WELLINGTON HARBBOUR BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2875, 24 April 1925, Page 2

WELLINGTON HARBBOUR BOARD.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE HOBO WHENUA - MAN A WATU-OR - OF A DISTRICT.

T have the honour to again offer myself as a candidate for one of the two seats on the Wellington Harbour Board, representing the above district, and have to thank you for your confidence in having returned me as one of your representatives for so many years past. To support of inv candidature may J submit that:—

T have been a continuous member of the Hoard for the past 18 years and if again returned for another term will have been allowed the privilege of completing 20 years of what T claim with some confiidence has been useful service to this constituency. The experience gained during the above period must be admitted to be of value. The port of Wellington is not onlv the cheapest in the Dominion but it can be shown to be 50 per cent, cheaper than the average of Australian ports and 100 per cent, cheaper than the average of four of the principle ports in Great Britain.

Tts employees are amongst the highest paid in Australasia. These further enjoy the benefits of Snpermutation (the Board being the first local body to institute this) and Life- Insurance.

Tts equiqment is admittedly comparable to anything in the Southern Hemisphere. The Board has just passed through the most prosperous period in its existence.

The economy and efficiency of its administration is such that in spite of the foreging it has been enabled to reduce its wharf charges by £20,000 for the current year.

This means a 25 per cent, reduction on all primary products, Butter, Cheese, Wool, Meat and Hemp; and also 25 per rent, on all imports. The General Manager of the B. & O. Steamship Co., an admitted authority says:— “Of all the Ports I have visited in various parts of the world. I give the Palm to Wellington. New Zealand, for the most modern system of Loading and Discharging Vessels and Handling

Cargo.” Surely a fine tribute to administrative capacity and efficiency. These results have been brought about during my Association wit-1: the Board, and I trust with confidence that they will entitle me b a continuance of your valued support. MAURICE COHEN.