There are 2 x Arthur James WALLACEs in the 1928 Tasman electoral roll. One at Bainham, a motor driver, who I guess is the son, and one at Inangahua Junction, a labourer.
Thanks folk for taking the time to unravel aspects of Arthur James Wallace. Interesting re the Electoral rolls. Will work on this for a day or so.
Hi Barrie Green
... firstly just wanted to mention, that caution should be exercised when using info extracted from electoral rolls / local directories, etc.
That is not to say that these rolls do not have a place (esp. if used in conjunction with other info) but you do need to be aware that because the rolls were published only in the lead-up to general elections (every 3 years), some information may be out-of-date. It is also important to check for "persons removed from rolls" (using the registration number allocated to them) - this listing usually follows the supplementary roll(s) for the particular electorate.
As to Arthur James WALLACE senior (
b. 1903), my guess is that he "departed the scene" well before
1928.
Edited : Sorry, my error, "(b. 1903)" should not have appeared in conjunction with Arthur James WALLACE senior - who was of course born in. 1877. 
Incidentally, the 1928 info above ^ comes from the
Motueka electoral roll (Tasman is the Province / Region).
[** Explanation of this listing, to follow. ]
On further checking of earlier Motueka rolls, it can be seen that
in 1919, Arthur James WALLACE is a farmer residing at Bainham (along with his wife Maria Maude).
Again, same listing on
1922 Motueka roll. However, this time - using his registration number 4911 - I checked the "Removals from main and supplementary rolls" which showed that # 4911 had been removed since the last roll (supplementary) closed on 18 October 1922.
Motueka electoral roll for
1925 :
WALLACE - Maria Maude - married* / Arthur James - motor driver / Martin Lewis - farmer
... all residing at Bonnie Doon, Bainham.[* Provision was made for "changes of names / addresses / occupations etc." on the rolls but people did not always take advantage of making those alterations. The 1925 election was also the first in which Arthur junior was eligible to vote. ]
** 1928 - Tasman - Motueka electoral roll :
I believe that the " 2 x Arthur James WALLACE" listings numbered 7216 and 7217, are for the same person.
Removed from that roll at 19 October 1928, the listing for # 7217 (AJW - Labourer at Inangahua).Edited to add :
1931 Motueka roll shows Arthur James WALLACE at Bainham - motor driver :
~ Lu
