THE MAYORALTY

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 46, 18 November 1926, Page 12

THE MAYORALTY

ADDRESS BY COUNCILLOR '• TROUP Councillor G. A. Troup attended the annual meeting of the Lyall Bay Progressive Association last night, and addressed those present regarding his selection as a candidate for the Mayoralty at the next election. He said that ‘ the various district organisations were invaluable for the progress of the city. “We must, have some organisation in this country.to represent the citizens,” he said. "I would never agree to any section dictating to all the others as to what is to b.e done. If one section is well organised and wants to try and dominate the whole community, then I sav that the other sections should also be well’organised in self-defence.". He mentioned that the Island Bay- people had just collected £lOOO for a children’s playground, as the people of Brooklyn had also recently done. “Un. less various districts had their own organisation things like this, could not be done.” he said. He Thought that a City Council to succeed must be absolutely open and frank, and when the people realised that there would not be the criticism that the council was getting at the present time. It had been stated that Councillor Troup was not subtle enough. "I sincerely hope I will never have that characteristic,” he declared. What was wanted was absolute frankness betwen the Mayor, council, and citizens. To progress the council would have to proceed on absolutely safe lines. ■ If lie should occupy the honourable position of Mayor he would 1 not go outside the statute law which governed the doings of the council. The council should be disinterested and favour no interest, no district, and no individual' Mr. Troup referred to the wondrous future ahead of Wellington, which would soon, in his opinion, be “one of the greatest cities possible to even conjure up in wildest visions.” « He said a fine asset was the great marine drive, which covered 37 miles along the foreshore. Other cities had lost their foreshores, and so almost lost their birthright, as it were; but Wellington had reserved hers for the - people. On the motion of Mr. A. C. Blake a resolution was carried endorsing the action of the Civic League in choosing Mr. Troup to stand for the Mayoralty. ■_ .. .. . ■ '