MAYORAL ELECTION

Evening Star, Issue 21381, 7 April 1933, Page 12

MAYORAL ELECTION

MR R. 8. BLACK'S CANDIDATURE Mr R. S. Black, continuing his mayoral campaign, delivered an address to a crowded council chamber at the Coronation Hall, Maori Hill, last night. Mr R. Armit, who was in the chair, said that the manner in which Mr Black, and he, could add, Sirs Black, had handled the problems which had beset the city during the past two strenuous years had proved their business ability and their humanitarianism.

Following up the chairman’s remarks concerning his (Mr Black’s) business ability, the candidate said he thought he could claim that his long experience in banking, exporting, exporting, and general business, together with his various and successful negotiations with Australian and American organisations, had been, and would be, of use to the citizens of Dunedin. He would like to remind his hearers, too, of the fact that he had been very largely responsible for the retention of Logan Park for sporting purposes, while his efforts on behalf of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association would also, he hoped, commend him to the sport-loving community. Mr Black proceeded to speak on various other subjects of interest to the electors, mentioning, among other things, the satisfactory’ arrangements which had been made in connection with the maturing of overseas loans. In reference to Mrs Black’s activities, the speaker said that he wished it to be clearly understood that, as the mayoress had no official standing, the cost of carrying out any of her projects had not been a. charge on the city. Questions having been asked and answered, a vote of thanks to the candidate, moved by Mr Lory, was carried unanimously. GR MITCHELL'S CANDIDATURE A well-attended meeting in Cameron Hall, Anderson’s Bay, was addressed by Cr 'F. W. Mitchell last evening. Mr J. C. H. Somerville presided. Cr Mitchell’s address embraced many new features relative to city activities. He spoke of his long term of service as a councillor and as deputy-mayor, and dealt with various aspects of the council’s work during the term which was about to conclude. He then went on to refer to the corporation’s insurance scheme covering all the corporation’s buildings against fire and the employees against accident. At the end of March, 1932, the reserve fund built up by the surplus from the insurance premiums was £82,232. In the course of a year or so this amount should be increased to £IOO,OOO, and the interest on it would provide the premium charge and so relieve the taxpayers’ burden by about £5,000 per annum. Other matters touched upon were the water supply, the unemployment situation, flood relief, and a series of questions by a member of the audience resulted in a detailed discussion of Waipori and other E.P. and L. activities. • A vote of thanks proposed by Mr W. R. Brown and seconded by Mr R. M'Garrigle was carried unanimously. ANOTHER CANDIDATE The Rev. E. T. Cox, M.A., Methodist parson, of Mornington, announces his candidature for the City Mayoralty.