THAMES MAYORALTY.
MR. RHODES TO STAND. '(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent. THAMES, this day. At last evening's meeting of the Borough Council Mr. T. W. Rhodes (Mayor) j'liiiouneud that he would stand for re<:!>.■Tiif.n. lie said that he had given it fiinMdtrablH thought. Though some of hi.-; friends had tnld he he had i.i.uUy decided to contest the election. 'J he other candidates are Mr. W. Bongard, who h:is betiu Deputy Uayur and a councillor for s.cmip. years, and also Mr. A. J Whitesid.-. The latter calleu a public meeting here last evening which was attended by twenty persons. He acted sis his own chairman and delivered a Ion" speech, in which In: insisted that all other candidates a* well as their nominatorhad axes to -rind. Ho stressed that" ■with flax <:ro\vi«g en the borough endowment at Te Aroh.i, he could substantially reduce rates in Thames, rie. received a vote of thanks.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 8
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