EASTERN SUBURBS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 27, 1 August 1923, Page 14

EASTERN SUBURBS

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LEAGUE.

C^VT,' 1 m. eet lng of the Eastern Suburbs Citizens' League was held on Monday rathe Lyall Bay ' Schoolroom. Mr. A. C. Blake, president, occupied the cha lr , and delegates were present representing Hataitai, Eoseneath, : and Oriental Bay, Melrose, Seatoun, and Lyall Bay. Mr. Tucker, president of the JUiramar Association, also attended. The annual Teporb stated that the league was formed in June, 1920, for the purpose of uniting all civic associations in the Eastern Suburbs .with a view to furthering the welfare Nof the city generally, and through association with the Civic League delegates tad been ape to co-operate with other associations in Wellington. The suburbs league took -a prominent part in selecting candidates at the various municipal elections, and the effect of the civic organisation on the city was amply demonstrated, by the return of almost all the selected candidates for tne local bodies. The president regretted, however, to note the disinclination of electors to attend the meetings in larger numbers when the- leagued candidates expressed their views, which seemed to indicate the lack of, interest in civic^ affairs, and was not encouraging to the candidates.

The league and other associations of the eastern suburbs had shown great interest in the construction of the proposed new traffic tunnel through Mount Victoria. In the opinion, of the league the council should proceed with • the works on the loan schedule and in this way provido work for the unemployed Tram fares had engaged the league's attention, and an effort was being made to secure a reduction in long-dis-tance fares.

An effort had also been made to reduce the fire insurance rate in the Koseneath and Melrose districts. The following officers were unanimously elected: President, Mr. A. C. Blake (re-elected and who has held office since the formation of the league); vice-presidents, Messrs. Batt and Gardner; committee, Messrs. Aitken Turnbull, Bayfield, and Bertram; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. F. W. Downs; hon. auditor, Mr. J. L. Amis. Messrs. Blake and Gardner were appointed delegates to the Civic League. On the motion of Mr. Batt, it waa resolved that the . council authorities should be asked' to announce the route of the new Hataitai tunnel. Kegarding the increase in rates and salaries decided at a recent council meeting, it was resolved that the matter be left in the hands of the Civic League. On the motion of Mr. Batt, it was resolvedto tender Councillor Mitchell tho league's thanks for having secured the setting up of a special committee to investigate the city's administration. Mr. M'Laren explained certain vital clauses in tho New Wellington City Special Bates Consolidation and Empowering Bill, and it was resolved by the Eastern Suburbs League representing' the whole of the eastern suburbs, to strongly oppose Clause 5 of the Bill, and that the Civic League should be asked to place the resolution before the Local Bills Committee. . .. The ■ Seatoun delegates thanked the Eastern Suburbs League for effecting an atleration in the running of the 5.8 p.m. Seatoun car. . i A'vote of thanks to the acting-secre-tary, Mr.. Leslie Jones, tfas. carried.,