ELECTION OF MAYOR - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 5 Dec 1946 (original) (raw)

Randwick Council will not elect

a Mayor until December 30, Alder-

man J. V. Dick said yesterday.

Alderman Dick added that this ar-

rangement would enable the new

Mayor to take office on January 1,

and continue as Mayor during the

This would save the Mayor from

occupying the position during two or

three weeks of one year, and vacat-

ing it at the beginning of the follow-

The Local Government Act pro-

vides that Mayors of municipal coun-

cils, and presidents of shire councils

shall be elected during the month of

Alderman Gordon Anderson has

been elected Mayor of Waverley, and

Alderman E. J. Clear deputy-Mayor.

The mayoral allowance has been fixed

Alderman Anderson is likely to

oppose the sitting member for Bondi,

Mr. A. Landa, for the Labour selec-

tion at the State Parliamentary gene-