WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 9

WELLINGTON.

A HUGE MAJORITY FOR THE HON T. W. HISLOP. (press association telegram.) "WELLINGTON, April 29. Not for many years has tlio contest for tho Mayoralty of Wellington excited so much iuterest as that which was decided to-day. Tho sitting Mayor, tho Hon. T. W. Hislop, and an exMayor, Mr J. G. W. Aitkon, M.P. for Wellington E:ist, ivero early in tho Hold, nnd conducted a vigorous campaign for five weeks. The polling today was very heavy, and the streets w«re crowded to-night with people anxious to know tho result. The total shows that 14,812 rotes were cast, as compared with 80C0 last year. The result, was us follows:—

The Hon. T. W. Hielop ... 9192 J. G. W. Aitken ... 5545) Majority for Hislop ... 3U43. Mr Hislop addressed come thousands of electors from tho "New Zealancl Times" baloony, and then went to tho Town Hall to address a largo crowd awaiting him thoro. (special to "the press/) The result of tho mayoral olootion csitoo ns a grLxit, surprise, even to tJie friends of tho successful candidate, wJio iJiou'tflk tiha-t 'Mr Hislop would only win by a small majority. Tiie result is genoraJJy regarded as a great victory for the Labour and Socialist parties, who gavo Mr Hi&lop o, solid vote.

Same frhoueamde of loclgers who Jiavo re.iJly_, r ve,r.y .little interest in the city .wore put .on, the. roll, t!he widemese of tiho enabiing tihom to say t3iafe>tuieyi were, paying, not £1 a week for board and lodging, but 10s a week tor board and 10s a woek for a room.

. The. following is a eta.teme.nit of the resuite of StayoraJ elections in WeJling-t-mi sinco tile present extended fiiwiolu3o under t.he .>tunicipal Oorporatioue Act, lpOOj camo into force:— 1901— J. G. W. Aitkon (re-clwted) 5801 T. M.-AVilford 2732 1902—, T. G. -W. Aitken (unopposed) l&Oa-J. G. W. Aitken (unopposed) I!JU4— J. 0. W. Aitken ... iiOs2 T. M. WdJford ... ... 15G5 T. W. Hislop ... ... 1530 1905— T. W. Hialop 3OGO W. H. P. liarbor ' ... 2377 J. J. Devino ... ... 172 D J. P. Luke ... ... 1456 T. Waxdoll ... ... 658 J. Smith ... ... 433 1900— T. W. Hislop (unopposed) 1907— T. W. Hi 6 fop ... ... 5658 T. M. Wilford 2998