ARAWA TRUST BOARD

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 530, 13 May 1933, Page 4

ARAWA TRUST BOARD

FIFTEEN MEMBERS SELECTE FOR NEXT TWO YEARS RESULT OF BALLOT An Order-in-Council issued ] week discloses the members Arawa tribe to constitute the Trust Board for the next hvo J foliowing a process of selection , has been in progress since caiif April. J At the date of the closing o inations for the fifteen seats ® board, a series of conferenc held at Tametek-apua and eiswin the district in an effort » . the 47 nominations to the M number of seats available. At .

conf erences of the tnoe • , Jones, Under-Secretary of D epartment presided and t e . of Native Affairs, Hon. Sir ^ Ngata was also present. - Although some Proffs poi-ted, the hapus failed to r candidates to the requff^ although eleven of the n ® j bers required received con dorsement. In comphance .j Nia.tive Purposes Act, 1J • ^ therefore found necessary ^ „ the four doubtful seats .. members of the tribe an ■ held on Saturd'ay, Apnl li; j A good poll vas recor ed T election but a number ^ made it necessary for t e ^ ers to be submitted o ' ^ Secretary, Native Depar ^ the result Was declar/H!? now been done by OrdeM® | dated May 4. .11 (jifl The new board whic fice as from May 31 has ■ nounced as follows:— ■ H. Tai Mitchell. ■ Pini Haupapa. ^ 9 Hepetore Hikairo. ■ W. Wihape. I Mahina Mikiha. ■ Ati Keep'a-. I Raimoana Heretaunga- H Kepa Ehau. ■ Sam Ernery. M Tamahana 'Gardner. ■ Kiri Tapihana. _ ■ Wiremu Ranipin. H Hemania Pokiha. ■ Te Mapu Morehu ■ Heemi te Naera. u* The four membeBS«.,a lot were Wiremu WJ Pokiha, Te Mapu Mo«W . ■ te Naera. fl