"SINS OF AUCKLAND."

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 9

"SINS OF AUCKLAND."

CITY COUNCIL'S SHAKE.

MR. J; R. LONDON'S ADDRESS.

P Local politico were dealt with from- ' all angles by Mr. J. R. Lundon at th» ? Town Hall last eveninjr. The conceit. chamber was comfortably filled witk £ persons who responded to a cordial invitation to "all Auckland" to hear Mr. e Lundon's address on "Transport Panle Lesrielation" and other civic subjects. ? Mn W. M. Pendlebury, "Avondale's last ' Deputy-Mayor," presided, and provided • what he described ee a "curtain-raker. - '' Tie audience, however, tired of Mm and 1 did the equivalent of counting him oufc ■ Prolonged "applause" put an -end -to his remarks. ...... . . .. , 8 Mr. Lundon spoke for two and a-half hours on the sins of the Auckland City ' Council and he was assisted in «his addrees by a persistent, but, nevertheless, • friendly interjector. The speaker dealt : at length with the manner in which. the Transport Bill was presented to ' Parliament. j Mid-way through the meeting a member or the audience made a short speech. • He eaid the time had arrived when newblood wae wanted on the City Counefl. There were, however, some good men la the council. He proposed that the ratepayers' associations be aeked to pre,. pare a ticket for the next council elee- . tion This was carried. Mr. Lundon J explained there were ten ratepayen' ' associations functioning in Auckland and three more in course of formation. The sneaker, in referring to the Transport Act, said it did not eay that six city representatives ehonld ;be-Vcity councillors. The Act only said'they . contended there was a clause in the Act which permitted the Transport Board to borrow money without reference to ratepayers. They had the power to borrow money on overdraft. He also ; contended chat the passenger transport companies now operating in the suburbs J of the city had been ?\ven a complete monopoly for ever. Mr. Lundon dealt ; at length with Gty Council finance and • epoke until the ewitching off of * 1 couple of lighte at the rear of tie MU ; gave him a hint that tie hou.. of eleven ; 1 was approaching. Mr. jandon pro- ; posed: 'That the present personnel ot 1 the Auckland City Cbaacil i»Tjr*r- - feited the confidence of the dtJzen^thM meeting &£ : without das.ent.