MR PITAMA’S WITHDRAWAL
Mr Te Ari Pitama, whose candidature for the Christchurch East seat at the general election as a supporter of the Democratic Labour Party has been withdrawn, because, as a three-quarter caste Maori, he is unable to stand, said on Friday that he wished to make his position clear to electors. ‘lt is certainly anomalous to find that, when Maoris, whatever percentage of Maori blood they might possess, are fighting overseas on a basis of perfect equality,” said Mr. Pitama, “ a member of the race, who is more than half-caste, cannot stand for a pakeha seat.” A revision of the electoral law, he added, was long overdue. “The Labour Party, as far back as 1935, promised an electoral roll for the Maori people,” he said. “That promise has not been kept, and it is another injustice to the Maori race which should be removed.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25299, 9 August 1943, Page 2
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