HUTT MAYORALTY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 11

HUTT MAYORALTY

Sir Alexander Eobefts, who is a can-, didato for the Mayoralty of Lower Hutt, addressed meetings at Moera and: Central: School this week, each .of the -meetings 'being well, attended, and tho^candidate accorded a splendid reception.' ■ '"■*''.

At the former, place the chair was ■occupied by Mr. B. N. Wilson.

Sir Alex. Roberts dealt fully with the several planks of his.platform, but made it clear that economy must be a keynote of future necessary works, to be undertaken, as the last thing he desired to see was..a rise in rates.'Considerably more revenue could confidently be.expected from, the new areas and sections being sold and now coming in', as irate producers, from which added revenue certain works could be financed 1. '.•:.■

- The candidate dealt in dptail ' with tho questions of drainage and street lighting.

The permanent sealing of all roads within the borough was supported; the roads to be dealt with according to a prepared schedule. Ho urged tho ratepayers to vote for the loan proposals to be put before them on Monday, by the Mayor, and not to be parochial because their particular street was not on „the first schedule, pointing out that delay in the completion of Number One schedule would mean delay in the presentation of each successive schedule.

Dealing with unemployment, ho declared his policy to be that the Borough Council should provide work at union rates of pay for all seeking work and. who were residents .of the borough.'' He had always stood for such a poliry and was pleased to state that the workers provided for in the past had given-a, good return for the money spent. ' ' . .

Charges made against the council in connection with the purchase of land were proved to bo groundless, and in. actual fact such transactions had in reality resulted in the saving of thousands of pounds.

On the much-discussed question of concrete pipes for sewerage purposes the candidate donied that the work in. King's road had been gone on with without the' authority of-the council, and 'quoted from official documents,

proving that tho full council had directed that the work should bo immediately proceeded with.

The second meeting was .presidedover' by; -Mr 7 ":M'. Denftistori, and ; the speech followed the same Hues as that at Moera.' .■■ ■ • •

Sir' Alexander urged his.audienco to support not only himself, but tho Progressive- tidket of councillors who endorsed his policy, and « would make strong, efforts to' sco that it was carried out. . . ...

At. each meeting a vote of confidence in Sir Alexander Roberts was carried with acclamation.