BORN IN GERMANY
(United Press Association.) ; WELLINGTON, Sept. 21. "'An (interesting question, was recently raised by a local body Ixl district of said the Minister for Internal Affairs to-day. The question was as ito the right", of a Gerr man, or a New Zealand resident born; in Crermany, ta retairb this sfeat on a County Council in the •district. The matter was (referred to the Minister, and he-has Replied' tha/t there is no provisioni of law Tinder which the niemiber referred to can 3b© deprived of his seat ont i account of the fact of has haying-been- borm;in Germany. In the particular case iiu question th Q member of the County Council was naturalised ini New Zealand, a niumlher of years ago, : • .
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Nelson Evening Mail, 22 September 1916, Page 5
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