MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 19 April 1907, Page 2

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Per Press Assoc iafion. Kit haul, April 18. i'or tin' Mayoralty, Mr. C. W. Taylor (the present Mayor), also Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, have been nominated. 'lwelve candidates have been noniiiiated I'or nine neats on the Borough Colinoil. Feilding, April 18. The present Mavor (Mr. ,1. li. Trewini and Mr. C. 1!. Ila'rford have been nominated for the Mayoralty. Fifteen nominations were received fur the Council. Wellington. Apiil 18. I'or Wellington City, the lion. T. W. Ilislop, the present Mavor. an i Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.11.U., have been nominated. Mr. C. .1. Crawford has been returned unopposed I'or Miramar. The Mayors of Karori (Mr. A. C. IVarce) and Kastbourue (Mr. I''. C. llolton) have been re-elected. Tauranga, April 18. Kev. Canon Jordan has been elected' Mayor. Christcburch. April 18. Mr. d. 11. lilackwell, Mayor of Kaiapoi, Was re-elected, unopposed. Auckland, April 18. The following Mayors have been reelected unopposed :~l'arncll, (1. W. lias ley; Mount Eden, 0. Nicholson; Oiiehunga, .1. liowe. At Onchunga there are fifteen nominations for nine councillors' seats. At I'arnell only seven nominations were received for nine seals. At Mount Hdeu all the retiring councillors were re-elected. NKW PLYMOUTH. Mr. E. Dockrill, the retiring Mayor, was the only candidate for the New Plymouth Mayoralty, and will hold office for another year. Ilis Worship was nominated by Messrs. ]!. Coleman, A. Uullot, tl. Tisch, and A. li. Watkins. The personnel of the lioi'ougli Council has changed considerably, only three of the old Councillors having oll'ered themselves for re-election. The new Council is constituted as follows: —Hast Ward: Messrs. Fred. Jicllringer, 11. Coleman, and J. Boon, senr.; Central Ward: .Messrs. \V. A. Collis, C. T. Mills, and A. A. I'ikctt; West Ward: Messrs. (I. W. lirowne, 11. 1!. Cattlcy, and .1. C. Morey. In each ward there is one member of the old Council, Mr. liellringer in the east ward; Mr. Collis, central; and Mr. lirowne, west. The Councillors who elected to retire from municipal life are: .Messrs. 1). Hutehen, L. M. Monteath, .1. H. Parker, F. .Stohr, 10. P. Webster, ami F. E. Wilson. As the number of candidates is just sufficient to lill the vacancies, no poll will lie taken. ==========