HINT OF RETIREMENT
SIR APIRANA NGATA NEXT ELECTION PROSPECT A hint that he might retire from politics shortly was given by Sir Apirana Ngata, National Party member for the Eastern M'aori electorate, when he was speaking at a gathering* at Cape Runaway. He expressed the wish that- if he did not contest the next election liis successor should be selected by the Maori people. Sir Apirana said he was getting on in years, and a younger man should be chosen to carry on his work. Sir Apirana has represented the Eastern Maori electorate for 34 years, and on several occasions has held Cabinet office. The first occasion was from 1900 to 1912, when lie was a Minister without portfolio in the Ward administration. He held the polst of Minister of Native Affairs from 1928 to 1934, He was knighted in 1927. Sir Apirana is 65 years of age.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 169, 14 April 1939, Page 1
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148HINT OF RETIREMENT Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 169, 14 April 1939, Page 1
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