NORTH-EAST VALLEY MAYORAL ELECTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14495, 12 April 1909, Page 10

NORTH-EAST VALLEY MAYORAL ELECTION.

Sie,-I note a letter in to-tlav's Timea by Or H. P. Harvey taking exception to my assertion that lie had practised sly borrowing (in other word*, increased the, borough overdraft) to pay for work not provided for in (he estimates. " but. po no on with," although the provision for pay. Ji'ent had been erased at the instigation of Cr Harvey; ami, further. that Cr Harvey is taking credit for reducing the borough o-Jtiiiintro, ,-itkl has published an electioneerin.": pamphler, which, in paragraph 4. tots this out as a e'.aiin on the sulfrages of the clo?lort'. A return was placed on the council tabic at last, meeting of items totalling £451, for which no provision was made, and which is being paid for out of overdraft Thore are oflicr items, but this one suflicos to prove my content ion. Further, I made tiles') specific charges at my public meeting in the Town Hall, to which the whole of the councillors were invited. M the conclusion of the mooting the chairman promised 10 minutes each or moro to any councillor who wished to refute any of j my statements. Neither Cr Harvey, who I

was present, not any oilier councillor did so. Oho councillor availed himself of the privilege, but slated that he had to confess thai what Mr Rhodes had stated was absolutely_ true, and that he was so die(justed with the, v:a v busmen had been done that he should retire from public life. I shall gladly avail myself of C'r Harvey's invitation to speak on his platform, as I Have several other facts to place before tho. electors, and will uso tho opportunity—l am etc., J Rhodes April 6.