THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 6

THE MAYORALTY.

i | MR. HISLOP'S CANDIDATURE. | Tliero .was- a very large attendance it the Victoria Hall, Adelaide Road, last-ovening, \ to'hear ail address by Mr. Hislop. Mr. G. i Danks ' occupied the chair! •• . Mr. Hislop prefaced his remarks by ask- ■ ing the audieiice if thoy read The Dominion-. "Evidently The Dominion," lie said, "has not yet been able to understand mo, whether from want of expression or density of mind 1 ou their part I don't know, but I hope it is from want of tho power of expression." ! Tho speaker referred to the reported quarrel between himself and Mr. David Nathan, ; and said it was simply that each looked ■ at the matter from different view-points.. 1 Mr. Aitken was asked to stand as a busi--1 ncss man, and becauso the present Mayor ' had been three years in office. Now, Mr. Duthio was a humorist of the first-class, only seconded by Mr. Aitken,.'or, perhaps, l bjr the Editor of The Dominion. But Mr. ! Aitken had been fivo and a half years in oflico, and this was a piece of. Aberdonian [ humour. Mr. Aitken, if he were a business ' man, would probably see to it that the business of the municipality over which he presided was carried. on with the lowest possible waste. Now, ho had it from a memo- ' randum from the City Treasurer which showed that* Mr. Aitken increased the cost of general - management by l l per : cent., but he (Mr. Hislop) had reduced it by 2 per cent.. Jt was only after . tho speaker camo into office that the tram-cars. were made in the City. The " Hong' Kong " truck was imported during Mr. "Aitken's time for £969, and the same articles could be produced locally for £776. \Vhat regard,, he asked, was-paid to giving contracts to local people? During- tho last three years a change had been made. If the policy of the last threo years had been followed all, the time 25. per cent.. would have been saved on the tramways. If tho lymphatic methods; that' characterised Mr. Aitkon's. term of office were to obtain in the future,' the negotiations with the Gas Company would fare in the samo. way as the Miramar negotiations. Mr. Aitken promised a lot of things to, the young men a night or two ago, but he fenced' the Kent Terrace reserves like a tombstone, .so that no onei could enter it. He also promised recreation grounds, but he seomed to forget that four or five were in progress. Mr. Aitken also, said that tho time had come for the reduction of rates, but how,could he Bay that the people were to have recreation, grounds and all sorts of crossings and footpaths made? How could he reduce the taxation? ■,' . ' : , ' THE ROLL. Applications for enrolment aro now coming in, very freely at tho Town Clerk's office, but, it may not;bo amiss to again /remind' procrastinators that tho roll will clcso at 5-p.nl. on "Wednesday next. Until that ho.ur'any-, body who thinks a person not properly' qualifiedl has : been'enrolled can lodge an objection with tho Town Clerk, but it .would bo well, for and applicants alike to got the business dono at - onco. The Northland electors, who varo now eligible for . tlio- City roll,-.-should put .in their claims without delay,- as the time is too short for tho-muni-cipal officials to tako the'initiative in. the; matter. As alroady explained in this paper,boardors andjodgers—that is, persons whose "rent" includes board and ; lodging,-what-ever tho. amount—aro not eligible to vote, uudor tho residential qualification.. Attention of residents of - Northland is called to a meeting to be held in the" Primitive Methodist Schoolroom on Monday-oven-ing, at 8 o'clock, When, Mr. Aitken will give an address and form a committee: '