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1876 Wellington City mayoral election

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should be controlled by the city council directly or by a separate entity. It would later result in the creation of the
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In his term as Mayor of Wellington, Hutchinson was mostly occupied with the issue of whether the
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was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year.
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Index

1875
1877

William Hutchison
Independent
William Hutchison
William Hutchison
William Hutchison
Wellington Waterfront
Wellington Harbour Board
"Election for Mayoralty"
Auckland Star
"Past Mayors of Wellington - 1842–1889"
Wellington City Council
Betts 1970
Betts 1970
Betts, George
ISBN
0-589-00469-7
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Mayors of Wellington
George Hunter
William Guyton
Joe Dransfield
Charles Borlase
William Sefton Moorhouse
William Hutchison
Joe Dransfield

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