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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

His Worship the Mayor, Mr. Joseph Mandl

His Worship the Mayor, Mr. Joseph Mandl, is a son of the late Dr. Mandl, and was born in Austria in the year 1836, educated in his native country, and served in the army. He went to Victoria, Australia, about
Mr. J. Mandl, Mayor of Hokitika.

Mr. J. Mandl, Mayor of Hokitika.

the year 1860, afterwards came to New Zealand, and was on the Tuapeka and Waitahuna goldfields for about two years. At the outbreak of the West Coast diggings, Mr. Mandl was attracted to Hokitika, where he embarked in business; first as a storekeeper at Blue Spur, and later on, with his present business in Fitzherbert Street. He was first elected Mayor of Hokitika in 1899, and subsequently served in the years 1899–91 and 1895–96. Mr. Mandl also sat as a borough councillor for six years, and on three occasions he was chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. He has greatly assisted in promoting the mining industry on the West Coast, and was a strong advocate for the Grey-Hokitika railway, which has proved such a boon to the district. Mr. Mandl is a widower, and has four children. His son has successfully completed his medical studies at Edinburgh, and is now practising his profession.