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419:. Vol. XLVIL, no. 7738. 18 December 1890. p. 3
447:. Vol. LXI, no. 11871. 19 April 1904. p. 11
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511:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
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552:Member of Parliament for Christchurch North
509:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
373:Gray died in Christchurch on 11 June 1918.
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411:"Mayoral Installations"
391:"The Mayoral Elections"
73: – 29 Oct 1908
1684:Mayors of Christchurch
1087:Charles Louisson (2nd)
949:elected by councillors
744:Lyttelton Port Company
713:(ownership percentage)
528:New Zealand Parliament
467:"The General Election"
296:New Zealand Parliament
52:New Zealand Parliament
16:New Zealand politician
808:McDougall Art Gallery
584:Mayor of Christchurch
251:Mayor of Christchurch
102:Mayor of Christchurch
903:Chairman (1862–1868)
738:Christchurch Airport
701:Companies and assets
289:Member of Parliament
243:Member of Parliament
1653:† Elected unopposed
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1084:Walter Cooper (2nd)
439:"Election of Mayor"
336:Independent Liberal
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269:Local body politics
236:Charles Mathew Gray
1022:Charles Thomas Ick
823:Sign of the Takahe
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89:Succeeded by
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1182:Ron Guthrey
1065:Eden George
1040:Aaron Ayers
1012:James Gapes
894:The Shuttle
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773:Art Gallery
687:(1980–2010)
681:(1924–1980)
675:(1887–1924)
669:(1862–1887)
309:Electorate
240:Independent
225:New Zealand
222:Nationality
155:Preceded by
120:Preceded by
79:Preceded by
1673:Categories
1207:Bob Parker
1197:Vicki Buck
1192:Hamish Hay
1007:Fred Hobbs
991:Fred Hobbs
920:Isaac Luck
590:1904–1905
479:6 February
423:6 February
377:References
257:Early life
71:6 Dec 1905
1109:John Hall
910:John Hall
828:Town Hall
720:City Care
614:John Hall
588:1891–1892
517:154283103
472:The Press
444:The Press
416:The Press
355:to 1908.
351:from the
172:John Hall
149:1904–1905
145:In office
110:In office
100:17th
66:In office
882:Services
673:Our City
396:The Star
833:Tūranga
756:Red Bus
752:(89.3%)
746:(79.3%)
263:Geelong
200:Geelong
192: (
940:Mayors
758:(100%)
734:(100%)
728:(100%)
722:(100%)
535:Vacant
515:
451:10 May
312:Party
303:Years
249:, and
1384:1910†
1371:1907†
1357:1904†
1354:1903†
1351:1902†
1348:1901†
1345:1899†
1342:1898†
1339:1897†
1301:1889†
1298:1888†
1295:1887†
1287:1885†
1284:1884†
1276:1882†
1243:1875†
740:(75%)
679:Civic
369:Death
306:Term
1637:2022
1632:2019
1627:2016
1622:2013
1617:2010
1612:2007
1607:2004
1602:2001
1597:1998
1592:1995
1587:1992
1582:1989
1577:1986
1572:1983
1567:1980
1562:1977
1557:1974
1552:1971
1547:1968
1542:1965
1537:1962
1532:1959
1526:1958
1521:1956
1516:1953
1511:1950
1506:1947
1501:1944
1496:1941
1491:1938
1485:1936
1480:1935
1464:1933
1459:1931
1454:1929
1449:1927
1444:1925
1439:1923
1434:1921
1429:1919
1424:1917
1419:1915
1403:1914
1398:1913
1393:1912
1388:1911
1380:1909
1375:1908
1366:1906
1361:1905
1335:1896
1330:1895
1325:1894
1320:1893
1315:1892
1310:1891
1305:1890
1291:1886
1280:1883
1272:1881
1267:1880
1262:1879
1257:1878
1252:1877
1247:1876
710:CCHL
513:OCLC
481:2019
453:2016
425:2019
324:16th
318:1905
245:for
206:Died
194:1853
190:1853
187:Born
56:for
1675::
502:,
469:.
441:.
413:.
393:.
253:.
1528:‡
1487:‡
1368:†
645:e
638:t
631:v
519:.
483:.
455:.
427:.
196:)
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