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LOCAL ELECTIONS

LABOUR'S CONTROL ATTACKED H OX. W. HAYWAKD'S CRITICISM KfOl'M'H, MANVCKi) FUO.U WKM.INGTO.V l.|*',.- ■. ■■: t!:::t Lb.-- l/ia.i.,rity of :ho '•V , , !,.,-■ , ■.• 'n,. f'ii ■! Council S'.s,;.;,^'.^.- .~. ■ ■ ,■ i\ i., bv fhr .'.• Zeaiand , .... ~,,.. r~- : ■Mir,-. lM Wellington, jjfj'' -'.■■••-' wer^v—' ti»,- IV,, V/. Haywanl. | JI.LC. C.■.:.'.■'!.• V,ecisV.n eamhd'ue f o ril.,-C.VvCoui.,-,1.;il the Hii!:by f . reel j M-hwh '.-i ■■'■ .-.a-unl.iy eveneig. M. ■|f-*vv,ard ;r >'"i 'hat !h ' : ,ilI!L ' I Jl ' o> ''-' nt I Tabo'.'' ' '■ ■•■'■iil'u: paid rales amount-.; m ,i; ■ , no mure loan iml Us lUd, '..', '.['« ■ ■ ■ Fulmar e.amcitiors dared ; t""i e. •'■ e th.- v wi -bed without -m- ; ■', r ,.,;; ; ..'." ' i: . :.;' dm New Zealand : l\l ~'jy ;a: '.v in Wolhn ■:■ ton. Mr He. ■/ '!e! iii st reminded h... Audi- ,,", ~ ■; ■ < mm eouncillors received relor their --.rvi,v. or for ,j-».;r .'...;,;. s- r.'ore:-'Mitat!ves of the c</i;m-.i ' ■ ' !ii " : ' "<" iil "- I'lgyniei't »f Kates -T; ~ r: .e .."!':,' oi the ;,resent council An : Y,! .a any "way represent the rate.a v ' ( ..;", V; Ci-.'.a .ifruircii." Mr ifayward ,;mj " ind im 7 are such small rate- , igVyem (.'■.em..eive ■■'■ ihat they are not (-vie. :e»ere [■■' l in rale-;, and look upon t >:e'm"o •■■■'-'■ Yi'i's \'■!■.■•' much in the nature '!»";'.(>e (..'(-ivr/h-'i- -sunply a source of ',',.,";;! v*o lie e iISsU upon on demand <;.,. '.s,. »|i:-ic.!jty or amounr required, *,j',j "-,'f ;■-..; moire ■ I Iwive eolk'cted are' (■i',vt<:i'. e-d ( iliin:-: they are, the whole •mm L.d-oii.- eoem.-i!!ors, including the 'v'la'-er ;,■■■■ > 1o:a' arnonnt in rtites of 's3-t ''■. 10d. '['»>.!■•'■' oi them do not 'iu-.ms-re im.mm.' e. r,i\-:-, two ni(;re pay ill U 'e? earn; (best.- live are a majorjTy ,;)■ me-, ami ilieir Iota! rates are js'2 |i, :e| aeee.iailv T'ne balance of !he il'i I '!.-, I'al in paid by Ihe other four. Tim remaining eight councillors i/j.w :j (o'a! amount in rates of £551 2i'.id, .!!•. average of £t;o 17s 10(1 each. ■'You no',v ':1:0 V/ vvho represents the rait payer ; or the council and who are J'rtY-Jy ■" -tude the ratepayers' inler«.*•".'and '.vr:o. when spending the rates :\'u contiibutiiig Hibstantially towai'ds the commosi fund themselves, and in cuc.eijuemm are spending their own rr.or.vy, v/hich is a very different tiling .Miuiasennent of Council ■•Tf'e Christchurcii City Council's af- | <:rr-; use not managed by the council'•a, v.g.om you ''hot and entrust widi ; jm, very mpjerlant work while you h'j'.v Labour in the majority, but are ria.ise-:d bv the New Zealand Labour ~;,,..,-. ~:-:n;g in Wellington. The presto' i.ibour councillor;, including the "Ij'.ei- v, in;): dealing with important rVt"-r; dare not. d<> what they wish f-> -io bst niii-t do what the New Zeah.v.i Labour pargy ins I ructs them to (ft,. 'ft:is ::iay appear an extravagant -ta'-imng but 1 can prove it, out of ise mouth/, of the Mayor and counciiUjT 1 !.s.. jmelvee" 'dr Hay/.aru then quoted from a d;s----r-:, ;.,a bv ttie City Councii last year r. ; proporno!!<d reoreseutaiifji!, ourmg :;■>■ e/i is. ;ed, Mr D. G. Sullivan. M.E-'., I's'd'■,;;;!,-d litat because of the ruling > i the s.'e-w Zealand Labour parly no ro:,ne;!lor was allowed '.:; •■/ote fa- ; ;oo<.;gional repre (;ntation. Any !iicm-Ss-i' wh-» did ■>, would cease to be a .. .-mber or' ihe Labour fiarty. ;,,;■ •.■.■•,.-■ the time to correct these c, ;;•! :;■ 1. . Mr Haywaf.i "aid, and to I , |.. m :- soois-j; aril woidd coiisCieli-tisi-y r.iiiv i.ui liie important work . m.ri;. g,sl to them by the electors and be ae-.ohiteiv free from outside in-li-.;ic-. I

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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 17

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LOCAL ELECTIONS Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 17

LOCAL ELECTIONS Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 17