THE MAYORALTY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2137, 1 May 1914, Page 8

THE MAYORALTY

OOK6IUTULATIONS. When ttaitesl n.po.ii yesterday, the Slftyot (Mr, j. P. Luke) faevt .ititeiit-ku to a pile of tologrttuis-ol ■J-'eeivgratuia-tioji., 'wbjcti bo tad fecoh'tti iwin 'iiß uarts of tbo Domiuißi). I'hqio jimst liiivo been about flfty tclcgraiivs in tiro. liile at noon, and they wore still comr '■ injl n. 'flic milliter of Megniins, tiilcoH in conjunction with the toinotc districts from winch some of tiwipwere dispatehed, jiidieatctl the wiiilosprcad ;intfirust tliat lias evidently been t-altoli iw tile WoUiiifftoa oitctioii, an interest .that has evidently been aroused % the (MitrancG of representatives 'if the Soeialiienroeratio Pftrty into the iioj.d of nvuni* eipsl politics, seeing that tl.i.at 'iiart.y stood at the back of the strfkots litst year. . iVoni tbo ftMnro Minister {the lljght Hon. W. V. ' Jlassej , ) at Co-rmisaiino! ciuwo the following telcgrwn:—"M*;trt>' fly GOiigratulato jmi wjren yourj'cMtfco : tion to tb.e imjjortairt iiO-sttion ol Mayor o.f the Capital 'Oifcyl Thtj very substanr : tiaj luajority which yon pallet! slfcilMjnKtratos tjjc ■ eoiiMtMice repbsciil in yntt by the. citktns ef Wellington mid the: recognition of your good work duriiig '< tho past year. I cordially wish yoir « ) verv sucets's-ful Slid prospereus teirni of j ■ofSro.—A\ r . F. Masscy.". I : The swearing-in of Mr. >L P. I-uke. as Mavor of WoHingeoii wijl iako place afc'i i.voon oft \Vtsihiosday next. . j TliA offifiinl scrutiny,of tho foils «s<?d. ] p-Jt tlic various pnlling bootiis. in. tlio city ,6ft 'Wetlnesdfly was commenced fey . the Cisiof Ectflrniiig QfiW-S staff yes., terdflv. It will take a. day or two ;tp j get tliroMgb the work. 1 • Mr. Atalianis, ■β-hiei rcteiting offh.i ecr tor Ousloh , Boiwjgh. eeittpMsd ]ijs ; i renoiiat 'and scrtttiny of the rejts I,lst. vCveni'ttg. Thn offis-ial figirros arfe tts fo.l-: low:—Co-lifl .QawpWl Crump, 3.33; H. E, Anderson, 238; Morlnal, 4, . ,

KELSON MAYORALTY* ißy .ABSociat&iH

%, Nelson, April 30. Tim reco-iitit or" votes in tho Maswai ejection has increased the majority of the retiring Mayor (Mr. f, Lock) from 3 to 5.

'-OTHER. CEK'fRES. Tauiiiawimi,—la. W. Simijjoas Was elected 'Mayor. ■Strartorclr-Mjiirora , !' election resitted; \V. T. Kh-kwood 572: Iy\ ,T. liiite, 512, ; Woodvllfe.—Jlayoi-a.liy: BoJ-fie, 5715 Btahyood. 246,