MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2380, 17 November 1870, Page 2

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

The nomination of candidates to represent Leith Ward in the Provincial Council took place on the terrace of the Government Buildings to-day. The Mayor presided, and read the following nominations which had been received : - Mr James Winter, proposed by Mr F, J. Searle, seconded by Mr B. do Carle. Mr Andrew Scott, proposed by Mr M. Fagan, seconded by .Mr A. MTlroy. Further proceedings wore adjourned until Tuesday nexc. Mr Winter state 1 ho was not then prepared to address the (doctors, but would do so in various pints of the ward before the po'ling day. Mr "CuTT said that, until a late hour last night, he had not the slightest intention of coming forward, hut had done so at the solicitation of a great many of his friends. He had taken a very active part in the municipal politics of the Ward, and thought his action during the past two-ancl-a-half years was quite sufficient to justify him coming forward now. He was not prepared on such a short notice to enter upon those matters which affected (he Ward, but would do so at the several meetings he intended to hold. He did not think it desirable to send into the Council an altogether local man, as questions would have to be solved which affected the interests of the City ns a whole. He was an advocate of progression ; ha believed in public improvements. He might refer to one thing which affected South Ward, viz., the southern market for the sale of hay, corn, &c. Ho thought that in a City like Dunedin, having such large agricultural districts as the Taieri around it, it was very had that the farmers should have to hawk their produce about the town, and in doing so he subjected to great restrictions. He was decidedly in favor of devising some scheme for the erection of a proper market on the .Southern reserve. It was no use having a building of a gingerbread character. If they had 'to spend L3OO or L4OO, it should be spent in erecting a portion of a proper market, not one of a temper ry character, which in the course of a few years would have to give way to something permanent. In answer to questions, the Candidate said he was in favor of Corporation baths; he should he inclined to borrow a certain sum of money for tbe erection of baths, and make the baths pay the interest on that money, while the Corporation would become security for the repayment of the amount borrowed, so that using the rates for that purpose would be avoided. He was also iu favor of the continuance of the dog tax. The proceedings then terminated.