MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
MAORI HILL. *
At noon to-day nominations closed for the annual election of mayor and the bien nial election of councillors for the different, wards of the above borough. The occasion did not seem to be of much importance to any of the electors, not one of whom was present; but the returning officer, in accordance with the usual custom, formally read the following nominations: —For the Mayoralty.'— George Butler. —For the Council.— North Ward.—A. A. Aaskoy and Jas. B. Booth.
South Ward.—G. 0. Crowther, 0. M Grant, Peter Pilkington, and Wm. Robertson.
SmPL Davidson and Joseph
West Ward—N. A. Booth and J. L, Passmore.
There being only the required number of candidates for the office of mayor and for councillors for North, East, and West ii S ’-i,* lese were declar ed elected. A poll will be taken on the 29th inst. for Ward eC * 1011 ° f tllreß counciliors for South
MOSGIEL. Jonnnations took place to-day as fol-
—F or M ayor. Thomas Aitken and Hugh H. Inglis. —For the Borough Council— East Ward.—Alex. Barron A R. FalFredk -' s “ to "- “ d West Ward—W. C. Brown, A. Drakely, Alex. Marshall, and Ed. Wilson. North Ward.—J. Dicker, Francis Marshall, J. Rowan, jun. t and Jas. Smeaton. A poll takes place on the 29th.
ASHBURTON.
Thirteen were nominated for the nine seats in Ihe Borough Council. Mr Henry Davis was returned unopposed as mayor.
NAPIER.
Mr F, W. Williams has been nominated for the mayoralty of Napier, and Mr W. Y. Bennett for Hastings. It is not expected that there’will be a contest in other place.
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Evening Star, Issue 11863, 17 April 1903, Page 4
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265MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Evening Star, Issue 11863, 17 April 1903, Page 4
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