THE GENERAL ELECTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16276, 8 January 1915, Page 6

THE GENERAL ELECTION

♦ "A DARK HORSE." NORTHERN MAORI MEMBER. (Per United Phess Association.) AUCKLAND, January 7. Tan Henare, the Northern Maori member, stated to a roport?r to-day that he had not been elected as a supporter of either Mr Massey or Sir Joseph \Vard. Ho stood ■Iβ an Independent, and contested the election without the help of either party. He had been returned pledged only to do hie best for his constituents. " I'm a dark horse," he said, " and absolutely no one knows what I will do with my vote." At present there is a movement to upset the election on account of the alleged bungling of a return ng officer. If the anpeal succeeded, Mr Hcnarc snid h> would again be a candidate, probably as an Independent. He gave the chiefs the opportunity of discussing the position, so that they might indicate their new vote, as they wore evenly divided, but ho was left now to pursue his own course. BAY OF ISLANDS. MR REED RETURNED. (Fbom Ouh Own Cobbespondent.) WELLINGTON, January 7. A recount of the votes polled in the Biy of Islands election has just b;en completed Thj amended result differs scarcely at all from that declared by the returning officer Ihe following are the figures for both counts : — -. TT _. , First count. Recount \. H. Reed 2329 2323 P- B« c k 2218 222 D C. Wilkinson 1575 1576