THE AUCKLAND MAYORALTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 6

THE AUCKLAND MAYORALTY.

The answer given by Mr. Parr to a j - deputation of City Councillors en- ! . courages the hope that the present i Mayoralty may continue for another I year. It will be readily admitted ! that in the past three years, Mr. Parr has done more than a citizen's duty and that his claim to a rest | from public office is greater than j the city's claim on his services, j j There are, however, strong reasons | i against any change at this juncture. ! . The Jermyn Street improvement and [ ! the scheme for new city markets ( i have been initiated by Mr. Parr > | and can best be advanced under his ; guidance. Three weeks hence the t j electors are to be asked to sanction t I loans totalling £112,000; the .j authority will be more confidently , j given if the Mayoralty is placed 3 beyond doubt before polling day. [ The Greater Auckland movement . has made actual progress which can t be traced to Mr. Parr's tact and f activity; under a less enthusiastic 3 Mayor prospective opportunities for 3 further extensions of the city boun- . daries may be lost. It should also J be noted that the Mayor to be r elected next month holds office for 3 one year only, and Mr. Parr by a accepting a fourth term would give 3 to his successor the opportunity, which the new two years' term pro-

vides, of thoroughly familiarising himself with the work of his office before he is called upon to give an account of his stewardship. The request made to Mr. Parr by practically the whole council, backed as it undoubtedly is by a very large body of the citizens, should influence him to make his final answer a favourable one.