MAYORALTY ELECTION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10615, 23 April 1912, Page 5

MAYORALTY ELECTION

MR J. M. CURAIHNE AT KURIPUNI.

I Mr J. M. Coradine addressed about '•sixteen people in the Kuripuni Hcill 'Oast evening. Mr PauLing. presided. J iMr Ooradine began .by stating that, •in answer to a direct challenge as to | <whia.t lie had done for the Borough of Master ton, lie would give a resume ci' J works for which Hie was directly re- | sponsible since he first took office as j Mayor cf Ma &t erton. Mr Corad in e ithen briefly referred to road works, drainage (and water schemes, removal 'and completion "of Gasworks, various • street works, Dixon Street baths, j Technical School, macadamising of • Queen (Street, and several other im[,porfean.t works, all of which he was directly responsible for, or took a prominent pant ,in the carrying out of. All these went to show that his claim for the position of chief magistrate wias a justifiable one. In refer- ( mhg -ib the northern -approach, Mr Coradine said that while he did uoti ( wish (to refer to his opponent he could noit help saying thai!; (he was astounded at Mr -Boar .taking .such .strong ex- ' ception to the work., as he (Mr Hoar) f never moved a gain at the (scheme when •lie had an oppoi'tunity ,of doing so. iHe (itlic speaker) was not responsible for the scheme, ■ which had been . all' ; cut anid dried previous to his takSirg ioftice, ai;d he had ncithiilg'to 'do but ■to. accept- -the plans laid down by his (predecessors, .wiho put-the scheme into ! action-only after the mature delibera(ticns cf ten experienced jmen. He though/ii it was etftilaordinary of Mr Hoar referring to the .scheme the may he had clionc, when lie did not vote a'gain&t it in the Council. Mi' Coradine emphatically denied' Mr Hfcar's fefatement in reference /to the CfeswOrks being duie "milk cow" oil' the Borough, as on no occasion had Trvcney been taken from .the Goraworks for any other work. The (Gasworks were not aHc t-o .'tand it. If '6uch were the case, lie (Mr Coradine) •would be the first to favour fetich a scheme, and the Borough had power, •to c'j this 'if neoeroary. Br.' 1 ;, u;» ,to Vhe present Mr Jioar's &tatpni€irii>. we're entirely w.V.L«oiit 'jgrouiiis.' In referring ito tibe press criticism, Mr Ooiadine said' that lie would ■ not take .exception «ttf fair criticism, bvJj he cbjc<flfcd rtitmgly to tome "cf the articles Mad recently appeared ■in reference to' himself. In con-clusio-n Mr Coradine ho-ped itdiat when the election was over all' feeing would Ibe sunk, taaid they would wnito in promoting (the bevst in/tercets of Masterton. | Mr Hamter asked .i\ihat. w k as the •actual cost rto date 'of the aiortheim approach. i Mr C-cradiine replied that ito date about £3€€o 1 aid (been spent, which left £l5O yet to be expended. | A vote of thanks and- confidence was proptoeed fcnd carried unanimously.

MR HOAR IN MURRAY'S HALL.

Mr T. G- Hoar addressed about (fifty electors in Murray's Hall last evening, a large {proportion of those jpresen.t' being ladies. The chair was occupied by Councillor A. Donald. The candidate epoke at some 'kngith on the lines of Jiis Knripuni speech, /traversing the action of tihe Council in allowing .the (Gas Manager to take touiteide .work, a-nd urging better attention to the admin* trative work of the Borough. /Mr Hoar was well received, and after outlining the policy :he would adopt if elected Mayor, he Avas aeoorded a hearty vote of thanks.