CITY ELECTIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 92, 20 April 1931, Page 9

CITY ELECTIONS

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATES . '

Commencing the second week of their campaign, Civic League candidates for the City Council and Hospital Board will speak at the,' Eidgway School, Mornington, to-night,. and on Tuesday at "The Bex,"Kilbimie, and The Kiosk, Seatoun. ~; ■ . Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, who is recommended by, the Civic League and also by the ' Association,, as a' candidate for the Mayoralty, will also speak' at Mornington this evening. Mr. M. F. Luckie, the independent candidate for. the Mayoralty, will speak at Bex' Hall, Kilbirn'ie crescent, ■ tonightj and at the Masonic Hall, Island Bay, to-morrow night. A meeting of Mr. Luckio's supporters is being held in Nimmo'a Hall, Bond street, to-night. As a result of the misplacing of-punc-tuatiott marks, some remarks made by Mr. C. P. Lethaby, a candidate for the City Council, speaking, at Houghton Bay on the subject of reserves and beaches expenditure, were given .a. false meaning. Mr. Lothaby-said that, Mr. Hislop had indicated that the present vote for reserves, baths, and beaches should be reduced by £5000, and he agreed with. his suggestion. The present vote for the reserves, baths, and beaches stood.at £40,252 13s 3d, out of which reserves'received ' £33,634, and baths £6608, so that jittle or nothing had been spent on beaches "alone. Mr.' Lethaby contended that' the beaches should receive a larger allocation of the'total vote, in order to provide extensions to present bathing-sheds in order to relievo overcrowding, and also to provide custodians. HUTT VALLEY ELECTIONS. The Petono Civic League nominees for the Potone seats on the Potone and Lower Hutt Gas Lighting Board • are Messrs. TV. P. Watkinson- . and C. P. Broekdlbank, both .of whom are at present members of the board.The league candidates for the two Potone seats on the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board are Mr. .T. W. M'Evvan, a present member, and Mr. H. Jay. Petone's other representative, Mr, L. Stewart, will stand independently. Mrs. A. Bennett will be supported- in .the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board election.