MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 489, 23 April 1909, Page 6

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

,"■:' i'-Vr.NEWMAN AT KILBIRNIE. . Newman addressed a fairly wellattendedWoeting of - electors • at Kilbirnio [Mr. J. J. Clarke being in the chair. Tho'bandidato's speech was mainly on the lines of previous addresses. He stated that any man who occupied the mayoral chair could not take that offico as a side-lino; he must'be prepared' to devote tho greater part of his time to "tho-work, and. this ho conld : do. Dealing with tho city finances, ho said that when he advocated careful watching of expenditure he did not!mean that there should be retrenchment and reduction of salaries, but they would have ■to" I 'do without such ' things as wood-blocking for the streets, which could well wait for prosperous time. The worst of tho: financial depression, he considered,/ was'now : over, and if thoy spent what money they could' this yoar to tido them over the .winter, things would be all right. Referring to.local,matters, he said that three or four years ago there was a sum of £27,000 authorised by the''ratepayers for tho purposo of making . recreation grounds, and £2000 oFthat amount'had been * allocated to Klbirnie: 'Ho thought the Kilbirnie people had not .been .treated particularly well in this ■regard,', as tho £2000 had never boon spent,on their particular recreation; ground, but on another one in a far-removed part of the city. v When an; amount was allocated. and authorised for a particular locality it should be spent there. ... ¥~>At the {conclusion of the address Dr. Nowiman ' was J accorded tho;'usual vote of thanks and. confidence.-. , ' ; ' ■■: " ■. 'COUNCILLOR SUSHER AT SYDNEY ■'"■ • STREET. About ISO electors ■ ■ were present last evening' at the Sydney Street Schoolroom, when Fisher, continued his campaign., The candidate referred to the statement made that his proposal to carry out works during.the coming year out of revenue was impracticable: He said" that public men had to take due regard of the position of the money market/ and that quite recently the electors had given a very decided intimation to the council that they did not want, nor were .they going to sanction at the present juncture, any proposals that were calculated to increase the burdens of the ratepayers. To contend; that prudence and economy for the ensuing twelve months necessarilymeant stagnation was manifestly absurd.' "Without any further authority from the ratepayers the city was _ already so placed that a vigorous and progressive policy could be carried out fe^* 1 "!' r«ar- The Wainui dam, £46,0D0, : the abattoirs, £15,000, the Wadestown_ trams,. £40,000, the Wadestown and Northland water supply,.' £22,500, all > meant that there was plenty of work in hand.' Then there would bo available a large sum from royenuo for permanent works, amongst which a permanent water'supply for levels should be, given -.first place. As the only candidate who had served in the Council during, the past 25 years, Mr. Fisher he was qualified and capable of •handling the affairs of the city, and; if be able to carry out administrative reforms .that would be of pormanent benefit to the city.. The meeting concluded with-a unanimous 'vote of thanks and confidence.. Mr. A. M'Alpine was in the chair.

MR. WILFORD AT ROSENEATH. A-¥l- T i M i - I _^ ord > M.P., one of tho candidates for the city-mayoralty, addressed the electors at Eoseneath Schoolroom last events- £* r - T v J Ward Presiding. In introducing the candidate, tho chairman stated it to bo his belief that Eoseneath would heartily support Mr. Wilford. The candidate, in-tho course of his address, dealt exhaustively with tho financial operations of tho City Council inferring to the difficulties of Northland and Kelburne with regard to-their relations with Karon, Mr. Wilford contended that the incoming .councd.. should tako the necessary steps by which an allocation of proportional obligations should be clearly defined • the experience of the Hutt County Council with respect to the borough of Eastbourne, a separated part of its district, pointed tho way to a simple solution of tho Northland-Kelburne-Karon troublo, and he undertook that, in tho ovent of his election to the mayoral chair, »ho would further the interests of Northland and Kelburne in that direction. Mr. Wilford also referred to the gas troublo experienced m the Eoseneath streets, and touched upon the drainage and water supply questions affecting that portion of the city, explaining the pressure powor, available. Ho further stated, after analysing tho tramway returns, that he had been represented as stating that it elected, tho Island Bay tram fares would ,00 reduced to a basis. To'that statement he gave, an emphatic denial. At the conclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks and confidence was, on the motion of Mr. Monaghan, seconded by Mr. Duncan, accorded the candidate. v MR. BOLTON AT WILLIS STREET SCHOOL.

Mr. F. G. Bolton continued his mayoral campaign with an address at Willis Street bchool las? night. •Eeforring to tho tramways depreciation fund, he said that he had been stated to havo misrepresented the figures ui regard to the depreciation and sinking fund allowanco on the tramways in the City of Glasgow, but ho quoted from an authority ,to show their correctness. If thoy in Wellington .were to write off an amount sufficient to place ■ them on a level, with Glasgow they would. find that 'instead of showing a profit of about £5000 thoy would have a debit balanco of quite £15,000. The way to remedy this and also to improve the business of tho electric lighting department was to place tho-departments under an expert 'business managor. He had secured figures .from Auckland in regard to tramways concessions in that city. There tho public wero offered an inducement to buy cards of tickets, and whon pcoplo had tickets thoy generally used tho trams more than whon thoy had to pay cash. It was a question' if''tho "'Auckland' Tramways Company, which was vtiry prosperous, could grant such concessions to encourage tho uso V>f the trams, why could not tho Wellington Corporation do tho Bamo? If elected ho ■would ■bring' the matter under the notico of the tramways ospeft. After outlining his schomo for tho establishment of municipal markets at Haining. Street, tho candidate said "that Mr. Fisher had, in criticism'of his scheme, stated that the market reserve on which the Boyal Oak Hotel now stood should be used. Ho.thought Mr. Fisher's proposition was ridiculous. Tho 'section in question, which was held on, a long lease, was one of the most valuablo in tho city, and ' if they wished to place a municipal market there they would loso tho enormous sum I whith thoy received in rental from the lossces.' Tho Boyal Oak frontage was worth from £200 to £250 a foot, while the site he, suggested was only worth £7 or £8 a foot. At tho conclusion of his address, Mr. Bolton received a hearty vote of thanks and confidence.

ACTION BY ATHLETIC BODIES. Acting under instructions from'tho whole of the associated athletic bodies, Mr. Vance has,'submitted two questions to all the candidates for ;■ oouncillorshipa, with a request that a reply be mad© on or before to-day. The questions are worded as follow:— '' ~(1) Will you,, if elected, move the City Council to obtain from the Melbourne and Sydney Councils reports as to the methods and conditions under which the recreation grounds of those cities are administered and controlled,' with a view to tho adoption of similar methods and conditions in Wellineton? :■ ■:■ • (2) Will you, if elected/ move the City Council to obtain for Wellington a share in the control of the Hutt Park by having tho Hutt Park Act, 1907, amended in that direction?; .:,',' •■-, T. Ballinger has replied as follows:—"I shall be pleased if re-elected to get any. reports on- methods. and; conditions under which recreation grounds are administered: and controlled, with a view of considering the adoption of same. In reference to the Hutt/ Park, as a member of tho City Council and as a ratepayer, I consider that wo should complete our own city recreation grounds, so that wo can reap • the benefit of the big outlay on them, through our tramway system, instead of anoreasing the return.

to the Government railway line to tho Hutt. Besides this, wo have arranged during my term as a councillor to utiliso portions of wo lown Bolt reserve for recreation purposes, and tho proposed tramway to Maranui will open up fresh grounds in the future. While I am a groat bolievor in athletics, I must ask you to remember that the ratepayers of tho city of Wellington have a big burdon to carry in the way of rates, and tho present is not the tiinb to add to them,'.', NOMINATIONS. Nominations for tho Mayoralty and for seats on the Borough Councils of Miramar and Onslow, closed at- noon yesterday. ' The following were received. ■ MIRAMAR. For the Mayoralty of Miramar, Charles John ' Crawford was nominated by J. M. Geddis, 0. L; H. Hawson, and J. A. C. M'Eldowney. As this was tho only nomination, he was declared elected. , The following aro the nominations for the council:—. James Muir, nominated by D. K. Blair and A. R. Hislop. t - Richard Otto Peterson, nominated by W. Hoyland, S. M. Stono; ■J. Brodie, and J. Patterson. . 'Hector Norman M'Leod, nominated by A Vertch, C. L. H. Hawson, and J i: A. C. M'Eldowney. . _ John Frederick Charles M'Clelland, nominated by W. H. Cooper, C. Boyd, Olive L. Carpenter, and 1«\ Silver. _ *Henry William Cooper, nominated by H. E.Richards, and C. L. H. Hawson. *John Brodie, nominated by H. E. Richards, C. E. Fabian,'and J. M. Geddis. Norris William Bell, nominated by J. A. C. M'Eldowney, C. J. Crawford, J. M. Geddis, and R. H. Makgill. John Newman Ayling, nominated by J. F. C. M'Clelland, and C. E. Fabian.

ONSLOW. ' \ , The following are the nominations for the Mayoralty of Onslow Borough :— Joseph George Harkness, nominated by M. P. Cameron, J. Grant, D. A. Banniater, D. J. Watson, W. R. Plimmer, and E. S. Stafford. !;' " Charles Mainwaring; nominated by F. E. R. Radcliffe, and 0. Aplin,' sen. ; The following are the nominations for the Onslow Borough Council:— • ■ Khandallah Ward. •David James Watson, nominated by M. P. Cameron, and T. W. Kirk. ' ' ■ 'William Rodem Plimmer, nominated bv M: P.- Cameron, and T. W. Kirk. tEdward Sidney Stafford, nominated by Kooert Hannah, F. Bates, Geo. Worsfold, and M. P. Cameron. '" ;■ tGeorgo Nash, 'nominated by J. N. Grant, and J. E.'.'Fitzgerald.' ■ •'..t Alexander Ferguson,'nominated by J. H. Richardson, and.M. C, Smith. John Nelmes Grant, nominated by A Ferguson and H. A. Kirkcaldie. ■ ■■'...'■■. James Leonard, nominated by C T H Brown, J. Thomas, and F: A. Thompson. ' Ngaio Ward. V, _, ..' •Christopher Aplin, jivn.,*' nominated by J R. bcnmgeonr, and E. Knight. ■ George William Darvall, nominated by J. J -.5u 0n, r and Ei J." Hampton. Arthur-Henry Gibson, : nominated by H. B Rule, and E. C. Sutherland. :"• ' _ Dudley AthoTßannister, nominated by J. J. Esson, G. W. Darvall, and M. P Cameron.' ;\ " ... .' ... '■'.. Kaiwarra' Ward. •Birger Johannes Lohrbauer'■•■'Lynnebere, nominated by A.W. Newton, and W. Dixon! . Frederick Archibald: Kiernan, nominated Py.«: O'Leary.and E. J. Smith. ■ _ Albert Carver, nominated by W.- H. Bo'wden, J. GaTdner, and J. Knight. ■•/ 'Present councillor. ',' '.'■','■■■. tPrevious councillor.

OTHER BOROUGHS. ~ (BY TEt,EGEAPH—PBESs' ASSOCIATIOHJ I m , , t „„ Marton, 'April 22.' ■ r- V lO M ayor, Mr. J. M'Eldowney, and Mr. .B. E. Beckett have l?en nomin' ated for the Mayoralty. Twelve (andidates have been nominated for six vacancies. FBI TSLEOBAPS.— COtlliESPOHDnirr.'j ,„, I _„ ■ ± Hastings, April 22. iho full hst of candidates for the municipal election at Hastings is us follows: —Dor Mayor: L. W. Fowler, W. Y. Denmtt, A. A. George, and J. A. Miller. Tor 1 councillors: J. B. Boyd, C. L. Mackersey, W. Hart, C. Hughes, T. Styles, T. DonSvan D. Wilson, A. A. George, T. W. Dent, A. Masters, J. Garnett, E. Stevenson, J. A i, c f r^, Jl ? urico Mason > A ' T - Dovonport, Or. &. Uapham, B. C. M'Cormick, Wm. Newrick, S. G. Poppelwell, L. W. Fowler. This makes twenty candidates for $0 nine vacancies. There were eighteen nominations at tho last election. There are only four candidates for the Mayoralty, Mr. W. Lane navmg withdrawn at tho last moment. Mr. A. Nathan has been elected unopposed 1 as Mayor of Toihapo. _«««« v At Carterton on Thursday only three nominations wero received for the Boronsh Council, and none at all for the Mayoralty. TO-NIGHT'S MEETINGS. Mr. F. G. Bolton.—Northland. Mr. P. M. B. Fishor, M.P.-Druids' Hall, Mr - Jn} L Wilford > M.P.-Maranui'School-room, 7.30 p.m.; open air, corner of Moxham Avenue and Goer Street, 8.30 p.m. Dr. A. K. Newman.—Anglican Church, Kolburne. Hon. John Bigg, M.L.C.-Sydney Street Schoolroom. The Labour candidates will address v the electors at the Island Bay Hall this evening Mr. John Baxr will address the elector's of Eastbourne at the State -School this evening. In our advertising columns to-day Mr J P. Luke thanks tho electors of Wellington for tho confidence reposed in him in tho past and asks for a ronowal of their favour for tho forthcoming election. In our advertising columns, Mi - . C M Mainwaring, who 1 is a candidato for' tho Onslow Mayoralty, particularises the times and dates of his meetings. '