LOWER HUTT MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 5

LOWER HUTT MAYORALTY.

'ADDRESS BY DR, MRDY. %9 small hall ..fit tho ' iEfog Gcorfi* Beiitrc, liower &itf, was cohtforlahly: filled last dvfilKi.ii/i, when. Br. Jumps iV'urdy, a ■e.&ndj.dsvtli for ! tho'/Lower ilii'tt. Mayo.ia.'lty, dd'l'ifij.rpa. his: ■■im'tiai Sir.. -G. 'liovcthicfe ■■ofccupM tho -chair:, and ii.itrpdrrced tlto ipeakei\. wild' Stated tliat; Jig- 'had been jtt's'kpd. by .Go Jniriijr C'leetors during t'lio ;past .g'is-indn.tli'i'to ■contest tho Slayofflfty that lio felt it wa.s his duty to apcpdp : t.o- ilioir request, lip beliefed 'tlto ti'nio iiad o> Tlvffli when. a. diaugqwotilfi ho deeii'ttblo tor Watty.reasons. . \Jy to Jatft July fichad hcpii Viiediesl officer for tho. hprbugh irf J|{u.tt, aiicl -till innii-y occiiaioiis du-j* iifg ltia years', residence) tbejro Imd been, nskeit to stand for tho . pQiiiifiil, biit iiio felt lio .c^ijld,..dp : ..m.p'rff .good as'a l.ica-ltli'pifipcr 1 than ;as a-ctinit ■cilior., Roferiiiiii; br'ieiiy to- llio'-ndvfl.n-tages. .fi! tho- Htitt,. 1t.6. oxpress'ed &■ p|iinioli tliat- tho dqc'jkbrs.'. ,bl valley sa.w less ill-health il.iail. -:an.y btjie'r hvo iji tlto EpSiiiiifln.. Tlioy jiii'd'bp.ei.i told .fhitfc, %ero jieftyyj jj'ut thoy >v6tfll iperJiftiys' lio ..'sMiwise'd. % hear Sjat t'lip'ii? rates, wm \l%W(si 'ißtfiv in Potohp, s'iiie:re:. tlvorp was. lio. .ado*fiuato ...dvaiivago. Too.- pf-teii "t-liey heai'd platftrni dry %f.'-..''P|o'gre'ss,, with-;-.tiu,s iliereasiiij;.rates'.'' .jijiit..ii'tj'.djtl.'ii.o'Ji 'Iftstoftd thst tjiiiS was, aii.Sej;* Iri.ia s.iii.ns -jb.if nid.hcy 'A\'effi'-veg)iire ; d an- 1 jiitally. to cditf on ilio bdjpiigli's. -jiT-* .tairii-, r l!iiera wil.a'bivly onto way' -td- i*d.uco rates,, a.i'id ~tha,t lyas fe. hriiig ■ppjiulatioi.l, Althpugli lip ijairiicd that great pi-pgrefes • jiftu' lio'e.ji jnttdoj -iiii-Rr had alsp liiip.pe.iipd in the. jijsfi (iji'd ll.& ; qii;dtotl: tho ;fact thai: oliii edjllieil had abtunlly al'lpwod -ft. l)ugo':p.iimpiiigjita.tid.n t&. -b.ij 'cixvci*.d to' draw niilli.pii.ij flt\:.eifl]o.iiß Wiitfir to fe.aItiiuiianga. Bs>..:h»d obieetod; ■'n% %« tiiiip'i. but gniAPfl tip 'Sii'ppoli.t. Ui:(t- if : elected hp: iiitciide<l ni'ii.tt.er ■tiiprdiigliiy iiiypstigatec!-, *i ; t"li.' ft vimf .of i.lioso £p.iicor'nedvta cpjir ■ti'iji'uto ■Somc'thiiig.'far.'i.li.is ijfatejr, w'liMi '. mnS* inftteriiifly supply. iio . tjffi -epiist-vuctio-i!.. -of o, walk alpng tho .fiver- Milk, l>r. Piirtl-y ; fav.oiired tho tav-ring tit tb'.fc SiU'l.l .ftoiid ■i'.pp.iii tiio briilgft ,-to,-the; ..?,.LQ.- ■cojfeß.gr. ■lie' btjlio:ved ;Kl inuiVieipat rijcftpr-ti'lfSfrß .' riw m tioils to i'cdntuol tho tt'alliisdf thointßes. ©VP oppprtUniiy ...of getting ii tfnjii 0 tiiQ'cjty was;^Pj3 : bj ilju;t iii. ■ Aiilewti p'iy ■i/h/?fili!d; ■-it ■■boi'pi.igh vii :liOi\vei- liutt'l ppsitioft w.oiila htiyo 'secured a sdrvico ton years jigo}. Sppak" iitg'bf flip,gas. «m sppjifar tfiifnicd tliiii Jifi .fltiyoSatpd u : s!x''veaxa ago,'liui 'was beateii .on flra (liiestiohi Dr.,"- -Pu.rdt "feci npitTfc w-itl'i tlm'details of tiro gas Agreement, mid dealt with, tho prospects ai .installing ciectrio iig'lit in tho hPffiUgh. :iii-g of tho .Ilospitnl ;a.nd.Clianiai?l(i,,Atd. jidard. lid sia&d tliAt Hftttyih'JdVlMflM w(ii*'-required to pay ; £2OOO .-per.' M■ntini. Blit Clio favoured a small hns* pita! fflF'tiio. tlisti:i(}iv; Ho alsa cmti*fesed iM hoard's «etidn in.'piwctopg Vhd site ; for a. h.P.sp'it-al m Ivitißlvt-s R<i4 t>s. mm:. , *•>?. ■heai'ty Mji-ol ■th'ijiilc's'.'.and' coiifftlfeiic?.. 'j'qir liis tlddrCßS.. ■.._