SOUTHERN MAORI SEAT
GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE DEFEATED. j r [PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Fob. 20. * The Southern Maori live-election resulted as under:— John Hopere AVharewiti Urn ... 242 ITonare Para ta 217 Teone Matopura Eritn na (Ellison) 156 One small return, which cannot affect the result, is to come.
THE NEW MEMBER CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 21. Mr. Uni, the new M.P., states'-That politically he is an absolute Independent. though at the present juncture he is in favour of the National Government. He bolds the view, however, that all Maoris should be Indep >ndents, and no matter what the parties may be, that they should look after their own interests; at the same time doing their best for the good of the country generally. 1 In liis younger doys Mr. Uru was a very prominent New Zealand athlete, and lias represented Canterbury in both cricket’and football.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1918, Page 1
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