THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21118, 20 March 1934, Page 16

THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE

.—^ — TENDENCY TOWARDS PROGRESS THE MAYOR'S IMPRESSMUSS That the general tendency of annual conference of the n Cm Zealand Municipal Association, hel4 <n Wellington., last week, towards progress was or.e of ««» impressions received by gj. Mayor of Christchurch Mr rj_ „ Sullivan, f.I.P. >, who expressed joils yesterday about some of the dj cisions arrived at by the conferecet "The attitude ot the conference ta the appointment of a director of tour* planning was very unsatisfactory fro," my point of view, because it »--j strengthen the somewhat reaeticoajy' attitude of the Government ,r. bavinfailed, hitherto, to appoint a success*to air J. W. Maw-on." Mr Suiliv aa said. "A remit trom Kotorua. urgai. that a director of tovw planning fc* appointed immediately, was defeated by a large majority. Qualil cations ot ( audi&ites \ tJir of un uere d Jetted \uit rand i \ t * ot be* ilf of tnc C in lui tth Counci Ihi se ato ( out ol ti i tc- es tVt fallowed the l„ i , „ d i elwtwa \ hen the qua! tin i c rat o« the elected men bcr uer c I'lergetL t lot le a alh n th tv. nape's. though the solicitor o the MjaiQnal \ssociution had bei cc u»ted *S a ; vitw, to „c tnj erne ub -"tial and dc liable iltuuticn ud it fac* was expiuntd tuUtt f e cc i e\erth* ic s> the p opo 's de " i o prever c a lepe non ct w applet! i Chris chinch u ere dc c on he ctr feience b m üb\ o a <i e <s u » he i Un 0 law. Humanitarian Spirit Shown Tnc nuiiKU i ci "tcie-ce coUa e « dc cub d i i t i '% Co e\a \e L itutio l b t nc\crrec aoe< p-c -'< i d % i n -«, e be,.;, Lie uju u i i e ict j.^ il i cd o t 1 ix d„ a idi m« ,ti c i edc ihow-a louU i iu« id j c c \nd cw* i pn it i c oc tar en possesion of h i t ma tne\ v. 1 fgm felt witn Ji mt t u iiieldi ~ tcnacrv lhe conf ic ice j ec a good dea* of humamt nan pr t - cLscusb-* unemphn m i qu t ti bem* trough m fa\ oui o tie unenpiovcai bcm„ freed fi om tie necea f» of paT. ing the unemployment levy. *The ©Deference was also most enthusiastic i» the protection of municipal eaterprises, its attitude in this respect being absolutely socialistic. This wj\ confirm the opinion I previouslv expressed, that while the conference ami the municipalities it represents are conservative, nevertheless their tendency is progressive, and once havi~r arrived at a point of view, no matter how socialistic, radical, or humanitarian it may be. they will fi 2 ht with the same tenacity in the interests'of that as Ihey may have resisted it a the first instance. "There can be no question, too. that the conference is vtry much cool corned and interested in trying to get belter terms and coaditions for the mass of the unemp oyed. "I was very plea ed at the d«ri;*a of the conference, by an cverwhei'rmg majority, that the next conference should be held in Christchurcn a-A I greatly apprccatcd the honour cc.-!. ferred on me in my election as pres** dent for the ensuing year"