C. J. PARR, C.M.G.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 14

C. J. PARR, C.M.G.

REFORM CANDIDATE FpR EDEN '''^\'Bi,EPTpRAT|B." Ladles and OBntlcmon,— I have had the idTantasy of B) years' experience' id the public' life of -tWGtty of During 'that" period*!' have attempted' l to servekthe city-'to'-the 'best of my. ability upon 'Sohool (toinmlttees, Education.- Board "(of'whioh. I' was {Chairman for three-years); 1 tie Harbour Board,'Dratni aes Board;'''Gramnmr'School Eoard,"aiKl Oity Council. •■ '-■■' .■'-.-•■■; ,-. ■■■-. I am now ta ray fourth eucceesi've term as Mayor of the (Sty of Auckland—oii hone ourrrolely glTea to'a publiq into. ' ' 1 My policy'will be to'oarxy'into■ thepubllo, life of the' Dominion tho' sane progressive nnlrit that haa"been Bhowa In the affairs of our oity in recent.years. The cities'can only' be 'great and "prosperous' if the' oountryJbe riohly'-produotiTe.'Settlement of th' waste land of- our Province and' Forward BaJJway Polioy throughout the Dominionlet these two thin fro. be attended to in a

businjesallko fashion, and New Zealand will boom lappa the soM basis of » sound pros- ''■■ '■ ••* ■ - I eland for efficient and honest ndminis--tratlou- la my judgment, tie work of administration is more Important at the resent time than the work of shall bo found, on the side of Bound reforms for the betterment-of our people and their social condition. ■•■ •" I regard the coming Election aa the maxkiiir of a, yreat oris!* in the history of-our country i either we should hold on to principles of eaiity, eound vrotr 1 * 6 * and Justice, or we Db.aU place ourselves

In. the bonds of the Wtadtetgociailst Party with aU tie ooneequonoes that Bnobj a union spells. No one'l/w' a higher respeot- for' sound-' Idbenal'"nrlnclple3 'than, myself; aad'no one■ deplores-more'-tion-T do tie fact ttat the present Opposition haire ■ fallen"-froirf-their' former-higher' stato; and can only hope to seize power again with the aid of the roTolutionorlea, who perpetrated the lost general stride. These are their' allies. 'Does this"mtholy partnership' spell' anything-'good at all', to Neit Zealand? . • . -....,:;„ . This Is the Issue the electors must decidp.