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REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AN EMBLEM FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL.
MR. RAFEEK:- Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee which was created to consider an emblem for the Urban Council, I would like to announce that the Council has received an excellent response from the public in the Council's Emblem Competition. Approximately 200 designs have been submitted and the quality is generally very high. The closing date for the receipt of entries was the 31st January and preliminary review of the entries was held by my Sub-Committee this afternoon before this meeting. We have recommended a number of designs, about 70, for adjudication by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council and I hope that it will be possible to arrange this adjudication at the Standing Committee meeting next Tuesday.
FAREWELL TO MR. D. C. BARTY, O.B.E.
CHAIRMAN: --- Ladies and gentlemen, this will be the last public meeting of this Council which will be attended by Mr. BARTY, who, as you know, will shortly be proceeding on leave prior to retirement. He has been Commissioner for Resettlement since December 1963 and has, in my opinion, distinguished himself by the patience and care with which he has accounted to this Council for the work of his department, whether at question time or otherwise. I have long known Dermont BARTY as a Government colleague. During this time he has never failed to live up to the impressively high standard which he sets himself. We can ill spare men of his calibre; but time is no respecter of persons, and all that remains now is for me to wish him a long and happy retirement. (Applause).
MR. LI: Mr. Chairman. I rise as the Chairman of the Resettlement Management Select Committee to associate myself with your remarks on the retirement of Mr. BARTY from the Council. For the past four years Mr. BARTY has been a very useful member of my Committee. He has contributed very much to the deliberations of the Committee. We have all found Mr. BARTY very sincere, very frank and always very patient with us when we ask too many questions. We are very sorry to miss him, and I think I am speaking for all members when I wish him and Mrs. BARTY a very long and happy retirement and every success in the future. (Applause).
DR. BELL: --- Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Resettlement Policy Select Committee which normally takes precedence over the Resettlement Management Select Committee (laughter) but on this occasion as Mr. Li Yiu-bor is sitting three chairs higher than myself I have let him speak first. I would like on behalf of the Policy Select Committee, which is made up of members from across the other side of the table as well as from this side, to say how much we have been helped by Mr. BARTY and how much, in fact, I think the Resettlement Department has been helped by Mr. BARTY while he has been Commissioner for Resettlement. It hasn't stood still, and it seems to go from good to better and, I hope, better still. Perhaps this is because Mr. BARTY is a Scotsman (laughter), and I hope that when he goes back and retires to Dunblane, which is a spot that I remember very well from my own childhood, he and Mrs. BARTY will enjoy a very happy time together and that "Lang may your lum reek". (Applause).
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COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT: -- Mr. Chairman, Mr. Li, Dr. BELL, I am very touched and very grateful for the kind and flattering remarks which you have made this afternoon. I have enjoyed my four years on the Urban Council. I've been grateful throughout that time for your continuing support and forbearance. If we haven't always agreed about everything, if I haven't always agreed with my colleagues about everything, at least the differences of opinion have been, I hope, regarding means rather than ends. It would be a pity if such differences were not freely expressed in the spirit of understanding and good humour, and I am very happy that that is the way in which they are expressed. On returning to Dunblane I may be inspired to seek election in local government (laughter); there I hope I will show the same understanding and forbearance of the town clerk and the borough surveyor as you have of me. In conclusion, may I thank you very much again for your kind remarks and kind wishes, and may I wish the Council and individual members every success in the future. (Applause).
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CHAIRMAN:- That concludes the business of this meeting. Council stands adjourned until 5th March, 1968 at 4 p.m.
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REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AN EMBLEM FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL.
MR. RAFEEK:-Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Com- mittee which was created to consider an emblem for the Urban Council, I would like to announce that the Council has received excellent response from the public in the Council's Emblem Competition. Approximately 200 designs have been submitted and the quality is generally very high. The closing date for the receipt of entries was the 31st January and preliminary review of the entries was held by my Sub-Committee this afternoon before this meeting. We have recommended a number of designs about 70 for adjudication by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council and I hope that it will be possible to arrange this adjudication at the Standing Committee meeting next Tuesday.
FAREWELL TO MR. D. C. BARTY, O.B.E.
CHAIRMAN: ---Ladies and gentlemen, this will be the last public meeting of this Council which will be attended by Mr. BARTY, who, as you know, will shortly be proceeding on leave prior to retirement. He has been Commissioner for Resettlement since December 1963 and has, in my opinion, distinguished himself by the patience and care with which he has accounted to this Council for the work of his department, whether at question time or otherwise. I have long known Dermont BARTY as a Government colleague. During this time he has never failed to live up to the impressively high standard which he sets himself. can ill spare men of his calibre; but time is no respecter of persons, and all that remains now is for me to wish him a long and happy retirement. (Applause).
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MR. LI: Mr. Chairman. I rise as the Chairman of the Resettle- ment Management Select Committee to associate myself with your remarks on the retirement of Mr. BARTY from the Council. For the past four years Mr. BARTY has been a very useful member of my Committee. He has contributed very much to the deliberations of the Committee. We have all found Mr. BARTY very sincere, very frank and always very patient with us when we ask too many questions. We are very sorry to miss him, and I think I am speaking for all members when I wish him and Mrs. BARTY a very long and happy retirement and every success in the future. (Applause).
DR. BELL: ---Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the Resettlement Policy Select Committee which normally takes precedence over the Resettle- ment Management Select Committee (laughter) but on this occasion as Mr. Li Yiu-bor is sitting three chairs higher than myself I have let him speak first. I would like on behalf of the Policy Select Committee,
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which is made up of members from across the other side of the table as well as from this side, to say how much we have been helped by Mr. BARTY and how much, in fact, I think the Resettlement Department has been helped by Mr. BARTY while he has been Commissioner for It hasn't Resettlement. It has really seemed to have got a move on. stood still, and it seems to go from good to better and, I hope, better still. Perhaps this is because Mr. BARTY is a Scotsman (laughter), and I hope that when he goes back and retires to Dunblane, which is a spot that I remember very well from my own childhood, he and Mrs. BARTY will enjoy a very happy time together and that "Lang may your lum reek". (Applause).
COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT: --Mr. Chairman, Mr. Li, Dr. BELL, I am very touched and very grateful for the kind and flattering remarks which you have made this afternoon. I have enjoyed my four years on the Urban Council. I've been grateful throughout that time If we haven't always for your continuing support and forbearance. agreed about everything, if I haven't always agreed with my colleagues about everything, at least the differences of opinion have been, I hope, regarding means rather than ends. It would be a pity if such differences were not freely expressed in the spirit of understanding and good humour, and I am very happy that that is the way in which they are expressed. On returning to Dunblane I may be inspired to seek election in local government (laughter); there I hope I will show the same under- standing and forbearance of the town clerk and the borough surveyor as you have of me. In conclusion, may I thank you very much again for your kind remarks and kind wishes, and may I wish the Council and individual members every success in the future. (Applause).
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CHAIRMAN:-That concludes the business of this meeting. Council stands adjourned until 5th March, 1968 at 4 p.m.
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