REFERENDUM VOTE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4169, 5 August 1949, Page 5

REFERENDUM VOTE

HAURAKI ELECTORATE

OVER SIX TO ONE SUPPORT ONLY 1214 VOTE NO In the voting on the military service referendum in the Hauraki electorate 6630 votes were recorded in favour of compulsory military training whilst 1148 votes were registered against the proposal. There were 27 informal votes. In addition to the above figures, which relate only to the European vote, the Maori vote resulted as follows: 149 for compulssry military training, 66 votes being registered against the proposal with three informal votes.

Taking the grand total of votes for and against in the Hauraki electorate the position is that 6779 votes were recorded in favour of the proposal and 1214 were recorded against with 30 informal votes. Details of the voting in the various polling booths throughout the electorate are as follows:—

Totals 6630 1148 27 Maori Voting Details of the voting by Maoris at the various polling booths within the Hauraki electorate are as follows:— Place For Agst. Inf.

Place European vote For Agst. Inf. Amodeo Bay 3 Jones’ shed, Clevedon 68 11 Nth. School, Clevedon 18 2 Colville 30 6 Coroglen 27 17 1 Corqjnandel 306 33 Hikutaia 126 11 Hoe-o-Tainui 51 5 Hunua 109 19 1 Is. Blk., Te Kauwhata 10 7 1 Kaiaua, 40 12 1 Kaihere 78 5 1 Kauaeranga 23 9 Kennedy Bay 8 3 Kerepehi 147 36 Kereta 18 2 Kimihia 19 10 Komata North 27 8 1 Kopu 47 12 Kopuarahi 39 4 Kopuku 50 3 Kuaotunu 10 1 Manga tangi 59 4 Mangatarata 48 11 Mangatawhiri 107 11 Manga wara 27 Maramarua 48 13 Matahuru 15 Ma taitai 21 1 Matatoki 84 5 Mercer 79 17 Miranda 34 5 Ness Vai., Celevdon 27 1 Netherton 143 23 Ng ate a % 173 44 1 Ohinewai 96 20 Okaeria 35 3 Orere 23 10 Orini 62 18 Orongo 29 11 Otau 23 13 Paeroa 819 169 4 Paparimu 48 3 Parawai 165 30 Patetonga 80 16 Pipiroa 25 9 Pokeno 139 33 3 Pokerio Valley 32 Port Charles 18 1 1 Puriri 88 16 Puru 90 23 1 Rangiriri 52 4 Tahuna 122 7 3 Taniwha 34 Tapu 72 11 1 Tararu, Thames 91 17 1 Te Hoe 59 19 Ta Kauwhata 211 36 ’ Te Rerenga 17 1. Netherby School Tenfoot road 76 11 * Courthouse, Thames 360 86 1 Courthouse, Thames 34 3 Msnc. Hall, Thames 431 65 Drds.’ Hall, Thames 420 60 3 Tirohia 42 1 Turua 142 25 Waerenga 99 7 Waitakaruru 169 18 Waitarimu 40 11 1 Whangamarino 46 2 Wharepoa 25 5 Whenuakite 34 10 Whitianga 163 24

Amodeo Bay Jones’ shed, Clevedon Nth. School, Clevedon Colville 1 Goroglen Coromandel 1 Hikutaia 6 Hoe-o-Tainui Hunua Is. Blk., Te Kauwhata Kaiaua Kaihere 1 1 Kauaeranga t Kennedy Bay 5 1

Kerepehi 3 6 Kareta Kiniihia 6 1 Komata North Kopu 1 1 Kopuarahi 2 Kopuku Kuaotunu Mangatangi Mangatarata Mangatawhiri 2 1 Mangawara Maramarua 1 Matahuru Mataitai Matatoki Mercer Miranda 4 3 Ness Vai., Clevedon Netherton Ngatea 3 1 Ohinewai Okaeria 5 1 Orere Orini Orongo 1 Otau Paeroa 46 28 Paparimu Parawai Patetonga 1 Pipiroa Pokeno 2 2 Pokeno Valley Port Charles Puriri 2 Puru 7 Rangiriri Tahuna Taniwha 3 3 Tapu 4 1 Tararu, Thames Te Hoe Te Kauwhata 11 8 3 Te Rerenga 1 Netherby School Tenfoot road Courthouse, Thames Courthouse, Thames 20 5 Msnc. Hall, Thames Druids’ Hall, Thames Tirohia 2 Turua 1 1 Waerenga Waitakaruru 3 Waiterimu 2 3 Whangamarino 4 2 Wharepoa Whenuakite Whitianga —— Totals 149 86 3