CITY ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 6

CITY ELECTIONS.

OANIIIIIA'I'IS' Sl'liliCllliS.

WMHJUKHM OF TIIIJ CAMPAIGN. Mil, UIKU AT WADHSTOWN. Mr. .1, I', liiilin a meoling of elreloi'K In I lie Hull, U'ndoMowii, last nlglil, In nll|i|iorl of liln I'liiiilldaturo for (lie Mfl.voi'oll.v, Mr, I l ', t>nlitin was voted to llin chilli'. 'Mr. lilllio ri^erled lo Iho linjon Jit Wiitlenlown with llm elly, and lo tho cxpeetullou of liuiiviiied |in|iuliiliou iinllling in lliat dlnlrk'l, i'imwi|iii'iil. on tramway extension. but Iho hopnn had not kon realised, Their Iriiiuway was completed at Iho (linn the Irnilo Him at lln. worst level In Wellington, and very 111110 Increaso by V-iiy of null lenient luid taken Another I'aoior In canning a nlriiin on their llimui'cri by why of high rnUm was that Iho Irnmlliie having lo bo constructed through rough country Micowdtaled ft rale per tnllo of track, Iho avorago in Wellington being nivarly -UIiO.OOO per milo as iikiiliisl about JJIIOIIl) In Chrislchurch. Mr. Lllllo said that it; was manifestly unfair that Iho Wadeslown pooplo should lliianco Iho total obligation on tho rates, and sliorlogo of revenue, when somo 1)00,Mil) fares passed over tho city lino annually, consequent, on tho servico being ('.onlilined lo Wadestowu. Tho business people of the city and others visiting Wndcslown worn now galling " splendid ride, and tlio shortage of rovonuo was being cast upon tho residents. Ho could say without makinjj promises that ho would see that a fair relation was established between Wadcstown and tho city/in relation to tho tramway servico. / A volo of thanks and confidence was accorded to Mr. Luke.

MR. M'LAREN'S CAMPAIGN. MEETINGS AT BROOKLYN AND ARC STREET. Mr. D. M'Larcu addressed two meetings last night, ono at Brooklyn and tho other at Aro Street. 110 submitted to tho olectors that during his year uf ofiico they had carried through as much work as had been douo in any other year, Tho placing of the finances on~a sound basis, for instance, was a matter of importance, also the providing of a renewal fund for tho tramways, and the securing of additional plant for tho lighting section. Ho recognised tho excellont work done by tlio departmental officers, and by tho ejitire corporation staff, but lie submitted that at least some little! credit was duo to tho man who occupied tho nosition of Mayor, as ho would have been blamed'if things had out otherwise. Ho did not intend to mako elaborate promisei as he understood his opponent was making, but lio would simply proiniso to maintain finances and push forward progressive work as means would allow.

Votes of thanks and confidence w«re carried at both meetings.

"THE TICKET" AT NEWTOWN. SOME DIFFERING VIEWS. A number of candidates assooiated with the Greater Wellington Municipal Association's ticket addressed a meeting of about a hundred people in St. Thomas's Hall, Ivewtown, last night. Mr. J. Trevor presided. y MR, R. A. WRIGHT. Mr. R.. A. W right was among the speakers. lam going to tell you where I stand in regard to tho Municipal Electors Association. I am independent of tho Municipal Electors' Association. I have had no orders from'it,' and I tako no orders from it. I have mado- no K Olll , 1 ? 03 .™ juiyono in connection with the Municipal Mooters' Association. Tho P ? 0 "?, ,50S I , ha ™ made have been t l6 electors, and they are tho Rlmni/Ti wl iS m an >" candidate 6 J'°" P led S? himself. I object to caucus government in every shape and form. \w? m 5 on , tlle rcvi sion of tho Aewtown sections ho said Hint what Newtown people objected to was tho curious Hnn^ 11 t t l- i ,ras a short seeto vitS? A?| J"* 1 ' 1 loll^er OD ® to Voiteh and Allan s comet, aud 1 a fi™ TirnVj Government station. What tho City Council should have c f amlno tho internal roanagement of tho tramways, to see if it could not bo improved, 100 many cars ivero ran "empty at certain hours of tho day. I,° ;Z e - a fon- , suggestions as to how loss m this respect could bo avoided, and and an adequate service still bo maintained. He urged that workers who com-' menced work at D o'clock in tie morning had as good a right to concessions as thoso who commenced at 8 o'clock. Ho believed in fair play all round, and if ho wore elected ho would support the granting of concessions to 9 o'clock workers. .A! I ®. 50,6 re ason why tho "ticket?* was standing was that they objected most strongly to the Labour party trying to > L 0 50343 th e council. The ticket" was not a capitalistic "ticket": it it were, he would not belong to it. An examination , of the Labour "ticket" showed that there was not one bona-fido worker on it. Mr. Dalrymple, for instance, Lad been associated with the biggest ring and monopoly in New Zoalandtho. liquor ring. '.There were a number of union secretaries on the "ticket," too, but not ono bona-fide worker i A voioo: What about Gordon? Mr. Wrighti Well; what about: Mr., Gordon. He is-an employer of labour. ! ilie council, he continued, had granted concessions on the trams to skaters goinj? to Kilbirnie Skating Rink, because tho owner of the rink had waited upon tlio council and said that tho increased fares on the trams were injuring his business. AnU who had voted for 'itF-Every Labour member on the council. He referred to Mr. Hindmarsh's attendance at meetings of the local bodies of which he was a member, with intent to show that If' -Hindmaren had not been'. a regular ?ttendant at tho meetings of any of them. Was this the way to serve Labour? it J. am elected to the council or tho Harbour Board, or both," he said, "I will cither attend the meetings or I will resign and let someono else attend to tho duties. His aim, he said, would bo to serve all fairly, and giro (ho genuine wockor awl the Labour party, as well as every other party the fair play to which they were cntitlod. ; •

Mil. J. GODBER. ' {y Gotlb ?f Mitdo his first speech to tho electors. Hp was pleased to be able to offer his services again to the citizens, he said. He had lived 50 years here, lie hau swa tho town grow from a population, of 8000 to its present size, and he hoped io seo it grow still larger end better. JIB Had always 'taken an interest in tho citv, and lie lmd been ten years a councillor. Ho had some years ago tabled « motion to <!najlo tho council to improve certain congested areas of tho city. The motion was carried, but the citizens then mused to sanction itlio loan for the work, lio hoped that before long*, perhaps when, finances were loss strailfmed, the work would be undertaken. The council had brought pressure to bear on the Government to bring about an improvement in the.milk supply of Wellington, and tho result had been that the dairy herds wero much mora strictly and carefully inspected. The milk supply was certainly much better, and perlwps by-and-by it might be possiblo to have a municipal milk sitpplv ITo believed tho Tramways Hoard had done ft great, deal of gocd. In tho matter of tho increases in fares, he had 'been with Councillor Barber in .lis opposition to tho loading of all tho increases on residents at one end of tho city. Ho believed the tramways should be popularised, and that tho fares should be kept as low as possiblo, consitent with sound finance. • Ho had also been "ham.iuring away" for years at the question of lowering tho high stops on palace cars, and 1 c was glad to sec that tho muchneeded reform was at last to come nbout. Ho was sure tho electric light service of tho city required thoroughly reorganising. Tho city was not getting full benefit from it. They \yore up against a very strong company, which was out for business, and which was getting it. It was necessary, he thought, to put the department into the hands of a capable business manager, who would really compete with the Gas Compnn.v. There were many anomalies in tho present rates charged. Tho cost per unit for heating purpnses was lid., but the business,man who wished to hire the power to drivo his machinery had to tiny 3d. for il, uml he required the lwwer ijiiriitg I.ljh dm 1 , tt'lwii probably there wu a lot of ouironl runilna to

waste. '['1,0 rates to Urge consumers wero so high that many of thorn wero pulling in their own generating plants, so that their custom was lost to tho city, lio believed this was being done in tho new Opera House. JIo whs in favour of llin construction of topid baths, and tho best silo for hot salt-water baths seemed to him lo ho tho corporation yards, near Iho destructor.

Ho wait of opinion that tho increased levy to Iho Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard would lx> found without an increase in Iho rules. But ho was entirely out of sympathy with the present method of raising funds for hospital and charilablo aid. Tluo money should conio from Iho consolidated rovenuo of tho Dominion, as did tho money for mental hospitals and pensions. Tho Government, however, had followed tho policy of pushing us many of theso burdens as possible on to tho looal rates. Ho corrected a misstatement made by a Labour candidate, to tho effect that there was a proposal to increaso tho working hours for nurses to twolvo per day. 110 assured tho audience that nothing of tho sort was intended. 110 considered, and tlio board confiidored, that iho nurses did very noblo work, and did it very well.

ME. J. TREVOR. Mr. J. Trevor said ho did not like to bo in tho position of bogging for votes, and ho did not propose to do very much in that direction. Ho felt that as a councillor he was doing his duty on tho council. It might not appear in tho limelight, but on tho committees, where tho real, work of the council was done, ho thought ho did a little work. Ho approved of the action of the Municipal I/lectors' Association in selecting a number of candidates of diversified views. None of the candidates had been asked to state their policy beforehand, and if they had been so questioned, lie would certainly havo objected. MR. W. H. P. BARBER. Mr. W. 11. P. Barber, tho next speaker, impressed upon all electors tho duty that thoy ought to perform on next Wednesday—tho duty to :rcoord their vote—in order that there should bo no .doubt about tho men roturned representing the true opinions of the community as a whole. Ho defended tho action of tho council in' leasing small sections of tho city reserves now lying waste, to tennis, croquet, and bowling clubs. He repeated his protests' frequently mado in tne council against the recent increases in tram fares to Newtown and Kilbirnie. He thought one of tho first works the council should undortako was tho extension !of tho Constable street lino to junction with, the Kilbirnie ' MR. H. BUDDLE. Mr. H. Buddlo spoke.of tho shortening 01 the sections to Newtown, and tho increasing bf tho fares. He urged that tho trams must be made to pay, and in order to do that tho fares had to bo increased. It seoniod perhaps a little hard to tho iN'owtown people that tho increases had cnietly been mado on their line, but on ot ._ , , nd ttey should remember that they had had. for a. lone time a long rido out to tho Newtown terminus for-'two-pence. Ho was sorry.if his opinion should prove distasteful to Nowtown people, but it was his opinion, .and he must state it as such. Ho t would liko to .see many improvements in tho city brought about, butvsound finance must bo the 1 first essential in the administration of the city, and ho would not pledge himself to support oostly undertakings which were, for tho time being, beyond the city's means.

. MR. MARTIN LTJCKIE. Mr. Martin Luckie said ho deprecated very strongly the introduction, of anything in the nature of party politics into municipal affairs. Most important of all things m the control of the city was that all tho great trading services of the city should bo run on round financial linos, so that under no circumstances could they ever become a charge upon the rates. The duty of all members ot tho council was to conserve the interests of all sections of tho community. The members of the ticket," as they were now callcd, were not required to profess any special opinions. They were quite untrammelled, and' they would be at liberty on the council to deal with all questions as they thought advisablo. Ho was opposed to the leasing of playing areas in public reserves. ■It was important that something should bo dono to ensure that reasonable railway fr> c "itics should bo given to residents at tho To Aro end. .

MR. A. LEIGH HUNT. Mr. A. Leigh Hunt, a candidate for ths Harbour Board, said he would not hav< been a candidate but that Labour was oul ; to capture all tho seats for tho City Coun | oil, Harbour Board, and everything else This had nibbed him up all tho wrong way. _ It had never previously been th< praotico of tho community to tlivido itself into parties on the running of its trams, its .electric light supply, and other city affairs, and ho did not think it was their desire to do this again. As to his qualifications, ho had been in charge of a business concern for twelve years, and. in that , time it had grown to be a successful one l'or many years he had taken part ail local affairs, as a member of small local bodies, lw<ilvo years ago ho had been chairman ot a. country., Road Board, and in ' Welling, tou-he had held office on some small publie bodies. Ho mentioned this to show that it had been his desire to devote portion of his. time and ability to the service of tho community. ' Criticising tho past policy of the Harbour Board,, ho thought the board had hemmed in too closely Waterloo Quay, at the very narrowest neck of tho flat land in Wellington, through which tho railway and a great volume of traffic must pass. Ho disapproved strongly of tho beard's objection to the To Aro railway scheme. One of tho greatest defects in the passenger traffic arrangements in tho port of Wellington was the lack of communication between the trams and tho'fetrry 'steamers. MR. CASTLE AT NEWTOWN. AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. Mr. J. Castlo addressed a meeting of about thirty electors . in the Riddiford btreet bchool last evening, in support of his candidature for the City Council. Mr. J. Gallie presided. The candidate was given an excellent hearing throughout. In opening his address, Mr. Castle apologised for holding a meeting in a schoolroom. They had a fino hall in Newtown, ho said, but it had been closed up because the City Council said that it had to extend the museum. This in itself showed _ that new blood was needed in tho council. He stood as the representative of no particular class, but. if elected, would endeavour to liavo tho interests of citizens in general safeguarded. A shorter tramway route from Lambton Quay to the Botanical Gardens . should bo provided as soon as possiblo. There should also bo a better entrance to tho Botanical Gardens and a better footpath to Karori Road. Amongst districts which should receive a littlo attention in the near future was Berhampore. Somo of the candidates who wero standing were mero boys, it was advisable that business affairs should be entrusted to men of liiaturo years, who had somo business experience. Mr. Castle deprecated an idea that ho was out only in the interests of tho "Zoo." ne considered that the "Zoo" was thero to stay, but should be kept within bounds, -and should imposo tho least possiblo burden on the ratepayers. It had been suggested to him that he wns a Newtown man. After living thero for twenty-five years, ho could not be s other than a Newtown man. Ho could not bo a Thorndon man. At tho same time, ho appreciated tho needs of Thorndon just as much as ho did tlioso of Newtown. Answering questions, Mr. Castlo said that ho was not against universal fares, but considered universal penny fares a ridiculous proposition. His idea was that in tho centre of the city, where running expenses were heavy, tho sections should be short. The next section should be, say, half as long again, and tho next -section doublo tho length of tho city section. This would encourage people to live in the outlying portions of llio city, and wa9 further justified by tho fact that expenses of running in tho suburbs wero lighter than in tho middlo of the city. To another question. Mr. Castle said that .for some years lie had been in favour of running tho trams right through the Basin Reserve, but now considered that the scheme brought down by tho City Engineer got over the difficulty to a. great extent, no was in favour of tho trams going through the Basin oil tho plan suggested by Mr. Morton. He was not very keen on municipal markets, and was glad that the fish market lind been established on a small scale, bccuuso il svemed unlikely that it would bn U *ns of littlo ~M . to oeoßin livinj at iNowtowu and Thorn.

don and other portions of tbo city distant from tho site of tho market. Mr. Casflo said lie was not in favour of leasing any portion of tho Town Belt to privato or semi-private sports clubs. There ivaa a tendency nowadays to spoon-feed sport. In his opinion if sport w;as worth going in for it was worth paying for. Ho was not in favour of interfering with tho presont Glasgow lease. Firms that had entered into obligations should bo required to adhere to. them. There was only ouo thing that seomed to him to bear hardly on the lessees and to call for alteration. There should bo some provision for compensation where a lessee had to abandon his building. Mr. Wilford, when Mayor, had foreshadowed, somo years ago, that before long tho city would bo somo thousands of pounds per annum better off as a result of. increased rentals being obtained from city leasee. Tliero was no doubt that an attempt was being made to deprivo the city of its prospective increase in income. Jlr. Castle said that he was in favour of the Constable Street tramway being connected witli the Kilbirnia lino as soon a 9 finances would permit, and ho hoped this would be soon. Ho was also in favour of tho extension from Wallace Street to Newtown, but did not consider it urgant. Ho gave the proposals of tho To Aro Railway League his hearty support. ' The meeting unanimously accorded Mr. Castlo a voto of thanks and cqpfidence.

MR. J. H. POLLOCK. ADDRESS AT THE CONCERT CHAMBER, . Mr. J. H. Pollock, a candidate for tho City Council, delivered his opening address at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, last night. Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P„, occupied the chair, and there were over 00 people present. In introducing tho candidate, the chairman said that, although Mr. Pollock was making his first, appearance in municipal politics in Wellington, ho was not, a novico, for ho had sat in the Borough Council at Wanganui somo years ago. Mr. Pollock, in opening, explained that he had'been in tho city of Wellington for over 35 years. He reminded the older generation that he had been a member of ttie old business firm of Pollock and Young. To the younger generation he was better known,- having- been prominently before them in recent years.. He came before the electors here as an Independent candidate and if elected would make business tho first and sport a secondary consideration. During the past tew years he had travelled a good deal in different parts of Australia and on those occasions he had kept his eyes open. He therefore claimed that his experience would be of use to the city, especially in connection with tho beautifying of tho Town Belt.

, Tramway extension should, ho considered,'be brought about.gradually, and as tno finances of the city would permit. Ono of the first lines to bo extended should be. the Constable Street lino to link up with the Lyall Day line. This would very much relievo the traffic through the lulbirnie tunnel, and would ? l ?, 800 ,1, c ! c . al cheaper than tho widening ot the iulbirnie tunnel. On the question of concession fares, he would advocate that the first concessions 6hould bo made to the people who lived. farthest from the city The workers',tickets, Mr. Pollock thought, should operate beyond the hours at present allowed, and ho would move in that direction if elected. If opportunity offered, he would support any movement that would go towards improving tho Town 'Belt. He had no objection to bowling greens, croquet lawns, play grounds for children, or Wining that would improve this portion of the city, and,give the people a chanco .of getting more fresh air, (Applause.) Speaking of the Basin Hescrve, Mr. Pollock said he was quite in agreement with the Citv Engineer a scheme for taking the "trams through the reserve. It was quite anoarcnt that this could be carried out wifiiout decreasing the playing • area, while it would do away with a great deal of wear and tear to the> trnms. . If-it .were found that tho tramway men or the corporation,.labourers were not 'getting a .living wage, he would be one of the first to move .in the direction, of -securing for them, an adequate increase. (Applause.) There was just a word he would like to say about the recent Citizens' Carnival. Ho considered it should be an annual affair, and the money ought to bo devoted to the reserves and the beautifying of the Town Belt. A certain portion of tho money recently gathered in should be expended in enclosing tho Basin Reserve with an ornamental iron fence. If the citizens honoured him with election; ho would be their watch-dog and would do his utmost to get to the bottom of anything that called for inquiry. (Applause.)

oi tho money recently gatherod in sliouk bo oxpondcd in enclosing tho Basin Re 1 servo with nil ornamental iron fence. I i the citizens honoured him with election ■ ho would bo their watch-dog and wouli ■ do his utmost to get to the bottom o ■ anything that called for inquiry. (Ap : plause.) 1 A vote of thanks'and confidence in tin oandidate was proposed by Mr. F. Jen ninjjs and seconded by Mr. A. A. Paapo The motion was carried unanimously ant with applause.;-. : MR. HISLOP AT COURTENAY PLACE Mr. T. C. A. Hislop addressed an ope] air meeting in Courtenay Place last nigh in furtherance of his candidature for thi City Council. After laying fctress on till desirability of introducing new blood int( our public bodies, he referred to the necessity of carefully nursing our. city ii minces before launching our into the ii!any now schemes fores'hadowed by som< candidates. He thought it desirable . when tho financial position allowed, tc reduce tram fares' and to erect topic baths. After following the linos of pre vious addresses, he stated that the Citj Council election should not bo held in April. At that time tho balance-sheet had not been published, and candidates were at a disadvantage in ascertaining tho .exact financial position of tho city, , Labour was entitled to a fair representation, but it was now trying to dominate tho city in its own imagined interests. That was not for the ootnmon good.' A voto of thanks and confidence terminated a successful meeting. MR. PERRY AT BOULCOTT STREET. Mr. W. Perry addressed a meeting of between sixty and seventy electors at tho Masonic Hall last evening. Tho candidate said that a rumour was in circulation to the- effect, that ho was standing for tho council as tho nominee of the sports bodies. He said ho was, not standing as tho nominee of, any section of the community—it was wrong for any candidate to stand solely in tho interests of any ono class. He was sympathetic towards sport, but would never allow sport to interfere with tho bsst interests of the city. Ho advocated a better system of street cleaning than obtained at present. He was against, the trams going through the Basin Reserve, and--advocated tno formation of now recreation grounds, in tho outlying suburbs especially. Ho criticised tho present council .for its 1 rejection of Mr. Fletcher's motion that a confcrencs be held with tho various bodies concerned to discuss tho ndvisability or practicability cf linking-up tho wharves with* the tramway system. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried with acclamation. THE ASSOCIATION TICKET. Tho Municipal Electors' Association of Greater Wellington insert an advertisement in this issuo asking ratepayers to .support tho following candidates for the City Council, Harbour Board, Hospital Board, and Mayoralty respectively. Mayor—Mr, j. P. Luke. City Council.—Messrs. A. It. Atkinson, W. H. P. Barber, 11. Buddie, G. Frost, J. Godber, T. 0. A. Hislop, M. Luckie Len. M'Kenzie, T. Ncave, W. J. Thompson, J. Trevor, E. A. Wright. Hospital Board.—Mr. D. Campbell, ltev. J. H. Elliott, liev. W. A. Evans, Mrs. D. P. Mills, Mr. Ct. Nash, Mr. G. J. Petherick, Miss 1 M. E. Richmond, Mr. D. Robeftson, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. H. Van Staveren. Harbour Board.—Messrs. A. L. Hunt. J. Trevor, E. A. Wright. PETONE CONTEST. THE MAYOE AND OTHERS. At St. Augustine's Hall, Petone, last evening a number of candidates contesting the Pctono Council election placed their views beforo a moderate audience. Tho Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presided, and opened tho meeting by addressing tho ratepayers on Hospital and Charitable Aid Board matters. Ho also gave an account of his stewardship as member of the Harbour Board. Speaking on tho former matter, the Mayor was of the opinion that the health of the people was of pressing importance. Tho Wellington Hospital was tho cheapestrun hospital in New Zealand, and was rnpiillf being brought up to dole. Dm- ; iut the course of his remarks the Mayor ■

A vote of thanks'and confidence in the oandidate was proposed by Mr. F. Jennings and seconded by Mr. A. A. Paapo. The motion was carried ■unanimously and with applause.-. • -

stated that his career of usefulness was drawiijg to a close. Messrs. List, Brockelbank, Cox, Trueman, members of the present council, also addressed tho meeting on -their past services and their future intentions. if ns P lla "'. 9 f°r municipal honours arc Messrs. Findlay, Anderson, Wright, iorsyth, Jones, lown6end, and Ncivland.

HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION. Mr. It. Fletcher vill be a candidate for a seat, on the Harbour Board at tho forthcoming election on' April 30. . • importers' candidate, will stand for a seat on tho HarMr ?°T ing elections. • if- Wwld « standing for a seat 30th r Board Section on the Mr. Scales, of Lower Hutt, will bn V candidate for the Harbour $oard at tho elections on April SO. Mr. A. R. Hornblow will bo pleased to meet any electors who may desire to bo enlightened regarding his views. He ie a candidate for the City Council in the eleotion at tho end of the month. i CANDIDATES' ANNOUNCEMENTS. ,address the electors at tho Contury Hall, Kent Torrace, at 8 o olook on Monday even lie next, in respect of his oandidature for councilto attend W ' IOTB aTe cordially invited agrees the electors as MW.-Moaday, April 28, at the Town P ,m> : the KSosic, Oriental Bay, at 8.15 p.m. -. • Castle_ vrili bo a candidate fcr tho City • Council m the forthcoming clootion at the end of tho month. , An open-air meeting will be held- thia evening at 7.30, near th« post office, Eilbirnio. Mr, R. A. Wright will speak. _Lauxuaa.tes will,speak on.Monday, April , a t 8 . i l ,' l ' it Methodist Schoolroom, Molesivorth street. Mr. L. M'Konzio will be in tho chair. Messrs. Hislop, Buddie, 1 r a Thompson will speak. Mr. R, Fletcher announces that ho will bo a candidate for the City Council at tho election to bo held at tho end of the month. ' Mr. F. Cohen will again bo o candidate for tho City Council at tho election to bo held on April 80. Mr. Peri 7 will deliver an open-air address at.t.ho Junction, Mnianui, this afternoon at 3 o'clook.-Mr.-Joha Fuller, van., will deliver an address on "Wellington City Council Affairs" at Messrs. Turnbull*6 auction .'room, No. 27, Panama Street, at 8 o'clock on Monday evening, April 28., S Mr. E. P. Bunny desires to sincerely thank the electors of the Lower Hutt for returning him to the position of Mayor without a cor\test. Mr. George Nash, whe has been eleven years a member of tbo Hospital' andCharitable Aid Board, will stand for reolection'.

Mr, D. Campbell again offers himself as a candidate for a scat on the Hospital Board on April 30.