Mayoral Elections

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 16

Mayoral Elections

Sir, —A correspondent questions why Mr. Bull should receive support in the Mayoral election in preference to Mr. Coleman. It may he thought parochial to say one should vote for Mr. Bull, as he is a Gisbornitc iborn and I consider that our local-born men should receive every encouragement when offering to serve their community. By the way, things are run at present one would think there is only one man amongst us capable of filling the position of Mayor, number of Parliament, and union secretary. It is about time for Nevy Zealanders to choose their leaders from amongst themselves and not always depend on “Aussies” or others from overseas for leadership. Mr. Bull appears well qualified to fill the Mayoral chair and can count on full support in carrying out the duties attached to the office of Mayor. Wishing success to a good New Zealander.—Yours, etc., MATADOR.

Sir,—One has to express amusement at the efforts of certain correspondents to your journal who trot out what appear to them to be undoubted qualifications that should be possessed by any citizen who should seek to become the chief Magistrate of this town. “Mr. Bull is a capable man both in sport and in public affairs," says one of your correspondents. So far as Mr. Bull’s abilities as a golfer or as a tennis player are concerned, no one will argue other than To try and find out what was special in either of these two branches of sport to anyone who may be seeking such an exalted position as is Mr. Bull. “Citizen” may be able to inform the public why Mr. Bull has not endeavoured to do more in the way of having some of our open spaces prepared for different classes of sport so that others may have an opportunity of becoming capable in that branch of our national life. One can remember too, the magnificient stands that Mr. Bull has made from time to time when he lias set out to “slay” all and sundry for the part they played in the expenditure of public money in some of our municipal undertakings, and what a mess he made of the job. His whole efforts remind one of those of

a "Miniature Napoleon” who is trying to conquer the intelligence of this town. I am quite certain that on May 11, he will be disillusioned, and that on that date he will meet his Waterloo.

Perhaps “Citizen” may be able to account for why it is necessary to go to Makaraka for a prominent official of Mr. Bull’s committee and also the necessity of taking a resident from somewhere near Hextoo. to second the motion of thanks for his “oration” to the electors of Kaiti. Finally, can “Citizen” assure us that, if elected to the position of Mayor, Mr. Bull will retire from practice in the legal profession and give up all the emoluments attached thereto in order that the charge of “one man, one job,” cannot be hurled at him. Yours, etc., RATEPAYER.