THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2483, 23 April 1909, Page 5

THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

[To The Editor.]

Sir. —It is surelv amusing to hear our '.vorthy Mayor assert that the abattoir pump is "working most- satisfactorily and furnishing a copious supply. He doled having designated this very pump as a toe, but his memory must be short. “ Addressing a public meeting (reported in “Poverty Bay Herald’ 61 25th April. 19051, lie said: “The pump is a toy that will not work." But this is only a mere. handspring compared with some of the complete somersaults performed by His* "Worship. The supporters of Mr. Lysnar would now run him as the working man s candidate. The reason is plain. * lne business man cannot, they think, be quite as easily bamboozled. Working men and owners of small freeholds will not however, forget his action whereby the' Harbor Board was, according to Mr Lysnar’s own showing, deprived of upwards of £'3ooo revenue, the hulk of, which went into the pockets of wealthy freezing companies and about three other influential firms. The working-men. received no benefit whatever, and the re-imposition of the odious harbor rate seems inevitable unless the present Board can muster a majority over the shgepfarmmg element and undo the harm this worthy has perpetrated. Just imagine the old charge on frozen mutton -was ’os 6d per ton, and mainly through Mr. Lysnar it was reduced to 4s, and, indeed, lie wanted to make it 3s. Of course Ins action cannot be attributed to the rac that he is a fairish-sized . share noldei in one of the companies. . • They take credit for the non-collection of the harbor rate, but long before either Mi Harris or Mr. Lysnar brought up tho matter, the Board’s solicitor had advised them that it could not be legally collected. Now, sir what on earth there in common between Mr. " • yLysnar and the worker ?He tieiei boon a worker as we understand the word, whilst on the other Miller was —and lie is proud to toll fri* struggling tradesman, and surely all workers’will recognise m him a man who has sprung from the ranks, and who by lus pluck, perseverance, .and straight-going has -attained the position to Which Public.

Council, and that the “little r draw them was checkmated. vj£| Miller is one of tlio boys that should ba proud of, and he 'el /S’ given a fair chow. Mr. W. D. has had his chance and failed Lysnar tells us he is heart and Mi Gisborne, but just read tin's f; “Times” of August 24th, 1908 yj a report of an interview with ]\ M nar at Rotorua: “Having near/ his interests in the Bay of Plen torate, Mr. Lyenar is natural!; concerned as to who is return /V member for that district.” M. nar admits that the selection MacDonald as the Government fj date would be the best one tl vernment could make, for the ~ \\ that there is little if any fight,ij and he would no doubt be easily fjL ed to the will of the Premier.”. y'j not, firstly, a confession that] m his interests are in sheepfarining secondly, an accusation of corny in our Liberal Premier because worthy Mayor did not happen to 11y selected candidate? Mr. Lysnar on to say with regard to his co ing the parliamentary seat, “If s'-yx course was found necessary, electors reposed confidence in hi , their representative, he would no L 4 ain assume the duties of Mayor. 5 surne, if you please. You will gathered from the above that I rty been looking up the files, hut youm? wrong. No, sir. I keep a and before the election is oyer IfjLj mise you some further intere|®F reading.—l am, etc., J * “A DINKUM IOILEREn