MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 April 1907, Page 2

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Per Press Asociution. Anc-kl.mil, April 17. Tin' Mayors of (hi' suburban Ik>i-ouj>lik were re-elected unopposed, ns foilows:--'■ivy Lynn: r. F.u-.-i'll. Newmarket: I-'. Ili'iiiioU. Birkenhead: A. Keves. At JMonport Air. W. Itandlev was elected unopposed in Miic-i-i'rtsii»n l'o Mr. Alison, .M.11.1t., who ilccliiu'il le-noiuiiiiliou. A large number of candidates were noiiii--111 li'il fin- tin- position of councillors in these boroughs.

Inverciirgill, April 17. I'or the Inverciirgill Aluvomllv there are two candidates, \V. jl. Sc'anilrolt (present. Mayor) anil .1. Stead. Kor the Iwelve seals on the )li,rijiij;h Council there are II candidates. \ n Uie borough. of Campbclliown (l)hill), (,'. ..\. AYhealler, the silling Mayor, is opposed |,y Joseph Alelzger. There are no burning (piestions agitating the minds of the ratepayers in these or adjacent boroughs. Duuciliu, April 17. Nominations I'or the Mayoralty ami City Council were announced to-day. There are two aspirants for the Mayor's chair (Messrs. l,ouilon ami (lore), ami thirty-four candidates for the City Council, which consists of eighteen members. Several suburban .Mayors were elected j unopposed.

i Kelson, April 17. Al the municipal elect ions in this district Mr. A. Wheat, who has been a councillor for si years, has been elected Mayor of Richmond, unopposed. Mr. F. AY. Thorpe has been re-elected i .Mayor of Motuekn, unopposed.

IIAWKHA. Messrs. 10. L. Barton aiiil B. C. Hobbins have been nominated for the Mayoralty. There are ten nominations for the Council for the nine, scats available. The candidates arc as follow: ff. Temple Atkinson, Joseph Boyd, John > Brunette, John Cninpbell, James Poy, "* Thomas J. Huvrell, Kihvard Morrisaey, Ernest A. Paeey, Hough K. Whittington, and Percy 11. Wilkinson.

IXGLEWOOD. Tnglewood is to havo n Mayoral contest. Messrs. Harold Thomson, formerly of Xew Plymouth, and H. 11. Curtis, have been deputationised by the burgesses, and have liceii duly' nominated for the position. Messrs. (J. W. Bennett, V. 11. Brown, F. W. Cone, H. Mavnc, 1). H, McDonald, A. E. Surrey, II." W. Tavplec, ,]. \y, winfleld, and G. Young have been nominated for six seats on the Horough Council.