MAORI LOCAL OPTION.
Gisbornk, Dec. iy. The first local option in respect of the Maori race was held 10-'lay in the Takitumu Maori Council District, in common with similar polls in Horouta ( Waiapu), Arawa (Rotorua), aud Northern Wairoa Maori Council Districts. The poll was taken for the purpose of deciding whether liquor shall or shall not be supplied to Maoris of the districts mentioned. The question was : Snail liquor be supplied to Maoris ? The poll resulted ■ Takitumu —Yes 562, no 232. Horouta —Yes 356, no 550. Arawa —Yes 443, no 131.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1085, 21 December 1911, Page 3
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91MAORI LOCAL OPTION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1085, 21 December 1911, Page 3
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