This photograph was taken at a ceremony held in the new Civic Centre, then under construction. Front Row from left: Ex Mayor Mr D B Black & Mrs Black; Ex Mayor Mr G M Rennie & Mrs Rennie; Mr M B Patience (Architect); Mrs M B Patience; Mrs R Lockwood; Mr T Lockwood (McMillan & Lockwood Ltd., Contractors); The Mayoress, Mrs D Elwood. 2nd Row from left: Cr H S Harrod; Cr G R Kear, Deputy Mayor; Mrs Kear; Cr P Kelliher; Mrs Kelliher; Cr J S Boldt; Unknown; Mr G W N Johansen, City Engineer; Mr Johansen; Mrs B Apthorp. 3rd Row from left: Cr M Bird; Unknown; Cr P I Barter; Ex Cr H Jensen; Mrs Jensen; Unknown; Miss J N Wallace. 4th Row from left: Unknown; Mr J B Metcalf, City Treasurer; Mrs M B Metcalf; Cr P G Pattern, Clerk of Works; Unknown; Dr. G Cumming; Unknown. 5th Row from left: Mr A M P Hall; Cr Elery, Feilding Borough Council; Unknown; Mr W S Donnelly, Mayor of Foxton Borough; Mrs Donnelly; Unknown. 6th Row from left: Unknown; Mrs I N MacEwan; Cr I N MacEwan; Unknown; Mr M Green, Chairman Oroua County.