TO CORRESPONDENTS.
WAGER. —According to the Green Room Book Dame Melba was borri May 10, 1803. QUERY. —(1) A Maori is not entitled 16 a vote on the national prohibition issue as a native. A half-caste may enrol_ as a European, in which case 1 'he loses his native rights. (2) No, unless, lie is Europeanised and placed on the European roll, m' which case he is deprived of his right as a native. (3) The. legislative reason is that 'the native is not considered to be int terosted in the national issue. The ilaoris have certain local option rijrhis under theif own councils, but if they vote liquor out special legislation lias to be passed before they can vote it in again. An instahce.occurred at the last general election, when the natives in the Waiapu district obtained permission to hold a local option poll, and voted liquor in again.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 15
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