THE COUNCIL'S NOMINEE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 178, 23 April 1919, Page 8

THE COUNCIL'S NOMINEE

AND ME. J. P. LUKE'S ACTION. "I am not going to mince matters," said Mr. W. ±£. i». Barber at Island Hay last evening, in referring to the number of . candidates contesting the Mayoralty. "Mr. Luke told iiie two years ago he would not be a candidate. He also told several councillors that he did not intend to stand, and that being tho caso. there were 1 no fewer than four councillors proposed to stand for tho Mayoralty. They were: Councillors M'Kenzie, Norwood, Frost, and Barber. As they did not wish to disagree amongst themselves they all agreed to leave it to the members of the council. They held two meetings and bad done him the honour to nominate him for tho Mayoralty,, "and I'm going to see it through," said Mr. Barber. (Hear, hear.) Mr; Barber went on to say that when Mr. Luke contested the Mayoralty against Mr. M'Laren he had argued against a man retaining the office for more than one term, when that term was only one year. .Now it was two years, and if Mr. Luke was again returned he would have been' in office for eight years. Quoting from a paper published tho day after the Mayoral electioji sis years ago, Mr. Barber said Mr. Luke again made reference to the single term' of ofiico idea, and in support quoted (ho Dimcdin custom, where a different Mayor had been rammed each year for 25 years on the nomination of the council. He quoted that us, his justification for ousting Mr. M'Laren after only one year of office. Mr. Barber hoped that the electors of Wellington would follow the Duuedin procedure and elect the council's nominee. Ho went on to say that bo approved the idea of the council nominating the Mayor, as was.jlone in .every other conntry! Every other lady elected its chnir-man-tho Harbour Board, tho Hospital Board, and other bodies—and the council would do the same thing if it were not for the laws of the country. An oak in Lord Bngot's-park which contains over 2000 cubic feet of usable timber, was, said Mr. H. J. Elwcs in o. lecture on British trees, probably tho largest oak in England. FINE HOME-MADE COUGH MIXTUBE. CONTAINS NO POISONS. Tho discoyery of Heenzo. (Hean's Essonce) does away entirely with the need for using paregoric, laudanum, or other deadly opium extracts in tho making Of cough mixtures. It may be made up in a few moments without any boiling or fussing. Each bottle makes a pint of the highest quality, non-poisonous cough, cold, croup, and fioro throat mixture it is possiblo to have in the home. A pint would fill eight of the little bottles such as you usually pay eighteenpence each for—that is, twelve shillings' worth. Heenzo (Hean's Essence) costs only two shillings. It is now regularly sold by most chemist? and stores; or sent post free on receipt of price from Hean's Pharmacy, Wanganui.—Advt. Form the Eood habit of inhaling "NAZOL" and you'll keep free from coughs and colds. Eighteenpence buys sixty doses—Advt. For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Wands' Great Psnoarmint flaxefi