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Mayor Of Lower Hutt
The city of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, was first proclaimed a borough on 1 February 1891. Prior to this it had been part of Hutt County, initially as a Roads Board and from 1881 as a Town Board. Since 2019, the mayor has been Campbell Barry. History The Hutt County Council was established in 1877, covering the region from Wellington's south coast up to Waikanae, excluding Wellington City. The county council was headed by a chairman rather than a mayor. As the region grew, urban parts of the Hutt County became autonomous boroughs with Lower Hutt becoming its own borough in 1891 with a borough council headed by a mayor to be directly elected by ratepayers. William Fitzherbert (mayor), William Fitzherbert was elected unopposed with six borough councillors also being elected. From the 1920s on population grew quickly and in 1941 Lower Hutt became a city after reaching the required population of 20,000 for city status. As a result of the 1989 local government reforms Lower Hutt City ama ...
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Heraldic Achievement
In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled. An achievement comprises not only the arms displayed on the escutcheon, the central element, but also the following elements surrounding it (from top to bottom): * Slogan or war-cry * Mantle and pavilion * Crest placed atop a: * Torse (or cap of maintenance as a special honour) * Mantling * Helm of appropriate variety; if holder of higher rank than a baronet, issuing from a: * Coronet or crown (not used by baronets), of appropriate variety. * Console (decorative or aesthetic in purpose, and not officially part of the armorial grant) * Supporters (if the bearer is entitled to them, generally in modern usage not baronets), which may stand on a compartment * Motto, if possessed * Order, if possessed * Badge, if possessed Coat of arms Sometimes the term "coat of ar ...
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