CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION.

The term of the present City Council expire* next April, when there will be an vlcction of the whole council. To-day then , is a vacancy, and three jrent'e-

men's names have been put forward as i amlidiitfs. It is unfortunate that for a period of service of one councillor (or about tlirec months an election should l)c necessary. The to the city of a .iy election i- approximately .C4OO. This money will he spent to no useful pur|jo*e. An amendment «>f the Act is needed to avoid ju*t etirh a position a* ha« arisen in this case. It is entirely unreasonable that ratepayers should be |<nt In the e\peli>i.e of replacing a councillor if ii vacancy occur* a day outside <i>: moilihs from the date of the expiration of the term of the existing council. In tho absence of more elastic legislative

provision, could not some agreement be vfTected between the candidates, with the approval of their Kupportrrs. with a view tn obviating thi* unnecessary elertioii? Ratepayer* will not feel very amiably disposed to even the "inning cnnriidiltr when tin* pencril council election comes round if they feel tha« his 'brief term of office has entailed a useless cost of four hundred pounds. In everybody's interest tin- matter ehould lie unselfishly considered by the candidate* whrw names haw- l»«en nominated.