LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13005, 6 January 1908, Page 8

LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARD.

*— \'t election or a member, '"}) The election of a member of tit*?Lyttelton Harbour Board to fill "tt#| extraordinary vacancy occasioned" by3| the resignation of the Hon. Q.*i_f§ Smith, takes place to-day, the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., booths being appointed aa follow»i%g Provincial Council Chamber*,- *Isi7s John's schoolroom, Methodist aebw-ar. room (Stanmore road, Richmond), «jkM_ Linwood Borough Council ChMnlNflfc% Social Hall (Church atreet, off AHgJp road). The candidates are Mr R. Ktv?: caithly and Mr A. H. Turnbull.. - %& . Questioned as to his opiniona on W&. canal proposal, Mr Pitcaithly to a "Press" reporter:— ago, when I stood againct tlw-ltalj! Mr Peter Cunningham, for tho Hftfiqg hour Board, I stated (and —rote »jg that effect) that I was sure _***M would be a canal to Ghi_tchureh, not in. mv time, then very toon «wiigf I am still in favour of it." V'swf •Mr Turnbull, in reply to a question, said:—"lt is .npoMtMt*3g&| aay what my »ttitude would be*wH|p out all the data. There are w ■Mgijd questions involved. Fint of •&./£§■ must be shown that any scheme Wr|!B posed is feasible. Then there: question of the rating area; the matter of ways and then the question of interest. __W_m\ ing that (the question of in*egit);&lM the question whether the country iwi« 'allow itself to b© rated, or *WiliM the whole burden of intercut ~&;*_f|js on the city. It is impossible &'_s__ until something definite is It" tho oountry is willing to rat* "**jM I am in favour of a workable id»«»fe}M if the burden ia to fall on the' e !#f§H-., then it is a question whether the !*iM vantage would be commensurate *twj-jH tho amount of tax to be raited."- **&B'