SOUTHERN MAORI BYELECTION
A CLOSE,CONTEST.;: . ■ - By Telegraph—Picas Association. : Christchurch, February 22. 'The'final figures in -the' Southern Maoriby-election "are:—" ' rj .'John' Hopere AYharewiti Uru' i,. 242 Henaro l'arata:" 223 Teone Matapura Eritana (Ellison) ■ 159 /■ At Tuaniwi last liiglit Mr. Uru, tho successful .candidate,; in -"thanking the 1 electors for -their support, said ho would enter, the House as'an Independent Liberal, 1 and hoped this fact would , not deter Sir James CarntiT from extending t-lie hand of friendship and" assistance.",'" Sir "James Carroll predicted that .there,would be a general election in twelve months, aid pleaded that Mi. Uru sbo\iid associate .himself with; the. Liberal Party. To 'this sourse, however", both Mr. Uru and his supporters objected, Mr. Urn stating that he had. first, to lqarn 'whether it was'from the Reform, Liberal, or the Labour Party that the Southern Maoris could expect the fairest treatment.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 134, 23 February 1918, Page 6
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142SOUTHERN MAORI BYELECTION Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 134, 23 February 1918, Page 6
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