MAYORAL ELECTIONS.
WELLINGTON. <By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Mr J. G-. H. Aitken, the present Mayor of Wellington, who is contesting the Mayoralty against the Hon. T. W. Hislop and Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.HJR., opened his c ign to-night, when he addressed a :• meeting. The speech was mainl:- "iosed of a justification of the Cc. ~ past administration, particularly h respect to the electric tramways, .iie Town Hall, and the city improvements Regarding Mr. Wilford's statement that the contractors for the tramways had refused to accept liability as to possible subsidence of certain portions of the line, Mr. .Aitken said the contractors were bound by the terms of their contract to maintain he tramways for six months after the completion, and there had been no repudialiton whatever on their *arV C
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 94, 20 April 1904, Page 7
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