MAORI RESULTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23631, 15 October 1938, Page 10

MAORI RESULTS

YESTERDAY'S POLLING LABOUR GAIKS ONE SEAT (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Oct. 14. As a result of the polling in the Native constituencies to-day, three Maori representatives of Labour will take their seats in the new Parliament. as compared with two in the last. The member of the last Parliament who was defeated was Mr Tau Henare who has been displaced for Northern Maori by his Labour opponent. Mr P. K. Paikea. Mr H. T Ratana (Labour) was returned for Western Maori with the large total of 6509 votes. The other two sitting members, Sir Apirana Ngata (National, Eastern Maori) and Mr E. T. Tirikatene (Labour. Southern Mauri) were both returned by substantial majorities. A feature of the polling was the greatly increased vote recorded, as compared with the election three vears ago. The following are the results:— NORTHERN MAORI P. K. PAIKEA (Lab.) .. .. 4646 *TAU HENARE (N.) .. .. 2672 H. TARETANA (I.) .. .. 115 M. TAWHAI (I.) 79 1935.—Tau Henare (N.). 3303; P. K. Piakea (Ratana), 2320; L. W. Parore (D.), 414; H W Wltehira (I.), 214; D. W. Taylor (I.) 202; Mrs R. Maihi (I.) 162- M Otene (I.) 90 EASTERN MAORI *SIR A. T. NGATA (N.) .. 4160 R. T. KOHERE (Lab.) .. 3087 T. OMANA (I.Lab.) .. .. 2150 M RANGI (I.Lab.) .... 347 H. D DANSEY (I.) .... 332 1935.—Sir A. T. Ngata (N.), 5678; T. Omana (Ratana). 2454: R. T. Kohere (I.). 406. WESTERN MAORI *H. T. RATANA (Lab.) .. 6509 P. te H. JONES (I.) .. .. 2219 T. te TOMO (N.) .. ... .. 1378 Te R. HOPA (I. Lab.) .... 176 (One small return to come.) 1935.—H T Ratana (Ratana) 3433; T. Te Tomo (N.) 3395; J, A. Asher (D.), 996; H. te Moananui Howera (I.). 644: T Patena (I Lab.) 165 SOUTHERN MAORI *E, T. TIRIKATENE (Lab.) 714 T. K. BRAGG (N.) ... 229 P. H. MCDONALD (I.) .. 84 * Indicates member of last Parliament. 1935.—£, I. Tirikatene (Lab.), 362; T. K. Bragg (I), 319; E. te W. Rio-Love (N.). 217;' T Makitanara (D.) 68 THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES The following are brief biographical sketches of the successful candidates:— Mr P. K. PAIKEA Mr P. K. Paikea is 42 years of age, ■and is a member of the Ngatiwhatua tribe. An ordained minister of the Methodist Church, he followed that calling for 10 years until taking up work with the Ratana movement. Among positions he held with that movement was private secretary to the founder, and he was also editor of the official organ. He contested the Northern Maori seat in 1935, but was unsuccessful. Sir APIRANA NGATA. Sir Apirana Ngata was born at Kawakawa, Te Araroa), near East Cape, on July 31, 1874. He was educated at the Native village school, Te Aute College, and Canterbury University College, where he passed the examination for his B.A. degree in 1893. He later secured his M.A. degree (with honours in political science), and his LL.B. in 1896, He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1897 On the formation of the Te Aute Students’ Association (Young Maori Party) in 1899, he was appointed travelling secretary, necessitating his giving up practice He was elected member for Eastern Maori in 1905 and has represented that constituency without a break since that year. He was a Minister without portfolio in the Ward Cabinet. 1909-12, In the Ward Cabinet of 1928-29 he was appointed Minister of Native Affairs and Min-ister-in-Charge of the Native Trust, Cook Islands, Government Insurance and State Fire Departments, and he was again allotted these portfolios on the Cabinet being reconstructed. and again when the

Coalition Ministry was formed. Following the presentation of the report of the Native Affairs Commission during the 1934 session of Parliament, Sir Apirana tended his resignation from the Ministry, MR H. T. RATANA Mr H. T. Ratana was first elected in 1935, when he defeated Mr Taiti te Tomo as a Ratana candidate, but joined the Labour Party immediately afterwards. He is a son of Mr T. W, Ratana, founder of the powerful Ratana movement, who has achieved remarkable success as a faith healer, On the present occasion he has been returned by a greatly increased vote. MR E. T. TIRIKATENE Mr E. T. Tirikatene was born at Kaiapoi in 1896, and was educated at the Kaiapoi District School. He took up horse training as a career and joined the New Zealand forces in 1914. On his return to New Zealand after the war he took up Maori engineering, and some years ago visited the Ratana Pa, near Wanganui, where he began his political activities. He successfully contested a by-election for the Southern Maori seat in Aueust. 1932, on the death of Mr Tuiti Makitanara. by whom he had been defeated by 20 votes the previous year. Mr Tirikatene was elected as a Ratana candidate, but after the elections he joined the Labour Party. INTEREST AT HOME COMMENT ON LABOUR POLICY CABLEGRAMS FROM MR JORDAN (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON. Oct. 14. The Prime Minister’s Department announces that it has received from the High Commisisoner (Mr W J Jordan) cablegrams containing extracts from statements issued in Britain. In a statement to the Australian Associated Press, Sir Arthur Salter, Independent member for Oxford University and a former wartime Controller of Interallied Shipping, said, when asked what was the policy for which he stood as" an Independent member of Parliament in England, that his policy was described in a book, “ The Next Five Years," which he helped to write in collaboration with an influential group of Liberals. Progressives, Conservatives ana less advanced members of the Labour Party He could, perhaps, best explain the general character of his policy and that of the “ Next Five Years ’’ group by saying that he had been struck with the resemblance in general character between what this group proposed and what New Zealand had recently been doingboth in social and economic legislation and as a loval member of the League of Nations. In general New Zealand’s policy was in his opinion a moderate, wise, and progressive one. Sir William Jowitt. a former Labour Minister, in a statement in the London Star, said: “ I have no wish to concern myself in the domestic affairs of New Zealand. 1 am bound to say, however, that we in England have watched with the greatest interest the social legislation which appears to have been tried there so successfully We regard as of particular importance in days when parliamentary institution? are being violently assailed this example of smooth working of the demo cratic machinery in bringing progressive measures into effect. I think that the courageous stand taken by New Zealand at Geneva must have gone some way towards strengthening Empire prestige. Viscountess Rhondda, in the London Star, said: “T have followed with great admiration the conduct of the New Zealand Government in its international relations, particularly at Geneva I have also watched the valuable social exneriments that have been made bv the Government and hope that we will have the onportuntty to see them reach their full maturity" Viscountess Rhondda is editor of Time and Tide, n magazine dealing with matters of current interest, including politics, industry and arts DUNEDIN CENTRAL MR MEADE’S FINAL MEETING Cameron Hall, Anderson’s Bay was well filled last evening when Mr W J. Meade, National candidate for Dunedin Central, concluded his campaign Mr G. W, Lane occupied the chair The candidate, after criticising the policy of the Labour Party, briefly outlined his own party’s intention. Ho was accorded a hearty vote of thanks and confidence, MR P. NEILSON’S CANDIDATURE Mr P. Ncilson, the Labour candidate for Dunedin Central, addressed a meeting of 12 women in the Musselburgh Presbyterian Church hall yesterday afternoon and received an attentive hearing. At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks to the candidate and confidence in the Labour Government was carried unanimously.