THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 88, 14 April 1905, Page 6

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Mr. A. C. Pcarce hwl v largo atUmdrftncft,an(l.a good recopUon at his meeting '.held in the Parooblal Hall, Karori, lust /night. Mr. Liforington occupied tliodiMr,, •Tvnd the hall was crowded to tbe doors. 'Tho candidate reviewed tho position of the -borough, and set forth his claims to- the ■'Mnyoral chair. After a numbor of rpiestions had been asked und answered, Mr. j 'Pearce>received'.a. voto of thanks nnd con-j fkhince. It is understood that a deputation of .Hurt residents will wait on Mr. W. G, "Foster oarly next week, with tho request that ho should contest tho Hutt' Mayoralty. The members of t'ho Labour Six — tho Political Labour League's candidates for the City Council — havo boon addressing meetings in the open air during tho weok. Last nignt Messrs. John Brown .and A. 11. Hindmnrsh snoko at Bortiamporo. Mr. Brown replied to tho criticism of Mr. Biss, published in a letter in fast night's Post. On Monday night ,-Mossrs. Hindmarsh and Hampton spoke Ja,t Mitclrelltown, and on Wednesday '.^Messrs. M'liareu and Young addrosscdv '« meeting at Newtown. About 3500 names havo been recoived 'at the Munidpal Offices for the supplementary roll in connection with tho c/»nving elections. Mr. Ames's staff is -now busily engaged going through the tapptiewtionfl, many oi which are duplicates, and oven triplicates, tho applivennts being already on the main roll.