* , Council and : 'been invited."*~The7.tible ;: was l'-pro-fusely spread with, tHe. cHflioeafc-viaiids, ■ fruit'-' and: ;wmeß..';^K';^aßel|^g v occupied the chair, and vMK' 'Lowes-.®: vice,""A'ftqr life been cleared the order was given "for the"glasses {tff be charged Sn"d:.'tJi^iHiiai'lpyalt6^st'b'j. : the Queen and the.. Royal family r was' drunk patriotically. The next toast proposed was the ..'Governor" and Legislature of New Zealand, coupled with this name of .Mr Wardell whoie.sponded briefly. Vv.

The' Retiring Mayor 1 was proposed by the Chairman, who said to sum up his virtue's in less than half an hour was not possible and lie would, therenot attempt it,, he would say briefly.that he fiad performed his' duty tov.the general .Satisfaction"- of the; burgesses and.ho saw the difficulty he would have in following soable a pre-; deceßsor; .'■'..-

Mi' Lowes Buid the Chairman had set the good example of brevity. He thanked them for their compliment and the chairman for hia enlogiuni. His year of office had been a pleasant one. As Mr Renall had said they had spent the ratepayers'money but ho hoped j they had spent it profitably. (Mr Renall: No. Laughter), Mr Lowes considered the only unprofitable.money wentin improving MrKenall'sproperty. (Laughter). ■,\ ■ • The vice-chairman then in a highly complimentary speech proposed the health of the Mayor (Mr Casel'berg). In carrying out his onerous duties he believed the Mayor would have the support of the ratepayers and Councillors and he wished him every snccesr. The chairman remarked that the ratepayers bad paid him. the high*compliment of an ejection unopposed, There.would lie a good deal pfgrumbl; ing, but be thought.grumbling was a healthy sign. His experience showed him' that'they were on'a better and surer footing than many, towjjsth.afe he bad Utely paESed through, If/tbey had to palatial "buildings and no big improvements, fteyycould at least.say. . they; had 'no loan. lie; dioV'siot • say thai; A cairce -there flight be'reijuiremenfe'thTt would .justify; borrowihg. •• • He.; woald. endeavor to carry out the duties of his office in such a mariner/as:tb command the'support of the Council, and the confidence and respect- of the ratepayers; At the end of his' term, of office he hoped to be able to roeeUhera again and to give a satisfactory account of his stewardship, He asked Mr W. W. McCardle to propose "The Corporation of Masterton;-"

Mr McCardle proposed the toast, and in doinij so srticl he thought the ratepayers had reason to congratulate themselvps on the way in which their municipal affairs had heen managed. He,believed Masterton had a splendid future before it, that there was no occasion for despondency, and he proposed the health of' the Corporation, coupled with the name of Mr Win, Lowes, (Applause.) Mr Lowes';- in responding, said he lacked experience, but he thought the Corporation in the past had done better than the local Board, and they bad any. amount of work to do in the future. The public health would demand a system of.drainage, and there wero other costly works to be undertaken, and money would have to be borrowed. The Chairman asked Mr. Renall to give the next toast, to which he said he would be able to do airple justice.' Mr Renallsald. he'waaasked'to. propose;" Local organisations," but.he could apeak better on the organisations they did not possess than on those they had. The Masterton Fire' Brigade deserved the thanks of the community. He was in hopes that a wool factory would have, been, established, but it hadfdllen through, It was proposed i to' have gas, but he hoped that .unless they could help themselves without outside support they would continue j burning oil. He had. to thank "'Mr'.j Beetham, for : what he bid done, in' introducing useful-fish and birds. Ha j hoped in tie future there would ben

-less lukewarmness in connection with . local enterprises. '•'■'■ ;: lr Keoster responded, remarking ~::■(, that the Fire Brigade had proved an exception to the rule by doing their best and sticking together. (Laughter.) They wanted more appliances and mora water., the engines were far too small and the water at present was insufficient.- _, . - "

Mr Muir said the Brigade was the • .: only local organisation with, which he &. had. been connected. The firerhen had %! .. worked amicably .with other bodies'for.- •;••.- their differences with the Borough'-had ■ • :.■ not been serious.- Their appliances were very.. crude-and- he hoped they \t..:. would be better supplied; .It was time j their old engine was 'shunted to Kuripuni and he suggested'th«t:a steam fire, _.-£■; engine shon]d-vbe/-provided for the,,,..;...,; The Chairman, proposed; the health* of tho Town Clerk, and in doing so paid a: very-high compliment to that officer.. .' '■■.'.. '. .Mr!R. BroWn", responding, thanked r; — : ' the past- considera- -■■ 'foi'the complimeht thef jiatl psid-'liim.: /;;: : : ~-y- : :"-'-u:i . The Gtiairrimri L proposed■■:• commfcraai;-4«&fe ''■'■ MriD..;M.cUregoF res[)pnding to .the._ last toiist:Bstid"peoj>le had; been far ;too •'■ .- extravagant hi : the- management; of- ; ' ; '- : their forests/. In tho past-.they massacred the to'tara using tho choicest materials for the most' inferior work, ,-wid now they. WerV su'ffetfnj!;. His firm' had lately- been supplyingLlarge - ; >Aj • orders: for white-pine for: :■:'. / market,-Mr McGregor-refeired!to.ibe. ; :... ■ timber of-the Forty -Mile ;Bush : in .;;•'. which he considered there was a'mine ■■ : ;of wealth, and alluded-ito'/the tance of; cultivating the with the Australian colonies, ■

Mr Renall-proposed 'the ladies' in. a most humorous manner. -When asked

how many of a family'he tad, he _-.- replied thathis :wife had Ltirid fehad-v----15. Be wdjiid leave thehi ; to work out thFpfoblem (laiighter). •by adyising" all; 1 batchelbraf to get .on board a female craft as Boo'n-as/possible; pointing out it would conffi^'to.;,ti«f : :-:; : ;-; good name anditHat:if ■ they^-mst.*tth .storms they Would ako haVejalniß, and if they, met with tribulation Wa.sj?y % would'hdyei abundance Qf -.after. (iienb.wed laughter). ".,:;>] pj&r i'jk ' and ;Mr.;Smith ■r6Bgo|dad ; nijer. iftiWtm» ; #fc 'hertyeattt to "take the advic'rjbiutb.a proposer. '"■.'■.^ ",' ThVPress was proposed in afeiiojtous manner by- the chairman and resppndj'd !to by' Mr'Hogg who boasted that vMasterto'n was the only "town in ,tbfe. ;valley that supported two: 7 ..that .newspaper .competition was, the •life and soul of trade, oommeroe, and politics, "Tho health of the landlord, MrT. Thompson, and his mother, Mrs Thompson, was then drank.and aoknow. ledgeil in a brief but capital little speech by "Our Host" and the pvocoediiiga i\ teraiuateil..