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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 13

THE CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION. TO THE BDITOB 07 THE PEESS. Sir,—Referring to the reply from "Citizens' Supporter" to my criticism of the body that induced Mr Hay ward to contest the Mayoralty, I shall be happy to accept his suggestion that the officers of the Association should taae it up with me personally, and hope they will afford me an early opportunity to discuss it, but I decline to enter into a lengthy newspaper correspondence on the subject.—Yours, etc., EDW. G. LEVINGE. Matoppo, Cashmere Hills, May 6th.

Christchureb lias been fortunately free of fires and explosions from underground electric cables. Very considerable damage has resulted from this cause in Auckland, where there have been 40 cable fires in the past vear. An officer of the Municipal Electricity Department said yesterday that most of the fires occurred when a fault or break occurred in a cable and the msu lating material ignited. Xo precautions could be taken to protect cables against fire, but householders were, of eo-i-se adequately safeguarded dt the fu^e taSJiiilV™ 8 obli e at <«y in installations under Gowmmeat ragolafciau