MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20239, 26 April 1929, Page 16

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

CITY MAYORAL CONTEST.

MR. VAILE AS DANIEL.

SCARLET AND CHAIN OF GOLD. THE PRECEDENT OF SCRIPTURE. Scripture was drawn upon by Mr. H. E. Yaile, a candidate for the Mayoralty of Auckland, in answering in lighter vein on Wednesday evening a comment by the retiring Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon, that Mr. "Yaile was "an absent-minded beggar." "As you know, I have refrained from all reference to the other candidates, said Mr. Vaile at tho Epsom Library. "Tho Mayor has, however, referred to me as a beggar, but the only previous occasion on which 1 have had this title was when I begged 25 local bodies to support the museum. As the Mayor claims some credit for this, it seems hardly fair to rub it in. If the Mayor desires to give me a nick-name, I would suggest Daniel, who, although a humble person, was not a beggar. If he will do this I will dub him Belshazzar. Belshazzar, during a wine party, saw some writing on the wall, and wo are told, 'Then the king's countenance was changed and his thoughts troubled him so that his knees smote one against the other.' You will remember that Daniel interpreted the writing for the king, and the meaning he gave was, 'Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting.' " "We «*)re told later that Daniel was rewarded," said Mr. Vaile. They clothed Daniel with scarlet and put a chain of gold about his neck. I hope you will call Mr. Baildon Belshazzar and me Daniel." (Laughter.) The chairman at the Epsom meeting was Mr, S. J. Harbutt, who declared a motion of thanks and confidence in Mr. Vaile carried unanimously. Mr. Vaile had earlier addressed a meeting at the Parnell Library, where he outlined his policy and answered questions. Mr. N. G. Gribble continued the meeting at Parnell after Mr. Vaile had left for Epsom.

CRITICISM OP MAYOR.

UNNECESSARY DELAYS.

MR. BLOODWORTH'S VIEWS

An elaboration of his earlier assertion that the City Council, under the leadership of the present Mayor, Mr G. Baildon, had shown a tendency to defer matters unnecessarily was given by Mr. 1. Bloodworth, Labour candidate for the Mayoralty, in addressing a large meeting at the Grey Lynn Library hall on Wednesday evening. . , "Mr. Baildon is now charging me with inconsistency, stating that, white I criticise him from the platform for his tendency to defer matters yet at the ast council meeting I wanted to defer two matters for consideration for the now council," said Mr. Bloodworth. The Mayor, however, did not tell his audience -what/ those two matters were. One was the rearrangement of the duties of the various committees of the council. It not likely that the new council will be content to be bound on that by a resolution passed at the last meeting o old council. , . f , "The other matter 1 wanted deferred was the surrender of the lease of the fish market site back to the Harbour Board on the payment by the board to the council of £2OOO. I was told that the opinion of neither the city valuer nor the city solicitor had been obtained, and 1 moved that consideration should be deferied in. order that the city valuer might give his opinion as to the value of the lease and the goodwill. I did not think the council was doing the best it could in the transaction, and, in any case, since the council employs a valuer, it seems only a matter of ordinary business that he should be asked his opinion." The delays of which he had accused the council were not such as those, said Mr. Bloodworth, but were delays in pushing on with urgent work of city development, such as traffic outlets. At the last election the Mayor had definitely promised to make provision for more outlets from the city to relieve congestion, yet practically no r steps had been taken in that very important matter. Had that work been undertaken, as it could and should have beeri, it would have done a great deal toward relieving unemployment, and •would have tended to have made business generally better than it had been. Mr. Bloodworth answered several questions,' after which he was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. Mr./C. A. Watts presided.

MR". BAILDON'S CAMPAIGN.

CONFIDENCE OF ST. HELIERS.

' An audience of 160 persons gave the Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon, a very attentive hearing at his campaign address at the Peerless Theatre, St. Heliers Bay, on Wednesday evening. Mr. M. G. McArthur presided. Speaking along the lines of earlier addresses,. Mr. Baildon outlined the achievements of the City Council duiing his Mayoralty, dealing particularly with the'' question of drainage and the waterfront roadway, two matters closely affecting the welfare of St. Heliers and Kohimarama. After answering several questions Mr. Baildon was accorded a unanimous vote of confidence

CANDIDATES' ADDRESSES

THIS EVENING'S MEETINGS

Public meetings advertised for this evening are as follows: Mr. G. Baildon (City Mayoralty).— Avondale Town Hall. 8 p.m. Mr. 11. E. Vaile (City Mayoralty).— Kohimarama Picture Hull. 8 p.m. Mr. T. Bloodworth (City Mayoralty).— Remuera Library Hall, 8 p.m. Mr. Ebenezcr Allan (Harbour Board). ■—Central Theatre, Papatoetoe, 8 p.m. Mr. R. E. N. Matthews (Mount! Albert Mayoralty).—Jubilee Hall. Kingsland, 8 p.m.

'THE HARBOUR BOARD

NOMINATIONS RECEIVED. The following nominations for seats on the Auckland Harbour Board were received on Wednesday . • Waitemata County, New Lynn Borough, Glen Eden, Henderson and Hclensville Town Boards and Mount Roskill Road District. —Mr. A. M. Lairif;. sitting , member, re-elected unopposed. Nominations of representatives of payers of dues on ships and of payers of dues other than on ships did not exceed the number of vacancies. Messrs. 0. G. Macindoe and W. F. MeCalbim wcro reelected unopposed as representatives of the former, and Mr. F. A. Hcllaby was . re-clocted as the representative of (he • ; latter; i; . / Waikato Representative.—Mr. C. John y . fctoho was re-elected unopposed.