POLITICAL SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 54, 27 November 1928, Page 13

POLITICAL SITUATION

THE OFFICIAL COUNT ALL returns finalised COMPLETE LIST OF RESULTS The official count of the votes polled at the general election has been completed. The last two outstanding returns, those from Westland and Northern Maori, coming to hand yesterday. The relative strength of the parties remains unaltered, namely: Reform •« 29 United ». •••« 27 Labour ••• 19 Independent -■•••' ® PARTY GAINS Seats gained were as under :— Govt. (1). Labour (8). United (18). Ind. (3). Hauraki. Napier. Grey Lynn. Bdwoi. Tihiaru. Wairau. Stratford. Dunedin North. New Plymouth. Rangitikel. Auckland Suburbs. Auckland East. Waimarino. Roskill. Wellington East. Rotorua. Wellington North. Wairarapa. Westland. Eden. Oamaru. Parnell. Southern Maori. Awarua. Marsden. Motueka. Waikato. Waitomo. Oroua. Mataura. PARTY LOSSES The following lists show the seats lost: — Government (23). Labour (3). United (2). Kanier. Grey Lynn. Westland. Timarn. Auckland East. Waimarino. Dunedin North. Eden. Wairau. New Plymouth. Roskill. Rotorua. Wairarapa. Oamaru. Parnell. Egmont , Stratford. Rangitikel. Southern Maori. Awarua. » . Marsden. • ’ s Motueka. Wellington East. Waitomo. Oroua. Waikato. Mataura. Wellington North. THE NEW PARLIAMENT Reform (29). United (27). Labour (19). Independents (5). Ansell, A. E. Black, G. C. Armstrong, H. T. Atmore, H. Bell, A. Bodkin, W. A. Barnard, W. E. Hogan, J; T. Bitchener, J. Broadfoot, W. J. Carr, Rev. C. Polson, W. J. Burnett, T. D. Clinkard, C. H. Chapman, C. H. Wilkinson, C. A. Campbell, H. M. Cobbe, J. G. Fraser, P. Statham, Coates Donald, 1 J. B. Holland, H. E. Hon. Sir C. Rt. Hon. J. G. Fletcher, J. S. Howard, E. J. Field, W. H. Forbes, G. W. Jordan, W. J. . Dickie, H. G. Hawke, R. W. Langstone, F. Hall, A. W. Healy, E. F. McCombs, J. Hamilton, A. Jenkins, H. R. McKeen, R. Harris, A. ' Lye, F. Martin, W. L. Henare, T. Macpherson, J. A. Mason, H. G. R. Holland, H. McDonald, T. W. Munro, J. W. Hunter, Sir Geo. McDougall, D. O’Brien, J. Jones, D. Makitanara, T. Parry, W. E. Kyle, H. S. S. Munns, G. C. Savage, M. J. Linklater, J. Murdoch, A. J. Semple, R. Lysnar, W. D. Ngata, Sir A. T. Sullivan, D. G. Macmillan, C. E. de la Perelle, P. A. Massey, J. N. Ransom, E. A. Nash, J. A. Smith, S. G. Pomare, Stallworthy, A. J. Hon. Sir M. Taverner, W. B. Samuel, A. M. Veitch, W. A. Stewart, Ward, Hon. W. D. Rt. Hon. Sir J. G. Sykes, G. R. Wilford, T. M. Waite, F. Williams, Hon. K. S. Wright, Hon. R. A. Young, Hon. J. A.

MR. LYSNAR AND UNITED PARTY AN EXPLANATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gisborne, November 26. “There is nothing whatever in the statement I made after the election to justify the assumption that I intend to join up with the United Party,” said Mr. W. D. Lysnar i reference to the Christchurch message inferring that he, together with Mr. W. H. Field and seven other Reformers, were likely to support Sir Joseph Ward immediately after the crucial division in the House. His statement, he added, referred solely to the advisability of a fusion of the anti-Socialistic forces. Beyond denying the inference in the Christchurch statement, Mr. Lysnar refused to make further comment pending the Reform Party caucus on Wednesday, which he is attending.

TALK OF ELECTION PETITION

SOUTHERN MAORI SEAT ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTING By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, November 26. It is reported that supporters of E. T. Terikatene, the Ratanaite candidate who was defeated for the Southern Maori seat by the casting vote of the returning officer, are thinking of taking action to have the election of Tuiti Makitanara declared void. It is understood the ground alleged is that half-castes who voted in the European elections also voted in the Maori election. EXTRAORDINARY SESSION MEMBERS SUMMONED TO MEET Division bells will ring in Parliament to-day week. A Gazette Extraordinary summoning members to Wellington for that date was issued last night. A further meeting of Cabinet was held yesterday. The - Hou. A. D. McLeod was not present, as he was out of town, ami did not arrive until last night. Formal procedure in regard to the resignations of Ministers will be followed in the return of the writs, which are due to-morrow. A Magisterial recount has been asked for in the Bay of Islands, the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. G. G. Hodgkins) stated yesterday. It is expected that a formal Gazette notice will appear shortly intimating that the four defeated Ministers, Messrs. Anderson, McLeod, F. J. Rolleston, and Ilawken, have handed in their resignations to His Excellency the Governor-General. Mr. Rolleston, who left for Timaru last night, has already resigned. A caucus of the Labour Party to discuss the situation is expected to take place on Monday or Tuesday next. SUMMONING OF PARLIAMENT PRESS OPINIONS

“In deciding to call Parliament together immediately, the Government has acted properly. Mr. Coates and his colleagues would have acted with equal constitutional correctness had they resigned, but it is preferable that they should summon Parliament and let members decide. They know, as the country knows, that the verdict of the electors has gone heavily against them, but no party has a majority in the House, and it is most desirable that political alignments should be recorded in the House as soon as possible, so that the position may be regularised. In the public interest it should be decided as soon as possible who is to carry on the Government of the country, even if it means a session almost ou the eve of Christmas.'’ —Auckland “Star.”

“Mr. Coates has chosen to meet Parliament and have the fate of his Government decided there. It need not be a long session, nor need there be any doubt about its outcome in one respect. Mr. Coates and his colleagues will relinquish office, and Sir Joseph Ward will be given the opportunity to form a Cabinet. So much can be'forecasted with complete confidence. That being so, and the very early opportunity having been taken to have a doubtful position tested, it is fair to say Mr. Coates comes out of the position with full credit. Had he taken the shortest possible cut, that of resigning forthwith, there would still have been a session before the normal date. All the arguments against Mr. Coates remaining in office in the present state of the parties would have applied equally to his successor. The best way out —Mr. Coates believes the constitutional way—was to decide us he has done.”—Auckland “Herald.”

“Instead of tendering the resignation of the Government without a moment’s delay, thus taking the shortest cut to administrative security and progress as the country’s greatest immediate needs, Mr. Coates has decided upon advising the Governor-General to summon the new Parliament to meet on December 4, for extraordinary business. It may be the right thiiv' to do, but it looks like doing the right thing in the wrong way. The Prime Minister’s decision represents dalliance in surrender and, in jhe opinion of many people, as in our own, who are more concerned about the vital work of the State than about the manoeuvring of rival parties for position, is not in the best interests of the country. . . . The extraordinary session will do nothing more than confirm the electors’ decision against the Reform Government. The test merely will be an empty, but expensive formality.”— Auckland “Sun.”

As in their hearts the great majority of people, even of those opposed to him, were no doubt well assured he would, the Prime Minister has pursued an entirely proper course under the unex-

pected conditions that have arisen. . • As for those who were demanding resignation without calling Parliament together, they were speaking either in profound ignorance of what the situation required in order to comply with well-established practice, or they were endeavouring for their own purposes to cast another wholly unmerited imputation upon Mr. Coates. . . . There can be no possible doubt but that Parliament is the proper body to make the decision as to the bauds to which the reins of government should be entrusted. It was not a sufficient justification for Mr. Coates to hand them over to another with a still smaller assured following than his own merely ou the assumption that this would be supplemented by the fulfilment of the election pledges of Independent members. . . . A parliamentary vote will crystallise matters for the time being in a way that nothing else could. Had Mr. Coates been one of the bargaining type of politician he might have preferred to leave doors ajar, but he is not of that kind and seeks only for clear-eut issues.—“Hawke's Bay Tribune.”

“There are four hundred and fifty reasons why many members will have a strong objection to again entering upon the turmoil of another election. The four hundred and fifty reasons are the £450 honorarium. A man who has just had a hard struggle to win his election feels that he has earned his three years of office, and he is not going to shorten his term by a single day if he can help it. At the same time, it seems doubtful if the United Party will be allowed to run the full three years without challenge. A coalition vote of Reform and the Labour-Social-ists can at any moment settle the chances of the Government. Mr. Holland's party have at all times expressed their contempt for the United Party, but in spite of all their professed contempt we think that the many reasons mentioned above will b quite sufficient to induce them to sing in a minor key, temporarily swallow their objections, and agree to Sir Joseph Ward retaining office for some time. A good deal rests in the lap of the gods. The United Party in office may gather strength, or it may lose; presumably, all depends upon what legislation it brings forward —at least that is what it should depend upon.”— “Eltham Argus.”

“Although some of the more reckless critics associated with the excited United Party have persistently insisted that the Prime Minister should resign to make way for the United Party to come into office, the decision of the Government to convene an early session of Parliament will meet with general approval.”—Timaru “Herald.”

“The adhesion of the five unattached members will bring the United Party up to 32, or some dozen short of a working majority. How can a Ward Ministry hope to carry on under such a condition? is a question that a great many people ask. The answer to that inquiry is that there will be a strong disinclination on the part of members generally to face another general election, and a consequent readiness upon the part of a substantial majority to afford Sir Joseph Ward an opportunity to formulate his policy in detail, even if nothing in the way of a fusion of parties comes about—a result that we venture to predict will ultimately be consummated if Sir Joseph Ward plays his cards skilfully.”—Oamaru “Mail.”

“Sir Joseph Ward has declared emphatically that, in no circumstances could there be a fusion between the Uniteds and Reform. They cannot become as brothers, though they may yet be seen tolerating each other as distant cousins, friendly enough to keep from hurtful quarrels. Must it be inferred that the United Party will have to form an unholy alliance with Labour ? The Liberals have been everything throughout their adversity in recent years, but surely they would not go so far as to become pink Socialists. One never knows what may happen in party politics. Power is a sweet temptation. Meanwhile, the new Parliament will take part in exciting cat-and-mouse politics.”—Auckland “Sun.”

UNITED PARTY CONFERENCE LOYALTY TO SIR JOSEPH WARD Dominion Special Service. Auckland, November 26. “The conference of the United Parliamentary Party in Wellington last week revealed conclusively that we are in fact as well as in name a United Party,” said Mr. A. J. Stallworthy, M.P., in an interview this morning. Mr. Stallworthy and some of the other Auckland United members returned from Wellington at the week-end. "From a party point of view the conference was a great success, and satisfactory in every way,” continued the new member. “The statement issued by Sir Joseph Ward was endorsed to the letter by every member present Loyalty to our leader was the keynote of the proceedings. All spoke as with one mind, and it was obvious that the party will stand behind Sir Joseph Ward whole-heartedly. No stone will be left unturned to place the party’s policy on the Statute Book. “It was apparent that Sir Joseph Ward is much improved in health,” remarked Mr. Stallworthy. “The success of the party which he led seems to have endowed him with renewed vigour to a surprising degree. Sir Joseph is intensely gratified with the personnel of his party, and for my own part I must say that the United team, individually and collectively, is splendid —every man is a worker.” CIVIC RECEPTION TO MEMBER By Telegraph.—Press Association. Eltliam, November 26. Mr. H. R. Jenkins, M.P. for Parnell, was accorded a civic reception this morning. He was the first white child born in the district, and spent his early life in Eltham. The Mayor, Mr. Bridger, presided over a gathering of about sixty citizens. Speeches congratulating Mr. Jenkins on his election to Parliament were made by Mr. Bridger, Sir Walter Carncross (Speaker of the Legislative Council), Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. for Egmont, and Mr. McGuiness (deputy-chairman of the County Council). Mr. Jenkins expressed gratification at the heartiness of the reception, and returned thanks for the congratulations.

THE FINAL RESULTS ' Appended is a complete list of the final results from all the constituencies: AUCKLAND CENTRAL. W. E. Parry (L.) 5765 W C Hewitt (U.) . .. 2741 F. J. Lysnar (R.j 822 J. Joiner (I.) 281 299 Majority for Parry " 3024 AUCKLAND EAST. J. B. Donald (U.) ,. 4254 J. A. Lee (L.) 4217 Mrs. C. E. Maguire (R.) 2274 220 Majority for Donald 37 AUCKLAND SUBURBS. H. G. R. Mason (L.) 4357 Sir James Gunson (It.) 3259 E. R. Allen (U.) 2191 Informal ...«••• 85 Majority for Mason 1098 AUCKLAND WEST. M. J. Savage (L.) 5361 It. B. Speirs (U.) 4020 E. Adeane (R.) 2021 97 Majority for Savage ...... isS AVON. 6376 D. G. Sullivan (L.) G. T. Baker (U.) 2531 JT. B. Hughes (R.) 2387 82 Majority for Sullivan ....... 3845 AWARUA. P A. de la Perelle (U.) 4358 J. R. Hamilton (R.) 3353 W. M. C. Denham (L.) 262 72 Majority for de la Perelle .. BAY OF ISLANDS. A "Rail (It I 1005 3840 H M. Rushworth (C.) 3839 JI. E. Hornblow (Lib.-Lab.) .... 351 58 1 Majority tor ocu ••••••••«* — BAY OF PLENTY. 4463 2596 Hon. K. S. Williams (R.) ..... J 1 . Moncur (Ij«) 93 ' - Majority for Williams .... 1867 BULLER. 5988 H. E« Holland (L.) 2371 D. M. Robertson (R-) 155 - Majority for Holland 3617 CENTRAL OTAGO. 4684 4031 j. Ritchie (R.) 55 . 1'.— 653 Majority for Bodkin — CHALMERS. 3357 A, E« Ansell (H») • • • • • * 2738 "nJ H. Catupoeu VAJ.y • J. P. Walls (U.). A. McLachlan (LB.) 1965 50 75 Informal . Majority for. Ansell ....... 619

CHRISTCHURCH EAST. H. T. Armstrong (L.) D. F. Dennehy (U.) Informal 6564 4304 488 Majority for Armstrong .... 2260 CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. H. Holland (R.) E. H. Andrews (U.) .......... Rev. J. K. Archer (L.) .. Informal 5493 3601 3572 125 Majority for Holland 1892 CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. E. J. Howard (L.) .... C. S. McCully (U.) W. H. Manhire (R.) Informal 5171 4738 1374 73 Majority for Howard 433 CLUTHA. E. Waite (R.) J. Stephens (I.) Informal .'............... 4313 3795 62 323 DUNEDIN CENTRAL. Hon. Sir Charles Statham (I.) .. J. Robinson (L.) 6022 4251 117 Majority for Statham 1771 DUNEDIN NORTH. J. W. Munro (L.) H. L. Tapley (R.) C. R. Smith (U.) G. S. Thomson (I. Lib-Lab.) .... Informal 4352 3121 2638 523 81 Majority for Munro 1231 DUNEDIN SOUTH. W. B. Taverner (U.) .......... R. W. Hall (L.) C. Todd (R.) 4462 4429 2205 115 Majority for Taverner ...... ~33 DUNEDIN WEST. Hon. W. D. Stewart (R.) C. M. Moss (U.) R. Harrison (L.) 4600 3323 2480 113 Majority for Stewart 1277 EDEN. A. J. Stallworthy (U.) V. H. Potter (R.) W. T. Anderton (L.) 0. E. Burton (Chris.-Soe.) .... Informal 5943 3517 2241 200 131 Majority for Stallworthy i. 2426 EGMONT. C. A. Wilkinson (I.) Hon. 0. J. Ha when (R.) 4577 3291 55 Majority for Wilkinson , 1286 FRANKLIN. J. N. Massey R.) H. O. fMellsop (C.) 4025 3891 51 Majority for Massey ....• • 134

GISBORNE. W. D. Lysnar (I.R.) 3748 3400 W. Clayton (U.j 2635 OS Majority for Lysnar 346 GREY LYNN. < a YTfatalwr (ILV 5489 F. N. Bartram (L.) P. B. Fitzherbert (R.) Mrs.’L. Paterson (I.) 5425 684 72 — 64 HAMILTON. Hon. J. A. Young (R.) S. C. G. Lye (Lib.-Lab.) 4529 3456 2123 128 Majority for Young 1073 hauraki. A W Wnll (R ) •••••• 3826 Ebenezer Allan (U.) 2035 2411 54 801 HAWKE’S BAY. 3953 3263 2002 92 Majority for Campbell 690 HURUNUI. G. W. Forbes (U.) ..... L. R. C. Macfarlane (R.) F. L. Turley (I.L.) Informal 5344 3505 576 108 Majority for Forbes 1839 HUTT. T. M. Wilford (U.) W. Nash (L.) Informal .................. 7283 5978 288 Majority for Wilford 1305 INVERCARGILL. Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward (U.) . S. M. Macalister (I.R.) Informal 7309 4131 88 Majority for Ward 3178 KAIAPOI. R .W. Hawke (U.) J. A. Flesher (R.) Mrs. E. R. McCombs (L.) 3216 3120 2980 87 Majority for Hawke 06 KAIPARA. Right Hon. J. G. Coates (R.) .... J. G. Barclay (L.) 5190 2715 111 Majority for Coates 2475 LYTTELTON. J. McCombs (L.) J. W. Beanland (R.) W. T. Lester (U.) 5022 3036 2734 Majority for McCombs .... 1986 MANAWATU. J Linklater (R.) 3401 P. J. Small (U.j J. H. Taylor (L.) H. T. D. McManaway (I.R.) .... 1935 1634 757 70 Majority for Linklater .... 1466 , MANUKAU. 6507 W.' T. F. Keils-Mason (U.) .... 2908 2657 89 Majority for Jordan 3659 MARSDEN. A. J. Murdoch (U.) W. Jones (R.) W. H. Chetham (L.) A. H. Curtis (I.) 3925 3475 1299 198 Majority for Murdoch 450 MASTERTON. 4207 W. Thompson (U.) 2969 1477 72 1238 MATAURA. D. McDougall (U.) Hon. G. J. Anderson (R.) 4173 4111 48 Majority for McDougall .... ~~62 MID-CANTERBURY. 4137 4082 C. M. Williams (L.) R. W. Wightman (I.) 903 242 52 Majority for Jones ~55 MOTUEKA. G. C. Black (U.) R. P. Hudson (R.) 3895 3482 52 Majority for Black ........ 413 NAPIER. W. E. Barnard (L.) J. Mason (R.) 5370 4952 Majority for Barnard 418 NELSON. H. Atmore (I.) F. W. 0. Smith (R.) 5603 3294 135 Majority for Atmore ...... 2309 NEW PLYMOUTH. S. G. Smith (U.) C. E. Bellringer (R.) W. G. Simpson (L.) 5577 4110 1293 68 Majority for Smith 1467

OAMARU. J. A. Macpherson (U.) E. P. Lee (R.) . 5016 . 4679 83 Majority for Macpherson .. . *837 OROUA. J. G. Cobbe (U.) J G Eliott (R.) . 4411 . 3679 Informal . • Majority for Cobbe . 732 OTAKI. W. H. Field (R.) .1 A. B. Sievwright (U.) H. Dyson (L.) J. Purchase (I.L.) Informal • . 3407 . 2594 . 1400 . 249 . 106 Majority for Field . 813 PAHIATUA. E. A. Ransom (U.) G. H. Smith (R.) . 4369 • 344 Z 84 Majority for Ransom . 922 PALMERSTON. t a 1 r? i . 5558 . 24S4 . 296 . 2350 PARNELL. H. R. Jenkins (U.) J. S. Dickson (R.) J. AV. Yarnall (L.) . 5642 . 4793 . 1661 Majority for Jenkins . 849 PATEA. XT a ntrkie (R.) . 4511 J. D. Hislop (U.) ,. 4329 90 Majority for Dickie ,. 182 RAGLAN. W. L. Martin (L.) AV. Seavill (R.) AV. Brown (I.R.) ,. 4205 . 3165 . 216 .. 112 Majority for Martin . 1040 RANGITIKEI. J. T. Hogan (I.) AV. S. Glenn (R.) E. F. Andrews (L.) . 4628 . 3394 . 884 67 Majority for Hogan . 1234 RICCARTON. H. S. S. Kyle (R.) A." A. McLachlan (U.) G. II. Thompson (L.) ,. 4515 ,. 4470 .. 1671 88 Majority for Kyle .... 45 ROSKILL. G. C. Munns (U.) A. S. Richards (L.) Miss E. Melville (R.) . 5745 . 3401 . 3345 77 Majority for Munns . 2344 ROTORUA. C H CJinkard (TJ.) 3017 F. F. Hockiy (R.) A. G. Christopher (I.L.) S. H. Judd (C.) . 3417 ,. 659 . 624 . 125 Majority for Clinkard . 200 STRATFORD. W. J. Polson (I.) E. Walter (R.) 4592 . 3610 . 57 Majority for Polson . 982 TAURANGA. C. E. Macmillan (R.) D. C. Chalmers (L.) F. Colbeck (C.) Informal 3285 . 2607 . 102 Majority for Macmillan .... . 678 TEMUKA. T. D. Burnett (R.) T. H. Langford (U.) . 4360 . 4274 . 32 Majority for Burnett . ~86 THAMES. A. M. Samuel (R.) J. S. Montgomerie (L.) E. McGregor (U.) . 4202 . 2900 . 2317 86 Majority for Samuel . 1302 TIMARU. Rev. C. Carr (L.) Hon. F. J. Rolleston (R.) . 5547 . 5080 — Majority for Carr . 467 WAIKATO. . 2979 D. S. Reid (R.) . 2893 . 1897 70 Majority for Lye . ~86 WAIMARINO. F. Langstono (L.) R. AV. Smith (I. Lib.) J. Georgetti (I.) . 3260 . 2635 . 1500 43 Majority for Langstonc ... . ~625 WAIPAWA. Sir George Hunter (R.) E. A. Goodger (I.U.) D. B. Dent (U.) Informal . 3983 . 2123 . 1362 77 Majority for Hunter . 1860 WAIRARAPA. T. W. Macdonald (U.) Hon. A. D. McLeod (R.) Informal . 4726 . 4160 . 117 Majority for Macdonald ... . 566

WAIRAU. E. F. Healy (U.) AV. J. Girling (R.) Informal 4759 4467 70 for Healy 292 WAITAKI. J. Bitchener (R.) 4536 F. R. Cooke (L.j 3334 Informal 241 Majority for Bitchener 1202 WAITEMATA. A. Harris (I.R) 4683 R. H. Geville (U.) 4368 A. G. Osborne (L.) 2485 Informal Majority for Harris .. 315 WAITOMO. W. J. Broadfoot (U.) 3797 J. C. Rolleston (R.) 3265 C. Croall (L.) 688 Informal 52 Majority for Broadfoot .... 532 WALLACE. A .Hamilton (R.) 4359 W. E. Taylor (U.j 4340 G. T. Pulley (Lib.) 139 Informal . 87 Majority for Hamilton . 19 WANGANUI. W. A. Veitch (U.) 4979 \V. J. Rogers (L.j 2842 N. J. Lewis (R.j 2650 78 Majority for Veitch 2137 WELLINGTON CENTRAL. P. Fraser (L.) 7353 A. D. Sloane (R.) 3895 Mrs. M Young (I.L.) 843 261 Majority for Fraser 3458 WELLINGTON EAST. R. Semple (L.) 5527 T. Forsyth (R.) 4561 J. J. Clark (I.R.) 2645 Informal 128 Majority for Semple 966 WELLINGTON NORTH. C H. Chapman (L.) 5609 Sir John Luke (R.j 5563 263 Majority for Chapman ' 46 WELLINGTON SOUTH. R. McKcesi (L.) 5981 M. M. F. Luckie (R.) 3031 J. Burns (U.) 2595 Informal 132 Majority for McKeen 2953 WELLINGTON SUBURBS. Hon. R. A. Wright (R.) 5748 T. Brindle (L.) 3763 K. McLennan (U.) 3260 Informal 160 Majority for Wright .. 1985 WESTLAND. J. O'Brien 4576 T. E. Y. Seddon 4391 96 Majority for O’Brien .. 185 NORTHERN MAORI. T. Henare (R.) 2531 1651 IL K. Waianu (T.W.) 467 T. Maika (U.) 245 T-T T-Teke (IR) 225 R. W. Ilongi (T.W.) 192 L. W. I’arore (I.) 9 Informal 0 Majority for Henare .... 880 WESTERN MAORI. Hon. Sir Maui Poniare (R.) — 4674 II. T. Ratana (Ra.) 3077 Majority for Pomare 1597 EASTERN MAORI. Sir Apirana Ngata (U.) 4950 1>. T. Moko (I.)1846 T. P. Stewart (L.) 254 Informal 11 Majority for Ngata 3104 SOUTHERN MAORI. T. Makitanara (U.) 199 E. T. Tirikatene (Ra.) 198 II. W. Uru CR.) 163 J. C. T. Tikao (I.R.) 107 P. II. Macdonald (L.) 79 W. T. Pitamn (I.) 42 . 33 Majority for Makitanara 1