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none can be collected for this work; it must be done out of revenue. The question of an Outer Harbor will be brought forward for the consideraation of the members, but this question will-require careful consideration before it can be placed before the electors to vote upon. , Again, / beof to remind the electors rotes*tliat tell, and dfvpeal to “" for their considtr#ion on lection. h >u all for past uavors, 1 remain yours, J. TOWNLEY. HARBOR BOARD ELECTION. TO THE BOROUGH ELECTORS Ladies and gentlemen,— In offering myself as a Candidate J /e Gisborne Harbor >e the only candidate pledge of shipping I know tlie •ance to the k of improv< storage ffiich must for election on tj Board, I claim, toj with a practical and general hai;’ dangerous stal river and the ur„ ment, also the ini commodation.„ brought date as soon as The wharfage rafrfs must be broi into line with othar port®; at prefemt they are the higlijfet in the Domjjfion. An outer harbor would undoubt-ed|v be a gi'eat benefit tcf Gi»67fnie, andsl am greatly in favor we canaot, m, my opinion, even consider it laifcil we have the best advice to be obt&ped on the subject. Should you honor me by electing me, I pledge myself to do all in my power to further the interests of both the port and the (wmimunity. I yarn, /. Ladies and Gentlemen. £~j Yours faitlifully, * GEORGE HENRY LEGG. TO THE BURGESSES AND RATEPAYERS OF GISBORNE. T ADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ~ -k-i At the request of a number of Ratepayers in tlie district I have tlie honor to offer myself as a Candidate at the next election to the held on April 26th for Borough representation on the Council and Harbor Board respectively. As a candidate for representation .on the Council, I advocate the following policy:—(1) Purification of the Town Water Supply by early expenditure on the head works; (2) equality of loan expenditure between Borough and Sub urbs; (3) re-consideration, of our present Road and Electric Tramway Scheme; (4) Haulage of Metal bv rail as against waggon- traction; (5) assistance- as agato our present Engineer under his epinloy; (6) Indeaction, of speech, the futurosSleliberationK of inst resi and pende and v oti mcil nr As he he Isiv vvou Canctfcate for r&fff n on arbcuvfflloard, ist #iiinist*a<WSn sufficiently profh -that Jmfore charactered an fnist-ration. ,m § therefore folowing changes :—(1) A guarded expenliture on our present inadequate facili ues; (2) an earlv policy framed as » Inal solution to the Outer Harbor scheme by popular referendum; (3) lolicy of tariff adjustment more ible to exporter and importer; loliey aimed at till© establishment ■emunerative Municipal Ligliter scheme; (5) more adequate 0 ro ~ ,-ision for handling, storing, /and nformation re cargo th n-eseut exists; (6) more adequ dsion made to meet the dnerea minds of present passenger tra In offeiing myself as a Candidate, for four suffrage, I feel that conscientious vortc has up to the present characterised mv efforts in local politics, and ffiould you deem me worthy of trust you may he assured of a representation up tilthe present has been noticefoy independence of speech, action fours faithfully. J. CLIVE COLLINS (4), at pror dero THE HARBOR BOARD ELEC TORS OF THE WAIKOHU COUNTY. I'LEMEN, offer du on the HarboJ Ito be held on our 2 . _ ?r Harbotf is Hi present, anil is /welfare of the/disLADIES We, th elves to repre&e Soard at the 6th April. We consider ut of ,ot necessary to riot. Tliat steps should be taken- at nee to- make the #irtfance to thej present channel absolutely safe to lijp and iroperty, and that as the Boa®! has een to great expense in the purchase f an up-to-date dredge the Mst use lossible should be made of it, m> as to nsure a regular wharf to wharf service e-tween Napier and Gisborne, and if his is danqjwe consider the Outer Har-ior->willmoF be required for many years. B. J. HOLDSWORTH. G. W. HUMPHREYS E. V: PALMER HARBOR BOARD ELECTION. poi ' ADIES AND GENTLEMEN, — I beg to offer myself as a Candixte for a seat on the Gisborne Harbor -oard to represent the Waikohu ounty. I am strongly opposed to the present ethod of administrating the ratepaymoney. For years past hundreds tds have been spent •good results. . I the progress of the |s, and those have pn t)ie facilities af- »*•. • . ! ny opinion, arrived fairrounding districts irbor problem with inner or outor, id go- in -for a scheme enable icm to cope export id 1m pf is rapidly grower yyear. Let us seek the West epert advice on thisjifuestion to o ir us shipping facilities that wi 1 equate to our increasing output Whether an oiy-er or inner H : I will not v : thousands of . it-li practically ive closely watejj overtv Ba.y dij msiderably irded them The time _ hen Gisborne and] iust face the irnest-ness, whe-tf ted |m-atter i Jfgineer fuld be We ha •bor 'ture iould deal lided too many 'of an [ordinxpend isional mid be constru suggest.. but t left entirely t th, and the Bo _ his expert advimy amateur engineers, and i ses we sacrifice the knowledg pert to substitute that of thi y layman. It seems absurd to e ratepayers’ money for prof vice and not to benefit by If elected, I will strive to 1 ur rates and reduce th larfages, which, are t-oo lii-„ bter item concerns every ratepayer, the cheaper goods are landed, the caper is the living of the consumer, 10 is the taxpayer. In conclusion, I sh to make clear my views as regards ©two schemes —“Inner” and “Outer” rich ever your engineer should advise 3 should adopt and. act solely upon Ills pert advice, providing “financially i see our way clear to addpt his heme. ■ , The revenue now at the disposal oi 6 Board, and the substantial increase down i resent This

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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3201, 24 April 1911, Page 7

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Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3201, 24 April 1911, Page 7

Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3201, 24 April 1911, Page 7

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