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New Zealand's Woman Mayor

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
August
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Onehunga, New Zealand, a town of ibout 3,000 population, has had a womla mayor for a year. Mrs. Yaies is her aame, and she is a mlddle-aged lady ot ïducation and refinement. She waa ;lcted to continue the work oí her hus■nd, who dled while holding the ofice. Speaking lately of her year' adminlBtration of affairs she said: "When ( iook office, besides our debt of L5,000, be town had a current debt of between L700 and L800. I not only paid off th nhole of our current Habilities, but aid L200 into the sinklng fund in retuetlon of our main debt.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register