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New Zealand's Woman Mayor

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
August
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Onehunga, New Zealand, a town of ibout 3.0Ü0 poyulation, has had a womin mayor for a year. Mrs. Yates is her aame, and she is a middle-aged lady 01 ;ducation and reünement. She was ílectsd to continue the work of her hustand, who die;l while holding the ofIce. Speaking lately of her year's adninistration of affairs she said: "When [ took office, besides our debt of f5,000, :he town had a current debt of between L700 and L800. I not only paid off the .vhole of cur current liabiiities, but naid L200 into the sinking fund ín re luctMn of our main debt

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register