UNITED'S FIRST VICTORY

Evening Star, Issue 20023, 14 November 1928, Page 5

UNITED'S FIRST VICTORY

SOUTHERN MAORI SEAT CARRIED THE NATIVE ELECTION RESULTS [L'eu United I‘kess Association.] WELLINGTON, November Id. 'The following arc tho results of the polling for tho election of the four Native members of tbc House of Representatives ;

THE NEW MEMBER. Makitanara (United Party), who, on the telegraphed totals, won the Southern Maori seat, lias lived at Levin, in the North Island, since _ 1905, with fairly frequent visits to his properties at Spring Creek, Marlborough, and Endeavour .inlet (Queen Charlotte Sound). In order that there should be no confusion between bis name and that of bis brother, P. H. Macdonald, who also contested yesterday’s aloction, Makitanara adopted bis Maori name in place of the pakeha name of T. Macdonald. As Makitanara ho was in the ballot yesterday. Standing as an Independent Liberal for the 1925 election, he, as T. Macdonald, gained 195 votes, only 16 fewer than the elected member, 11. W. Urn. Makitanara whs born at Havelock, and received his education at the Wairau Native School. Later ho took up farming at Spring Creek, Marlborough, and was elected a member of the Wairau Native School Committee. _ Ho represented tho combined provinces of Nelson, Westland, and Marlborough on the Maori Council elected to deal with matters of sanitation over twenty years ago. For twenty-eight years he wan agent for the Native Land Cojirts. Leaving the South Island in 1907, he took up a property at Levin. Friiera Tinkatcnc (Katana Party), who was one vote behind the leading candidate, is better known in tho South Island as Jim Trogurtlm. Born at Kaiapoi thirty-three years ago, ho was educated in that town. Ho became well known in the South Island through his skill in breaking in horses. Ho enlisted for service in the Great War in 1914, and returned in 1918 as medi.nl sergeant for the Maori Contingent. Marino work attracted him, and one of his ventures was the running of the ferry service between Lyttelton and Port Levy. Going to Wanganui about three years ago, lie Jived at Katana Pa, and in this election lie was one of the four to represent the Ratana Party.

Makitanara and T’irikateno were level, with 197 votes each, lor iwq horns last night. All the polling places except Croisillcs, in Nelson province, had sent in their returns to Christchurch bv 6.10 p.m., one hour and ton minutes after the polling closed, but it was not until 8.15 p.m. that Croisillcs telephoned its totals, which gave Makitanara ouo vote and Tirikalenc none. Several of tho candidates waited the full two hours outside the Supreme Court office for the final result, which, of course, is subject In any correction that another counting of the total votes may make. THE DEFEATED MEMBER. Mr Hcnaro W. Uru was elected to the Southern scat as a Reformer in 1922. Ho was bum in 1872, a son of Tiouui Uiu, and was educated at Rangiora High School. In his youth lie was a prominent cyclist, wrestler, and footballer. Ho visited Australia as the Southern representative on the opening of the Federal Parliament in 1 GUO, and at the Commonwealth celebrations in 1901. Mr Urn served with the Kangiora Infantry and tho North Canterbury Mounted Rifles, and is a member of the Board of Maori Ethnological Research.

NORTHERN MAORI. TAU HENARK (II.) 2,-'587 Paraire Paikoa (Ratana-ite) ... 1,555 licnarc Kingi Waiaua (Doubtful) ■177 Homo Holjo (I.R.) 2US Ripi Wi llongi (Treaty of Wai-tangi-ite) 11)1 Tamaho Maika (U.) ... J 88 Louis 'Wellington Paroro (J.), .. i) Four returns to come; cannot a (feet result. EASTERN MAORI. SIR A PARANA NO AT A _ (U.) •1,711 Pita to Tumid Tainati Moko (Ratana-itc) 1,7-1.1 Tutaki Panapa Stewart (Lab.) 21.7 Four results to come; cannot a licet result. WESTERN MAORI. SIR MAUI. POM ARK (R.) ... ‘1,512 liaanii Tokoura Ratana (Ra-tana-itc) 2,982 Six returns to come; cannot a (feet resuit. SOUTHERN MAORI. TUITI MAKITANARA (U.) ... 193 Erucra Tilicnia Tirikatcnc (Ra-tana-itc) 197 Henaro Whakatau Urn (R.) ... 1G2 John Charles Tamanuiarangi Tikao (l.R.) ... 107 Peter Hukua Macdonald (Lab.) 79 Wereta Taimii Pitama (1.) ... 12 Teone Matapura Frihana (1.) ... 5-3