THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 5

THE MAYORALTY.

/ y ME; - CEAWFOED AT KELBHENE. Mr. C. J.' Crawford addressed a fairly .well- attended meeting ;at the schoolroom, Kelburne, last evening, Mr. L. P. Gibbs.was voted to the chair. ;... Mr. Crawford, in opening his address, mentioned that he had. found' that yarious citizens had a very erroneous impression that he (the speaker) did not '■'■• live in. Wellington., As'a matter of fact, •he had had his headquarters in the city for many -years, ■ and during, the last .■;•. three and a half years had actually lived, ..next, door to the present 'Mayor ' of Wei-' ' 1ingt0n,"..,.. at- Thorndon. The • speakertraversed fully ;the question of water supply, pointing out that upon the com- .,'■ pletion. of ■■' the present storage': works, : double the present population of .Wellington' could, be supplied, for no less ;./, -a; period than 83 days in case, of a draught. ' This would entirely depend .-.-:-. upon the question of whether the present Wailiui main could .be depended . -upon,. As this main had been .'reported upon as in a dangerous and unreliable ■state so.long ago:. as the year 1902, it ■■-... 6eemed_; quite':certain that-a. new main .to Wainui would: have to bo. laid down at an early date. This would be neces- : sary. not only to ensure a constant sup- ■ ■ ply for. ordinary. purposes, but also- to "make it quite certain, that thero.-would be.no risk of ah insufficient supply or pressure if the ■; town was unfortunate -; enough; to bo faced with;any serious conflagration in any of.the closely-built-upon areas of tho'city:'."" ,1; -'"'••: - , ; '•'-- - Mr. Crawford dealt with the questions , or tramways, milk supply, rates, and other upon- somewhat ■ similar -lines to his previous addresses. In answer to a question, he informed his, audience that •if elected he would • 'pay special attention .to the question of .using the' i city, cricket. grounds ■ for football. or. other ,games during the winter, pat, he had paid-considerable attention to Übe matter, .and his opinion and experience was that, assuming good-drain- - , ing and management,, -cricket grounds ' were,not only not spoilt,- but improved, by'such .'usage. ■.'..: ■On the motion of Mr."Taylor, seconded by: Mr.-..Turner, : a. vote'.of. thanks, and , confidence, was oarried unanimously. -.-■■,