THE MAYORALTY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 5 December 1930, Page 16

THE MAYORALTY.

MR C. E. JONES WILLIE TO STAND. DEPUTATION OF BUSINESS ME, Replying to a deputation of lepnsa tative business men, lumbering twenty, which waited on him morning, Cr. C. E. Jones expreaedl willingness to be a candidate fe« Mayoralty of the City neit ye|f( the Citizens' Association seej £{ j nominate him. Mr J. Mawson Stewart asked Mr H HoUand, M.P., to explain the object i the deputation. Mr Holland said that he was press because he had known Mr Jones k and intimately, and knew what u« cellent type of citizen he was. He ht also that when Mr Jones took 0 thing in hand he spared no effort i bring it to a successful conelmia There was a general desire that J Jones should allow himself to be 1® inated for the office of Mayor. (Hac hear.) It was an important office, a if Mr Jones saw his way to accede I their Tequest, and seemed the sopji of the Citizens' Association, he (4 speaker) had not the slightest don! that he would go -in. with a great s jority. He hoped that Mt Jomj 1* comply with the request fll suh sijasentative gathering and agite fcdrj his name to go forward to ih& zens' Association. Time There Should beiOqi Mr Jonea had the inter* i 6« citizens, as a whole, deejßjute, and he (the speaker) befiei«lßtil selected, he would be summM** rying the flag to victory. TkjblW a Labour Mayor for the laitii!® and he thought that it was to# there should be a change. And te® sure that there would be a chugs.c Jonea had devoted himself to 0? philanthropic institutions, aid W® dered magnificent serrice ia a is® and one different ways. He that he would make an »««?>• Mayor. The fact that he won tto? election with such a najonty w delightful surprise. ' I& loses » popular man, and his mm J™ 1 " household word; he was a «s»W man; he would do his dntyhy zens without fear, or favour, »i would treat every section « tat munity with courtesy.

Citizens Wakened Uf.

Mr Jones tanked Mr his kind remarks, and reid w»- ' preciated the high hoMM gathering of influential to 18 "® desired to confer on j,< could say, who were all his by-election at which he wsnt®* the City Council was the fa for many years that the __ „, Christchurch had wakened p. ( vious by-elections .mi 9000 electors voted, wiiM » election at the end of 21,000 ' voted, which shoWM . citizens had awakened to terests. That victory the mana of the Citizens

Difficult Times Ahead. He recognised his better—but he had tho £ jj fcE at heart, and had a man could be of community, he beheyed to give that semee. He was prepared to ?° if the Citizens' nominate him, he: was rtj and the Association worid,^ be impressed by the mfl ter of the tion saw fit to n. do his best, and accept was prepared to stnsf 3 ?, and, subject to t"?®" 1 .. to devote practicaJiythfl^j time to his duties. He W < were difficult tunes fthesd, - nomic conditions '^ pot. He hoped that y lining to the cl ° r ft that wool encouraging. After fcers of the deputation u v* ance, Mr Jones said to their request, ol & reservedly in the , * pp iause-) zees' Association, mjW "It is not often noise in this country, it "Let us give Mr Jwf and wish him ear tily gi*®* The cheers were hearwj^