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New Zealand's Woman Mayor

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
September
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Onehunga, New Zealand, a town of ibout 3,000 population, has had a womin mayor for a year. Mrs. Yates is her ïame, and she is a middle-aged lady oi ■ducation and reflnement. She was ■lected to continue the work of her husiand, who died while holding the ofïce. Speaking lately of her year's adninistration of affairs she said: "When i took office, besides our debt of L5,000, he town had a current debt of betweeu t700 and L800. I not only paid off the vhole of cur current liabilities, but laid L200 into the sinking fund in reluctlon of our maln debt. First Little Boy- My sister wears a No. 2 shoe. Second Littie Boy - Poon: That's

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register