OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 May 1944, Page 4

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

SIR H. HART’S RETIREMENT (To the Editor) S i r _A so-called publicity committee in a recent lettejr made a weak attempt to read into Sir Herbert Hart’s withdrawal from the mayoral contest a sign that politics had entered the local body field. Actually, of course, Sir Herbert’s retirement showed the exact opposite. It wa s realised that, for the good of every section of the town, no one who would allow party political strife to enter town affairs should be allowed to become Mayor of this fine town on a minority vote —through the votesplitting attendant on a triangular contest. Your recent excellent leader was a statement of the views of the great majority of residents on this matter, including the great “sane Labour” element, of which I am glad to be part. So much for this voluble committee’s distorted vision on .this matter. I am, etc WORKER. Masterion, May 20. ON QUALIFICATIONS (To the Editor) Sir, —Your correspondent, “A Genuine Ratepayer,” must be a very careless reader, as he will fail to find, if he looks again at the published references to the qualifications of the Labour candidates, any reference whatsoever to athletic achievements. Each of them so referred to, however, has occupied a responsible position in the administration of sport, indicating confidence in them by their associates. Your correspondent may have been a first class cricketer, a hockey rep, and even a golf champion, but it does not follow that those associated with him had sufficient confidence in him to allow him to administer any of the affairs of any of the clubs. Experience in administration, even of sports, does provide useful experience which can be utilised on a public body. As a working, man ratepayer he is, of course, not unique, and every working man in Masterton either directly or indirectly, pays rates.—Thanking you, we are, etc, ' LABOUR REPRESENTATION PUBLICITY COMMITTEE. Masterton, May 19.