MAYORAL ELECTIONS.
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night. Little interest was taken m the Mayoral elec.'ion for the City, the result being regarded as a foregone conclusion. The polling resulted m the re-election of the pre. cut Mayor (Mr A. M. Myers) who received 1584 votes, his opponent, Mr A. P. Bradley, receiving 89 votes. Al Onehunga J. Rowe was elected, de. f eating the present Mayor (Mr Angus Gordon) by 97 votes. There were no other contests locally. MARTON, hist night. Mr John F. Sieely was elected Mayor of Marton to-day by over 100 majority. FEILDING, hist night. - In tho .Mayoral contest. _Ir James W. B. Freuin was elected with' great enthusiasm. GORK, last night. The result of the Gore Mayoralty way : A. A. McGibbon .08 J. Sp-den *226. WESTPORT, last night. Mr G. H. Gothard was re-elected slayor of West port by a. majority of 557 over Mr T. Samuel. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. The Mayoral election resulted : Edward Dockrill 776. John B. Roy 427, informal 12. Both candidates were ex-Mayors. The Stratford election resulted m the return of the present Mayor, Mr N. J. King, by a majority of 205. NELSON, last night. Considerable interest was taken m the election of Mayor of Nelson, which resulted m the l.lurn of Mr Jesse Piper, with a majority of 151 over Mr ■'■■J.- B. Harrison. Mr W. Loch was 112 behind the second candidate. WANGANUI. last night. The Mayoral election resulted : C. E. MacKay 1171, A. G. Bignell (present Mayor) 1055. The contest was the keenest on record. NAPIER, last night. Mr S-. Carnell was to-day re-elected ; Mayor of Napier for ,. third term, defeat- ' ing two ex-Councillors, Messrs McGrath and Cranby. Mr T. J. Thompson, an ex-Councillor, was elected Mayor of Hast bigs, defeating the present Mayor, 'Mr W. Y. Dennett, by 60 votes. WELLINGTON, la.*, night. The Mayoral elections resulted : Onslow r Williams 395. O'Regan 239.. Petone: London 363, Findlay 360.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10647, 26 April 1906, Page 1
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