FIVE CANDIDATES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19759, 13 October 1938, Page 4

FIVE CANDIDATES

VOTING QUALIFICATION Candidates for the Eastern Maori seat comprise:— Apirana Turupa Ngata .... National Harry Delamere Dansey Ind. Matu Rangi Ind. Labour Rewiti T. Kohere Off. Labour Tiaki Omana Ind. Labour At the election Of 1935, Sir Apirana Ngata, sitting member for Eastern Maori, defeated Tiaki Omana and Reweti Kohere in a triangular battle, scoring 5678 votes to Mr. Omana's 2454 and Mr. Kohere's 406, according to the official count of votes cast in that year. In 1931 Sir Apirana Ngata had a straight-out fight with Peter Moko, an Independent candidate who had a close association both with the Ratana movement and with the Labour organisation. Those qualified to vote in tomorrow's election for Maori representatives comprise natives recognised as coming within the definition as laid down in the Native Land Act, and who have reached the age of 21 years. They must supply to the deputyreturning officer, at their chosen polling-places, particulars of their names, addresses, sex, tribe, and hapu. The deputy, if satisfied with their claims for electoral qualification, will issue voting papers, and will give any necessary assistance to individual voters in recording their preferences.

Voters are recommended to strike out the names of those candidates for whom they do not wish to vote, leaving the name of their favoured candidate untouched. They are also advised to go early to the polls in their Own localities, and thus assist the authorities in carrying out the first secret ballot in which the native race of New Zealand has been privileged to take part. FOUR MEETINGS A DAY MR. R. T. KOIIERE'S TOUR Addressing four meetings a day on a tour of the Urewera, Rotorua and Bay of Plenty districts, Mr. R. T. Kohere, the official Labour candidate for the Eastern Maori seat at to-mor-row's Maori elections, arrived in Gisborne to-day, and left again for Wairoa, via Tiniroto. He reported having held enthusiastic meetings everywhere, and always he was very well received, with promises of support at all places. Only at Ruatoki did he hear any discordant note. At Rotorua he said he found a former prominent National supporter swinging over to Labour. The Labour Party has forwarded to Mr. Kohere a copy of a telegram received from Mr. T. W. Ratana, stating: "Have wired Ormond to cancel his candidature. Am not responsible for his nomination. I again avow my support to Labour."