THE MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 8

THE MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

I to THE SUITOR 0* "THB PRIM." 4 Sir—There are many wlio believe wiUl | 1 you tlbat "the present Mnyor vs M moj | m a Labour nominee," Thoy furtjM* | believe that if this view had not teen .| held by the L.R.C. a Labour oondidata | would have been put forward for tw - chair. If for no other reason, a change rj in the occupant of the civic chair 8 , ureentlv called for, Bince it u» moro tltatt ; ever essential that the_ control of | city's affairs should bo in the hands ot I men whose business experience t ia eon# J guarantee that municipal questions vul,,, be considered from a sound busjne* * point of view. ; Though personally unknown to MP . Beanland, the writer is firmly of opinion * tihat a worker such as he is to be pre* fl ferred to the present Mayor, whose speechifying propensities have been the ffi chief characteristic of his term of office.-m Less talk and more solid work >» re* J quired, and in this connexion it is wort# m noticing that tho preaent holder of thy; * office is reported as having attended ; f| only four committee meetings during* a period in which Mr Beanland attendances to his credit. As the Motfr » is presumably a member of all oomnnfc vf tees, ex-officio. his record is nothing t# 3; enthuse over, despite his Parlißmcnurf "

obligations, as it is in rai© dull, dreary } dragging sittings in committee that tM J Council work is really done, and the» J are those who, while relißlnng th® limo-ig light of the open Council meeting, bjwjl but little inclination to take their nulj slhare of the less showy bui. more SOWJ «*■•■■saiis. f April 18th. s'■