PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 210, 19 September 1916, Page 3

PAPAKURA.

TOWN BOAKD ELECJION. TO-MORKOW'S CONTEST. Considerable interest is fceing taken ss to tbe probable result of the polling, which takes place tomorrow—Wednesday—to decide as ts the constitution of tbe Town Board f>r the next two years, tfce electors having ths choice of tourteen candidates from which to make a selection for the 9even seats on the Board. No less than four rival "tickets" have been put forward, and in each instance the respective organism are energetically striving to return the nominees. Mr Crawford, alone of tbe 14 candidates, takes no side wi'.h any ot the other contestants, but rutiß independently. What is known as tbe "Resident' licket" bears the names of Messrs Bates, Campbell, Jones, Linstrom, Lloyd and Smith. "Progressive Independents" comprise Messrs Campbell, Gillespie, Jones, Lloyd, Markwick, Hichardeon and Wilson.

The "Railway Ticket" advocates support for Messrs Holt, Jones, Linstrom and Smith. The "Business MenV' combinaion is Messrs Campbell, Hamilton, Holt, J ones, Lloyd and Wallis. Writing in reference to tne contest an "Interested Elector" says—"l would like to draw the attention ot the ratepayers of Papakura to the necessity of exercising their votcß in the best possible way. The quantity contesting the election is largely in excess of the quality, and the best we can do is to weed out judiciously the least tit. The continual cry at each election is "give us new blood." Well, we have had it, tor with the exception ot one local candidate and one who has been on the Mount Albeit Borough Council, nore cf the others have had more than two years' experience. I will grant that each candidate is imbued with a desire to benefit the dis'.rict, ai d I Cu r.nt wish to discount, the qualities of the contestants, but the lccal political ideas, though Ihe personnel has been frequently changed, as a matter ot fact are inbred (if 1 may use the term) with the ideas we have had tor twenty odd years at least, do I regretfully say it it is up to us to import the "i:ew blood" that we always call lor, and to give those who have recently come from other place?, and who should know what is necessary for the advancement of a district, an opportunity of according U3 the benefit ot their experience. Surely there is something wanting when we have men ot the calibre of Mr Willis and Mr Stewart, our last chairman, and Mr Meais giving up Board matters. I wMI say for our last chairman lhat he did not get the assistance that be was entitled to obtain in his positionrather the reverse—this should be borne in mind on election day. We do not want two "Rithmonds" in tbe field. Now, as to the weeding out. Let the ratepayers find out who laid off the work in Stock road, at least who did not lay it off; also Ihc wnrkM at the corner of Qtii-en and Woml streets; also Queen street itself and Rou»elle street) I, don't

Committee, but those works will injure anyone's reputation. Look at King Edward street. Look at tbe South road neir the Freabyterian Church. Look at the Settlement roads (that shculd he), and then put in the weeding fork, 'lry fresh blood. What does it matter if w.rk is well dore who does it? This is no brief for "outsiders" as they are calkd. Thfy are ratepayers, and the (lectors must look to it now and set wisely or we are still to remain ii mudoledoni." "Edinburgh" Hous-, on the Great South road, is to be conducted in future as a bearding bcua', under the supervision of Mrs A. K. McKain.