HOW THEY ATTENDED TO BUSINESS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 90, 16 April 1923, Page 8

HOW THEY ATTENDED TO BUSINESS

MAYOEAL CANDIDATES' RECORDS. tO IHB EDITOR. Sir, —As all three candidates for the Mayoralty are members of the City Council it is a fair thing to inquire as to how they have attended to tn« ; business of the city. . . Fa'om an official return of the attendances at council and committee meetings, we gather the following facts which will be of general interest to the electors: — Of council meetings,'' Messrs. Wright, M'Kenzie, and Frasar were each called to sixty (60) meetings from Ist May, 1921, to Ist April, 1923. Mr: Wright attended 60, Mr.. M'Kenzie 59, Sir. Fraser. 50. Mr. Wright and Mr. Fraser were each on three committees, and their attendance was as follows:—Mr. Wright Finance Committee, called to 51, attended 51; Tramways Committee, called to 71, attended 71; Works Committee, called to 21, attended 21. Mr. Fraser: Tramways Committee,, called to 71, attended 45; Legislation, 1 called to 22; attended 13; Milk Committee, called to 49, attended 28.

Mr. M'Kenzie was on four committees and attended thus: Finance, called to 51, attended 45; Milk, called to 49, attended 38; Outlying District, called to 34, attended' 34; Reserves, called to 49, attended 40.

The Mayor attended all meetings, he was called to. Mr. -M'lvenzie was next in attendance, and Mr. Fraaer comes last. It will be seen from this record, and ifc is the official record, not ours, thai the contrast between' Mr. Wright's attendance and Mr. Fraser's is very striking. Mr. Wright was called to 203 meetings altogether, and attended all of them. Mr. Fraser was called to 202 and attended 136—that is 96 ha did not attend. There may be some . explanation . from Mr. Fraser's standpoint, but as yet we do not know what it is.

In view of the recent utterances of Mr. Fraser, which make it appear that-he has, if anything, more interest in the success of the tramway service than the nor.-party representatives on the council, we would like some explanation of why he comes out lowest in the list of attendance at Tramway Committee meetings. There are seven members on that committee, and we find their attendances were:—Called to 71 meetings. The Mayor attended 71, Councillor Forsyth 67, H. D. Bennett 66, W. J. Thompson 61, W. J. Gaudin 56, C. B. Norwood 51, P- Fraser 45.

Whatever may be thought of the Mayor's candidature for a second term of office, he is entitled to full credit for the way he has attended to the business of the city, as disclosed in the official record.—We, are, etc.,

CIVICi LEAGUE EXECUTIVE.