THE FIRST RESULTS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 137, 7 December 1922, Page 8

THE FIRST RESULTS

MAORI REPRESENTATION

UNALTERED

■ The voting in the Maori'electorates took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of the four retiring membersthroe who carry the Reform banner and I one ■who adhered to the Liberal-Labour Party, The contest in the Western District;, between ,Sir ..Maui Pqmare and' Tokoura Ratana was watched with considerable interest. Sir Maui Poiriare ended up with a substantial majority of, • oVer 1000. Details of the voting weredispjjiyed at "The Evening Post" last night. Amended returns issued at noon to-day were as follow :— .',•,' NORTHERN DISTRICT. , *Tau Henare (R.) - • ■• 2434' Nan Paraone, Kawiti 991 , Anaru Ngawaka •••■.. 332 Hon. Hone Helta *, 379 Ih'aka te Tai '303 At the last election the polling was:— Tau Henare, 2665 j Nau Paraone Katitia, 1036;. EASTERN DISTRICT. *Hon. Apirana • Turapo Ngata (L.-Lab.) 4494 Taranaki Eanara to Uamairanga 2994 'At the last election the Hon. .A. T. Ngata was returned unopposed. ■ WESTERN MAORI. *Sir Maui Pomare (R.) .. ; 3853 Tqkoura Ratana „ J... 2855 Kangi Mawhefe ■. 801 .Tuwliakaririka: Patena.—..—.. 112 Four returns to come. At, the. preyions election in 1919, Sir Mftui-Pomare .received 2669 votes and Ngaranftr ■Katitia. 1245. ''r SOUTHERN DISTRICT. . *Henare Whakatan Uru (R.) ... .287 Peter Hohua Mac Donald 200 Teona Matapura Erihana 153 "William Daniel Barrett 136 '• Robert Agrippa'Watitiri .~.. 16 : There are two small retnrns to come, but they cannot affect the result. H. W. Uru received 376 votes in 1919, ' iand his opponent, R. M. Taiaroa 169.