ONE MINISTER BACK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 7

ONE MINISTER BACK

MAORI ELECTION RETURNS SIB A. T. NGATA’S MAJORITY ALL COALITIONISTS SUCCEED ‘ ___ * (Special to the Herald.) • WELLINGTON, this clay. A pleasing augury for to-days general elections from the point of view of the Coalition Government, was the success at .the Maori poll yesterday of all four Coalitionist candidates. Sir Apirana Ngata, Minister of Native Affairs, was successful in his straight-out contest With the Katana lepresentative, Mr. Keta Moko, by a majority equivalent to pioro than two-fifths of the total vote polled in the Eastern Maori electorate, the Minister's vote from 141 out of 142 booths being £094 as against his opponent's 1992. ' Prom a review of the results throughout the four Maori seats, it will bo noted that the Katana sect was well represented in three of the contests, aud that in each instance the Coalition candidate found the Ratana man his chief opponent. Mr. Tan Henare, in the Northern Maori seat, had no Ratana candidate against him, but though he had a solid majority at the close of the poll,- his nearest opponent was a man who ,in the 1928 elections carried the Ratana "tag,” and who on this occasion stood as an Independent. In the Southern Maori poll, Mr. T. Makitanara, the sitting member and Coalitionist candidate at the election, carried the Coalition banner to success in a triangular contest, in which a Ratana-ite was Within 20 votes of him at the close. The number of votes cast in connection with this seat was much smaller than in any of the other three Maori districts. An interesting feature of the Western Maori polling was the sound majority scored by Mr. Taiti te Tomo, who had five opponents, the chief of whom was Mr. H. P. Ratana. This latter candi-date-was formerly an opponent of the late Sir Maui Pomare, and at the 1928 election the former Minister retained the seat with a majority of 1599 votes. At the by-election necessitated by tho death of Sir Maui Pomare, Mr. te Tomo was elected as a Reform supporter, with a, majority of 820, over Mr. Ratana, Who, then was his'chief opponent. This ejection sees Mr.-te Tomo well established in his Western Maori seat, with his majority extended by about 600 votes, Oh the returns now available.

EASTERN MAORI SEAT COALITIONIST’S EASY WIN An overwhelming victory for Sir Apirana Ngata, the Coalitionist candidate for the Eastern Maori seat, was indicated before more than half the returns were available last -evening from jthe various polling places throughout the largo district which for several years has returned Sir Apirana to Parliament. The Native Minister had as his opponent Mr. Peta iMoko, a popular member of the Maori Community and a disciple of the Maori healer, who previously had been defeated by Sir Apirana Ngata in a triangular contest in which Labor was represented by Mr. T. P. Stewart. The Ratana connection has in recent years extended its influence throughout a portion of tho Eastern-Maori lelectorate, and is now strongly represented in tho Waivoa district an particular. It was from this area that Mr. Moko secured his most pronounced support, the votkg in other parts of the electorate being almost uniformly in favor of the sitting member. Tho East Coast was, of course, the main stronghold of the sitting member, and Sir Apirana Ngata’s majority Was largely contributed to by what Almost amounted to block votes at Such points as Rangitukia (Ngata 102, Moko 1), Wai-o-matatini (82—1), Tuparon (57—11). Omaio (8(1—0), Buatoria (68 —3), Te Araroa (103 —3), ftlid Tiruhirama (156 —1). South of Gisborne, Opoutnma and Nuhaka provided the Minister with • good individual figures, but at the main Wairoa booth Mr. Moko’s adherents were considerably stronger than Sir Apirana Ngata’s, while at. Iwitea, Frascrtown, and Rere, all strong Ratana centres, Mr. Moko did extremely well in comparison with his opponent. In the Bay of Plenty and northward to Ohinemutu, tho pro-Ngata influence was revealed in considerable strength, Ohigemutu in particular giving live votes to the sitting member for each given to Mr, Moko. Ituatoki was even more overwhelmingly in favor of the sitting member, tho voting there being 165 to 7. This centre is recognised as the pulse of the Urowera, in some quarters, and last evening it was believed that the throe Urewera booths that were then outstanding would sent in roturns favoring (he Native Minister. This expectation was justified by tho receipt to-day of the figures from, two of the booths, Ohau-a-te-Rangi and Ruatahuna, at both of which the Minister gained further contributions to his main majority. At 11 a.m. to-day, only one booth had failed to make returns to Mr. J. Harvey, returning officer for the Eastern Maori district, this booth being Maungapohatu. Exclusive of this return, the totals for the district wore: Ngata 5094, Moko 1992, the individual returns being as under:—

Ngata Moko Kopun Hi 2 Gisborno 45 15 Waihirere 25 12 n Waorenga-o-kuri 5 Muriwni P.7 18 Bangiahua IS 15 0 Pakihiroa fi Te Haroto 0 IS 1 Eangittikia 102 Wai-o-matatim 82 1 Te Karaka 2f) 5 Pnbiatua 10 Tuparoa 57 11 Puha 15 ■ 2 Manga tu :ui .14 M&ngatuna ;u> 1 Wainiata 4 4 Omaio 80 0 Iwitea 12 23 Buatoria (58 3 0 Huiartm 0 Waipawa 41 20 Kahutaia 8 l Te Qreorc (5 55 Picks Bay M.II. 32 0 Kohunui 13 12 Boro 1 00 Westshore 5 S Hicks Bay (School) 44 44 1 ' Vhakawhitira 0 Kaingaroa Plains If) 5 Beporoa 15 17 Te Kahika 20 Takapau 0 24 Ptaietewai 14 ~j Hauiti 88 5 Te Arnroa 103 Whangaparaoa 36 0 1 HiTuhftraraa 156 Waipukurau 8 21 Papawai , 12 2' 34 .. 8

Waiorongoniai 40 0 Waipiro Bay •;0 25 Mangahnnca Toiigoio 34 2 3 22 Opoutama 47 14 Martinborough 7 14 Whangara (Kauna Paonga) 44 1 AVhangara Meeting House 40 3 Waimarama 2 20 Opotiki 15 0 Maraenui 19 1 Hikmvai 24 0 Opiki 39 0 Manoeka 20 21 Potana n 0 Waitahanui 4 37 Puk?hau 5 39 Wharepojiga 29, i) Omarumutu CG 1 Kaukokorj 40 0 Whakaki 45 20 Te Matai 57 7 Tapuaeharum 28 42 Oruanui 27 35 Gladstone 8 33 Nuhaka 171 14 Tarawera 0 o Tuarua 14 0 To Ivaha 54 0 Bridge Pa 37 3 Kutarere 29 0 Ilokonui 01 0 Carterton 2 1 Moteo 14 42 Te Keinga 27 0 Horoera 24 0 Euatoki 105 7 Te Hauko 35 21 Maungaroa 41 1 Matahii 40 0 Runto 19 13 Otanmrakau 5 31 Puhoro i 10 1 Pakibi 5 0 Kuamnta 40 5 Whnkatano 30 5 Ngupuna 39 11 Pari a tc Totnra 45 1.8 Pakowhai (Gisborne) 14 3 Pc tan e 10 30 Mokni 8 8 Tikitiki 155 0 Aohnnga 12 7 Matata 52 8 Motiti Island 23 29 Poropore 38 2 Ngatapa 5 40 13 0 Keporua Manutuke 80 57 Wairoa 142 108 Moure a 80 41 Okauteto 4 3 Jvorohe o 58 Ohaki 8 45 Pakowhai (I 1 rasertown) 14 32 Ariuru 91 3 Kangitnhi 73 4 Waiohnu 21 0 Ohincniutu 109 22 Tahnnga 9 3 Mohaka' 27 5 Whakarewarcwa 118 0 Hastings 01 19 Waihua 4 3 Owhata 20 19 Kokako 48 30 Waingakc 1 10 2 Ohau-a-te-Kangi 3 Euatahuna 42 20 Totals 5094 (One booth to come.) .1.992