HUTT AUYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1410, 10 April 1912, Page 5

HUTT AUYORALTY.

Mr. If. TtnLihrin. .1 candidate for the Hutt Slavorally, opened his campaign iu Si, Jump's Hall lat-l night. Mv. A. Maraskill occupied the chair. Thoro was nn attendance of about fifty elector?. Tlio candidate referred to the borough fiiuuicps, β-irtl quoted several instances of what tlio speaker termed 'squandering. During the. past two years the money raised for certain works had totalled £\lljO, and the money spent was ,K!CS. Sir. Bunny had condemned the system of day labour, for tho drainage scheme three years ago, but lately a contract was let, bn which the borough lost heavily, and now all tire work was donn by (he day. (Hear, hear.) Apparently llr. liuniiy had since been convinced. Sir. Baldwin condeiunod tho present water system, and said the borough engineer had reported unfavourably on it. The Holmont Stro-mi (which belonged to tlm ratepayers) should be. brought into service, to work the septic tanks. Then the present service would bo ample to supply hoifsos. If relumed, tho speaker said that would bo one of Hie first things he would have an estimate framed for. If the supply came, from Belmont, tho salary now paid to an extra hand at the pumping station would provide the interest on the loan. Mr. Baldwin, in conclusion, said Hint it. was absurd to think that if ho were elected there would bo .\ reduction, in. rates. , It was only possible us ".vet t.i make the expenditure come under (In. receipts. Soino day rates might be reduced, but at present the finances would not warrant it. If ho we-ro honoured with l.hc electors' confldcncc, he would alwoy? do his fluty, ns had always been his pnlicy. (Applause.) After nnsirering a number of questions, the oandidflto was nccorded a vote Df thanks.