MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN OTHER CENTRES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9078, 30 April 1908, Page 5

MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN OTHER CENTRES.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, April 29. Not for many years has the contest for the Mayoralty of Wellington excited so much interest as that which was decided to-day. The sitting Mayor, Hon. T. W. Hislop, and an ex-Mayor, Mr J. G. W. Aitken, M.P. for Wellington East, were early in the field, and conducted a vigorous campaign for five weeks. The polling to-day was very heavy, and the streets were crowded to-night with people anxious to know the result. The total shows that 14,812 vote 3 were cast, as compared with 8,600 last year. The result is as follows: Hislop, 11,192; Aitken, 5,549. Majority for Hislop, 3,643. Mr Hislop addressed some thousands of electors from the "Times" balcony, and then went to the Town Hall to address a large crowd awaiting him there.

GREYTOWN. By Telegraph —Special to Age. GREYTOWN, April 29. The election for the Mayoralty caused more excitement and interest than haa been the case in Greytown for some years past. The result was made known about half-an-hour after the poll closed, and resulted as follows : D. P. Loasby J. D. Heagerty ... 122 STRATFORD.

BY TELEGRAPH —PIUSSS ASSOCIATION. STRATFORD, April 29. The Mayoral election resulted: — George Sangster 381, D. P. Kirkwood 352. HAWERA. HAWERA, April 29. The Mayoral election resulted: — H. W. Sutton 329, J. Foy 146. PALMERSTON NORTH. PALMERSTON N., April 29. The Mayoral election resulted as follows:—Mr Nash, 1,518; Mr Essex, 1,232; Mr Haydon, 102.