MAORI ELECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10743, 14 November 1928, Page 5

MAORI ELECTION.

EASTERN CONSTITUENCY SIR A. T. NGATA RE-ELECTED MAJORITY OF ABOUT 3000 The election campaign of 1928 commenced in earnest yesterday with the polling in. the four Maori districts throughput New. Zealand. So far as Poverty Bay and .the East Coast is . concerned main interest centred in the contest for tb b\ Eastern Maori seat, in which as was expected, Sir Apirana Ngata, the United candidate, was re-elected by an overwhelming majority. The. polling was as follow:

WESTERN MAORI DISTRICT .. SIR M. FOMARE’S BIG V :\ : * MAJORITY ' JElaami Tokouru Ratana (Ra.) 2982 Maui Ngatata Pomare ’ (R.)... 4542 Six returns to come,' which cannot alter tha .result* . c“

c3 -p ■ o 4rJ hi g cj O s £ to £ s Manutuke ... ... 63 7 2 Waerengaokuri ... 3 1 .7 Waihirere ... ... 25 3 4 Muriwai 63 6 2 Mangatu 17 4 0 Rangiahua ... ... 22 6 ’ . 2 Puhoro ... .... 6 0 3 Wliangara meeting house 20 0 0 Te Reiiiga, .... 18 10 5 Kopua ... IV 4 0 Te Kaha 52 1 3 Tar aw era 8 .0. 0 Tangoio 1 39 1 Pahiafua . ..> ... ' 0 9' 0 Omaio 64 0 0 Te Kahika ..... ... 39 9 1 Pakihi ... ... ... 12 0 ) 0 Manga tuna ... ... 34 2 ■ 0 WadoTongomai 21 0 0 Puha ' 19 O ' 0 Kaingaroa. 10. 9 1 Ariur.u ... 55 0 0 Reporoa 30 25 0 Wiaimuna 44 1 1 Waingake 5 1 1 Puketewad 13) 0 0 Hikuwai 26 0 J. Oruanui 21 27' s. Waipiro Bay 35 20 0 Opotiki 115 5 1 Ngatapa 26 1 1 Waipukurau 16 0 1 Rangitukia 110 2 0 Waiomatatini 75 0 0 Ngapuna 45 5 0 Re re 11 7 9

Waimaba 0 0 4 Papaivai 14 21 1 Tuharai 10 31 0 Moteo 22 50 2 Nuhaka il8 13 10 Reporua 21 0 1 Te Oreore G 48 0 Pakihiroa 7 0 0 Te Waiti (Rotoiti) 23 23 0 Wfeiipawa .23) 67 0 Wairere 20 1 2 Manoeua 28 12 0 Kaliittara 11 1 0 Mokonui ... ... 60 0 ■ 0 Tahor aiti 32 16 1 Torere ‘ 417 . 1 8 Kutarere 6 a 5 Tuparoa ... 37 13 0 Takapau G 30 1 W aim at a Valley ... 12 1 16 1 Martinborougk 3 23 0 Omarunuitu 35 6 0

Mangahanea 47 0 0 Panowhai (1 i-a se rVto'wn 27 42 3 Rangitahi im . ... 66 5 0 Poroporo 68 4 1 Whangapararoa ... 19 1 0 Panowliai (Gis)... 25 5 2 Tarukenga 6 G 0 Aohanga 0 9 3 Maraeni 36 • 3 0 Gladstone ... ... lo 25 3 Takipu 53 6 0 Waihuai 10 • 2 1 Porangaliau 33 37 2 Okautete 9i 17 0 Tapuaeliaruru 39 30 2 Te Hanke 18 92 S Pukehou 2 3S o Hick' - s Bay Kumoana T 26 0 0 Hiruharama 124 5 1 Carterton G i 0 Raukokore 47 o 0 Whakaki 28 24 4 Potaka 21 0 ' 0 Westshore o 7 1 Omahu ~7 56 29 Whakarewa (iMahia) 28 8 1 Pakipaki 26 23 4 Kohunul 9) 8 3 Maketu 35 18 0 Hicks Bay (school) .44 1 0 Petane 9 20 1 Ihungia 21 13 2 Takepau (Waipiro Bay) 24 o 0 Awahou 27 0 0 Amakere 0 0 0 Matahu ..: ... '33 1 • 0

Whakawhitira 24 0 0 Tiriiroto ‘ ... ... " 1 — r 1 Opoutama Waiotiki Pa 67 o' 0 24 1 1 OSivhata 32 50 0 Tikapa 33 0 0 Te Haroto 5 13 0 Waiteti ' 27 10 0 Mohaka 39 ■50 1 Whareponga 30 1 0 Otamarakau 15 33' 0 Te Whaiti ... ... 15 2 4 Kiekie 19 2 0 Ruato .... ... 27 11 •" 0 Paroa te Totara... 32 42 0 Whakatane ... 53 17 0 Te Toko 60 32 0 Matata 57 •27 11 Maungaroa 36 1 0 Bridge Pa ' 19 2 24 Ruamata 13 • 2 0 Whangara ... ... 62 1 0 Tikitiki . 172 0 0 Warimarama 17 25 5 Mourea 63 44 0 Waitahanui 5 74 ' 0 Op aid _ .- 15 18 0 Te Matai 53 6 0 Horoera 23 0 a Buatoria 91 11 0 Tokomaru Bay ... 31 19 ' 7 fTastin,gs* 54 m 16 Ohinemutu 139 42 1 Whakarewarewa ... 92 s 0 Mokai 25 50 0 Tolaga Bay 120 4 0 Kokako 15 4 ' 0 •Te Araroa 86 30 2 Ruatoki 192 ' 6 3 kfotiti Island 19 14 0 Gist) or ne 91 5 0 Wairoa 143 124 7

Totals ... ... 4741 1743 217 There are four booths, to come, but thev cannot, of course, possibly affeet the result. T ’ SOUTHERN MAORI ELECTION REFORM VOTE BADLY SPLIT UNITED CANDIDATE LEADS BY ONE VOTE ItATANA CANDIDATE NEXT ON LIST . tPress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 13. Complete. Tikao (R.) 107 P. McDonald- (L.) ... ... 79 Tuiti Makitanara (U.) 198 Pitama (Ind.) ... 42 Tirikatene (Ratana P.)... 197 Uni (11.) 162 Erihana (I.) 33 Makitanara, the United Candidate leads hy one vote. Mr Uru previousIv held the seat.

NORTHERN MAORI DISTRICT MR TATJ HENARE HAS EASY VICTORY fVresa • Asaooiation j WELLINGTON, Nov. 13. Henare 'Kingi . Waiana (T.W.) 477 Hone Heke (LR.) '... 208 Louis Wellington Par or o (I.)... 9 Ripiwi Hongi, (T.W.) ;.. ... 191 Tainaho .Maijca (IT;) •... ... ■ 188 ( Tau Henare (R.) ... ...... 2387 Fa'raire iPadkea (|Ra.) ... ... 1555 Eour returns to. come., which cannot alter the result. ..