IN OTHER PLACES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 1 May 1913, Page 8

IN OTHER PLACES.

(Per Press Association.)

GISBORNE, April 30. Jamos Robert Kirk, solicitor, formerly of Niasoby, was elected Mayor of Gigborne. The figures were :—Kirk 960, Dr. Collins 845, John Sheridan 523.

NEW PLYMOUTH, April 30. The Mayoral election resulted :—G W. Browne (re-elected) 1350; J. S Medley 781. -

PALMERSTON N., April 30. Complete returns are not in yet, but it is certain that the Wednesday halfholiday is carried. - ' M. Cohen/and John Cobb were returned as members of the vVelhngton Harbour Board.

The Mayor (|fc£r, J. A. Nash) -vas reelected unopposed (received 11 » ra.) MASTERTON, April kol The Masterton Borough Corncil election was keenly contested "between labour and commercial interests. (July one straiglit-out labour candidate wan returned, and he was a retiring councillor. The councillors elected were:— A. E. Winginberg, R. J. King, F. W. Temple, G. W. Sellars. W. Kemball/ J. Candy. J. C. Ewington, E. Flanagan/ H. J. O'Loary. WELLINGTON, April 30. _ For the Mayoralty the final restiffc is:—J. P.' Luke 9994, D. McLaren 9486. Majority for Luke 508. The Mayoral - contest was very keenly fought, and the poll of 19.480 votes was the heaviest on record. -Mot-or-ears were freely used in transporting voters to the poll, and the labour party worked with a will. to re-elect their champion. Various tickets wert run for the City Council. Harbom T9F& and Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard, labour making an endeavour to captnre all four city seats. For the Harbour Board , Fletcher (chairman), Wright and Trevor (sitting member), and Hunt, with two returns to come, are certain of election in that order. Wright and Hunt displn,oo Fitzgerald and Hindmarsh (labour). * " ■

BLENHETM. April 30. In the Mayoralty election. Councillor £■■ S' P/\ Tr ker r(83 T 7)" Seated the sitting Mayor (Mr. J. J. C)nrrv) 791.

Tl, r- + xr N^ SO^- April 30. , Ihe City Mayoral election resulted • -W.. Lock. 1226, W. W. Snodgrass

HOKITTKA, April 30. A poll -of-the ratepayers of Hokitika ■was^takcMi to-day on the question of establishing swimming (baths in the town, the ratepayers to provide £350 and a citizens committee £150" towards the cost. The poll was carried by 422 votes to 103; informal 1(5. Gneat int terest was takon in the municipal election the seats on the Borough Council. Harbour Board, and Charitable Aid Board being vicroronslv contested , WESTPORT, April 30. mere was record polling for the elections to-day. Mavornitv: A Leav-

Harbour Board (two seats): F F n9 . W. G. McDonald 718. iMunro and ocanlon were elected.

Tl, Tir , DUNEDIN. April 30. The Mayoral election for Dunedin 3699." Belcher 4368, Cr. Shacklock

In Mornington S. Solomon, the re-

Only f April 30. Only five borough councillors offered themselves for re-election, and all were returned. The following are the ?im CS °TI CT^V lioi: s for thf SuinJ teim:—Llovd, Mavison, Hefford Feit nman Priest ( all re-elected) ' Orr Christian. Stewart, Buchanan.' ' *■or■ tho vacancy as borough representativo on the Hospital Board there ere two candidates, the retiring member, Henry Davis, being returned by

Crmnrillor MoDoS^^n 3°' -r lor Smith 882 Krfi? 272 ' CouacilV .J^yERCARGILL, April 30 For the Mayoralty Duncan McFar ana "Seated Andrew Bain by 77 vote? T v n .NAPIER. April' 30. OHRISTCHURCF. Annl 30. cjal Democratic -mmlidat*) 3477 v Anril 30 ISew Brighton Mayoralty -M C F Winny was elected LyUelfcon.-^fr. J. A'. WehT,. Kiccarbon-Mr. W. H. Reynolds d. irlrwl ~r.^.0. eil the two onndi.-]. r «. Messrs G. H. Stiles ,and J. L H^' yey, but wJi*n the Timnbers wont W it .was seen that Mr Sf,- Jas had a tbnm P P SS/S^-iod 0 polling Btilps