MR McLEOD AT.-PONSONBY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 215, 9 September 1903, Page 4

MR McLEOD AT.-PONSONBY.

' Mi" J- Method,, one of tlie retiring members of the. Gity Council, who is seeking're-election,, addressed the electors in' tho' Ponsonby Hall last evening. Mr J. J. O'Brien presided over a good attendance. Mr McLeod said he thought that it was due-to^the-:eonscientious scruples of some councillors that an election had now to be contested. It could have . been easily 1 done without., He favoured the one ward system. He •flajj',;fhe'v finances of -the ctty -'were of .;&. sWwT'iwii& eh"arai}ter*'ap.d by *

readjustment of rating as.vbetween PJ? different accounts there need. be .'n e W& necessity' for increased rates. /||f .frlie• -drainaye!systems' of the city ''-.;■» in a- better state now than they nvej* ■■'Wμ over in before. In this respect the Jm councillors had been very attentive to Iff all requirements. He said that the. pre<' »t sent sanitary contract was not giving ip entire satisfaction. They were receiving B complaints day after day. He trusted ip that when the present contract fell due R| the Council would take steps to eonfcrca ffii the-service themselves. He Wusted-ti&t 111 when the Council decided on a .site foi'■ Hl the destructor, which'was shortly delivered, no serious objection would }» |p raised. Auckland had a fire brigade W second to none in the colony. IJoU E withstanding that the insurance W& had not 'been reduced, when the State jl'B Fire Insurance Bill was passed he Mi no doubt. but that the rates woulif ijg Mi considerably reduced- In regard to r ,the R. Sunday trams, he said that, while steam. If I er? were' allowed to run on. Sundays ani 1 1 newspapers printed, he could see no rea- {'• \ son why the tram? should not aW% l|fS allowed to run on Sunday. pi it was a matter for referendum he wftuld ||i lipave it to' the people , to decide. ' the question of electric lighting ne' ffai.i X also'iii-favour of a referendum of\tsife. Mt people. .The. . conference ■of locaiV K| ! bodies on hospital management gaveiinl, il little The outside bodies giiv were over represented, and the findings wl .the Commission was the result of their f , !. dissatisfaction. ; The present . ~;jeity" |f| abattoirs : were -not • I;| the -question, of obtaining new, r-': sites wpas far ofF as ever. .He referred I-, to, tlte,uisp.ivt« -jjatween the Council and j'f the Mackelvie trustees, and supported it'l the Council's action ia the matter. .-Her , Vβ favoured the, Greater Auckland; scheme. \\ f great drainage work could he undev-, WX taken ilhtil. the schftme had been adopt-' fj!-; cd. The -skme remarks he applied to the B water supply. . , . '.-. V- : fe , ' Replying to, questions, Mr Me£coJ j|| said, he. em pita tic.illy-, disapproved of'the. B-| su"bilivision of the: city , into single Jfflj torites. and stated that in connection mi .with t!ie. formation of Victorip, Park X tenders would.no doubt be called .at' ah early;'date. ■:'.'••■ •' - ' : ,' tj "'•The speaker was accorded a.vote of , kS thanks and' confidence. • ■''■• '• W&