BIRKENHEAD MAYORALTY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 66, 18 March 1910, Page 5

BIRKENHEAD MAYORALTY.

IJ ••■..- •■**;■.. ». —; i ■ :■ * . ■", ■:■ Q ■ ' ' '• . , ! . '. ' c A large deputation, -waited upon "Mr. H. B. Taylor at his residence last even-*'_•_ - ing, and asked him to contest the mayor* • t alty of Birkenhead. -". }> ; t Mr. H. McCarthy, speaking on; behalf . r of the deputation;; referred to Mr. Taj>.. -£■' c lor's progressive v career during the nine ■ ' years he was in the Council, and assured;J w "] him that if he stood a strong committee- ', would be formed to advance his j candidature. , '. v .-.'•.''.V-.-4 r -..-, . Mr. Taylor, in thanking the deputation s for their confidence in: him in-making r the request, stated that it was not his intention to again enter public life, but in- . a 'view of the desire expressed by ■ those. ; .. present, and others privately, he' -would _ be pleased to accede to- their : request., He stated that the -contest would 'be . . 2 an unique one, owing 'to the : fact fchap a since the creation of the Borough some I 1 23 years ago, this would be the first;' occaI i sion upon which the s>at will have been ,_ i contested; the previous and 4 present' . ■ - mayors having occupied the position s 5, and '5 years/respectively./ .^' r .'. ' ti '■ .. i j ■'