A VISITOR.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24, 30 January 1911, Page 3

A VISITOR.

PLEASED WITH DUNEDIN. LABOUR IN POLITICS. [B2 TELEG3APH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.} DUNEDIN, This Day. The Hon. Harry Levien, described as "the Father of the New South Wales Parliament," who is at present in Dunedin on holiday, speaks approvingly of our municipal management. "One feature that particularly impressed me," he said, "was the beauty of the parterres all over the city. They are preeminently above anything I have seen in any city, and demonstrate an eye for beauty among your city council officers that is an object lesson to anyone interested in this branch of aestheticism. Again the munieipilisation of all the services in Dunedin, and the efficiency with which they seem to be run for the citizens,, are lessons to cities of older estate and higher pretensions. As for your tramway service, I think it by far the best in the Dominion." Mr. Levien expressed the opinion that we suffer from much the same complaint as Australia — too much legislation and too little administration. He noticed that the Labour Party seemed to be endeavouring to work up a great agitation for tho next election, and he judged that they were following the Trades and Labour Council of Sydney in having representatives' in every municipal and local governing body. In his opinion, the party overestimated their power, and he believed that many people joined Labour organisations to get into publicity and power. He would like la think thpt some of them were us much in eavnebt , for the cause as they were j in love with hearing themielvec talk. '