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LOCAL ELECTIONS.

CANDIDATES' ADDRESSES. More of tho Citizens' Association's candidates for election to the City Council and other public bodies addressed a fairly woil attended meeting at the Wiuton street Hall, St. Albans last evening. Mr H. Holland presided. The first speaker vas the Mayor (Mr J. A. Flesher), -who appealed to the electors to choose representatives according only to their fitness for office. He raoritioned that the city's liability hat 1 , been reduced from £BO,OOO to £40,000, and it was hoped it would eventually be extinguished. He criticised the system under which public services in the city were controlled by several local bodies, and contended that they 6hould be amalgamated under of the municipality.

Councillor E. H. Andrews reviewed the work of tho Abattoirs and Reserves Committee, which, he stated, had begun its term, with a deficit of £7OOO. To reduce that the first step taken, was to raise the fees, but a letter scheme was later adopted, in spite of inexplicable Labour opposition, and tiic meat was killed by contract. The : system had proved so satisfactory that the receipts now showed a profit of over £2OOO. They were not making an undue profit. The abattoir building had not been touched for 20 years, there was now a proposal, which ho hoped would bo supported, to erect a new building, at a cost of £12,000, and a. new cooler. The dust-proof meat vans had proved a useful innovation. As to tho reserves, he stated that tno city had €327 acres of reserves, and IDG acres of freehold (in quart ies, etc.). He thought he could claim that the reserves had progressed and increased in the last two years. He looked forward to the time when the Domains Board work would ho administered bv tho Council. Introduced as the "oldest member of tho council," Councillor A.Williams by remarking that he had seen many changes in the city during the .18 Year 3' in which ho had served on the Council. Ho claimed that nowhere m the Dominion wore streets and footpaths so good,as in Christchurch, but there were improvements needed yet. The Council had been twitted by tho Labour faction on the question of finance, but when tho question of rates was before tho Council, Labour had voted for an increase, while tho remainder of tho Council voted that the rates remain on the same basis as in the. previous year. Councillor \Y lll.'ams strongly condemned tho movement to erect hoardings in the city. He regarded hoardings as most unsightly, and he wanted to ensure that thc> were not erected within sight of any residence, but only in empty sections away from tho residential quarters It was" a time when honest, straignttoiward men wero needed on the Council, and he left it to the citizens to judge between the parties. _ Mr C T. Aschman stated that he was seeking election for the first time, ana while tho other candidates had been able to speak of what they had done, ho was in a position that he had no "past." Ho could lay no claim before them, except the fact that he had been selected by the Executive of the. Citizens' Association. \et he was not quito a novice-he had lived tho greater part of his life in Christchurch, and was also- a member of the Board or Covernois of Canterbury College, winch was a bigger business institution thaw most people imagined. Ho did not Snow whether it counted m municipal politics, but ho had held every office in the profession from which ho had recently resigned, and was elected last vear president of the New Zealand Educational Institute. Ho hated being under tho necessity of announcing those achievements, but did so because it, showed he was not a fool, or dishonest —otherwise other people would not havo trusted him. (Laughter) He had no policy as yet, but tho housing scheme and tho health of the community ho had very much at heart. 'Wealth without health was useless. A s to the. proposed Metropolitan Board ,of "\\ orkssuggested by the Mayor, there were divided opinions upon it, but he favoured tho idea of tho Council dictating tho policy of .the city, with one man, a manager, to carry it out, irrespective of anybody. Mrs E. A. M. Roberts, a candidate* for the Hospital Board, reviewed the progress that tho institutions under the Board had made in the past two years. There were only two women members on tho Board a'fc present, and she felt that some of tho institutions under tho Board were of such a nature as to necessitate a larger number of women members. Over £ISOO had spent by tho Benevolent Committee during the year on the wives and families of men who had deserted their responsibilities. Bhe and. the other women members were in favour of tho imposition of a heavier term of imprisonment for such defaulters. (Hear, hear.) She eulogised tho work of tho Chairwoman of tho Benevolent Committee on the Hospital Board, and concluded by expressing herself in favour of the principle of private wards. Mr "W. E. Leadley dwelt on the ideal of service, which lie contended should imbue every candidate for public office. JIo was one of tho minority that had opposed the idea of the A\'aimakariri electrical scheme, but only because* he felt tho time was then inopportune. The Council, however, deserved thanks for the work it had done in regard to the electrical contract. He approved of the cultivation of the Council's forestry undertakings, which would have valuable results. Ho considered that most of the Council's works should be carried out during the winter mouths, in order to relievo unemployment. He was not opposed to tho erection of hoardings—which'were certainly an improvement on th'o old bill boards—excopt when residents nearby objected. He was, however, entirely opposed to tho suggestion that a hoarding should bo erected above the tram shelter for tho projection cf advertisements, which would be a great disfigurement to the citv. He commended tho high standard established bv the Hospital in the treatment of disease, but prevention was better than cure; and he hoped that very, strong consideration should be given to the question of what means could be adopted to obviate such diseases, as, for instance, infantile paralysis. Mr ,T. R. Hay ward, a candidate Tor the Lvttelton Harbour Board, said that j the Harbour had made good progress of late, and he would endeavour, if reto assist in maintaining efficiency of management. He appealed to the audience to vote the Citizens' Association ticket in all the polls, and especially to return Mr Flesher to tho Mavoralty. The Mayor answered several questions, and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks and confidence to the speakers.

Citizens' Association candidates will address the electors to-night iu the Papanui Town Hall, Papanui, arid also the Methodist Schoolroom, corner South Crescent road and Sehvyn street, at S o'clock. To-morrow night a meeting v.ill be held in the Beckenham Hall at S o 'clock.

There was no contest for the Mavoralty of Riccarton, Mr H. S. S. Kyle being elected unopposed. Mr Joseph Hamlet, Independent candidate for the Mayoralty, addressed thb electors at the corner of iStanmore road and North Avon road, and corner ot

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Trafalgar street pjid St. Albans street last evening. He spoke of municipal matters such as tho Waiinakarm electric scheme, better access to tho sea, water suoplv and sewerage, metropolitan board of works, workers homes, etc. He was accorded a very good reception at cacli nlacc. At the conclusion of each meeting he was necortieU a hcartv rote of thanks. Mr Hamlet will address tho electors at Waltnarn School to-morrow evening at So clockMr Joseph Hamle't will address meetings to-night at the corner of l>-ir-rington street and Somerfield street r.t 7 o'clock., and at the comer ot Strickland street and iSouth Crescent road at 8 o'clock.

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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 13

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LOCAL ELECTIONS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 13

LOCAL ELECTIONS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 13

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