MAYOR'S EFFORTS PRAISED

Chronicle (Levin), 28 June 1946, Page 4

MAYOR'S EFFORTS PRAISED

"INDIGNANT

' HQMESEEKER."

J. J.

PROCTER.

Sir, — May I be permitted space to say a word of prgise of thp"e|fqrts of the Mayqr (Mr- H. B. purdekin) to lift the administration of Leyih's, affairs frorh the pqlicy of stagnation and drift which was the order two dr three, years a^go. There are nqw signs of energy and progress i'n the council's deliberatioqs, and evidence of a desire 'to encourage and foster the town's advancement. The Mayor was criticised in your cqlumns last evening, ■ rather unjustly, I think, for his action in, ehdeavouring to' hurry up housing cqnstruction, which h'as been delayed because of materi'al shprtages. In my ' view' these' shortages and the mal-distribution qf yvhat sqpplies are available is the fault of the- bureaucratic system of conducting the country's affairs intror duced by the present Government. If the Mayor had not raised his vqice and strongly represented Levin's claims; not a single bag pf tl^is cement would have come l'n'co the town. If his efforts haye cqntributed anything towards assisting the desperate housing shqrtage, and they certainly have, then the Mayor has done a good jqb and is. entitled to the thanks of citizens. Yours etc., Levin, June 27. ""BE FAIR'./' Sir, — As one of the anonymous correspondents in your issue of June 26, I feel I should like to congratulate our w'orthy Mayor on thej forthright statement he has made j to clqar the air in connection with the building projects he is endeavouring to complete in the borough. Had the full facts in conneption with the women's conveniences and the engineer's residence bpen given wider publicity, I feel sure that a measure of the critical .correspQn- ! dence would have heen withheld.! However, as regards thT State houses, giving credit that Mr. B,urdekin has done a splendid job, I am still of the opinion that there is little reasoh for their being held up so long. In conclusion, I should like to express the hope that Mr. Burdekin will stay many years as our Nd. 1" Citizen, and continue to push fqr the town's progress and development for which he has been noted since taking office. Yours " etc..,

Leyin, J.une 28 "Sir, — In last night's "Chron- 1 icle" there were several indignant, letters with regard to the way in j which essential building materials I are being distributedr giving looalj bodies unfg.ii- priority Sir, surely there must be some, if nqt a gr-eat^ deal of graft, to enable 'the council to get these materials, which are iri such short supply, to build conven- • iences, etc., especially when there are so many foundations in and ; around Levin, boxed and waiting j for cement. | If the authorities are / going to 1 monopolise the building trade, whyi not be' open-'about it and putvthe' small private builder out of his mis- ; ery? Is not the council and the Government running very close to Nazism when they use their power to take from the private individual as they have in this instance? Yours etc.,

Levin, June 27.