Acts Affecting Native Lands, Etc. (In English and Maori), Passed by the General Assembly, Session 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1899.
Part I
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7. | Maoris as defined in Part V. of this Act shall not be qualified to be registered as electors under Part II. of this Act, but shall be qualified to vote at elections of Maori members, as hereinafter provided in Part V. of this Act. |
But it shall be competent for any Maori who is seised in severalty of a freehold estate of the value of twenty-five pounds, whether subject to encumbrances or not, and for any male or female half-caste who is possessed of a qualification under section six of this Act, to apply to be registered under Part II. of this Act, and he may be so registered; but, in such case, he shall not be qualified to vote at any election held under Part V. of this Act.
page 2Every claim and declaration to be made by a Maori, or a male or female half-caste, to be registered under Part II. of this Act shall be made in manner specified in section nineteen of this Act.