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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 95, 3 June 1949, Page 1

PUBLIC NOTICES Open invitation extended to all friends and relatives at coming-of-age party of Teresa Teawhiahua, youngest daughter of Mrs P. E. Merito. Dinner 1 p.m. at Poroporo Hall, Saturday, June 4. Dance to follow 8 p.m. Ned Waititi’s Orchestra. 350 CENTRAL B of P HOCKEY SUBASSN. KING’S BIRTHDAY ELEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT Starting 9.30 sharp. EDGECUMBE DOMAIN Admission 2/-, Children 6d, Cars ' 1/-. 31 BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY “There is no Armour” by Howard Spring. “The Rusty Road” by Nelle Scanlan. “Winged Dagger” by Roy Farran. “Isles of Despair” by Idriess. “From Smoke to Smother” by Douglas Reed. “The Harp in the South” by Ruth Park. “The Plague and I” by Betty Macdonald. “Return to Jalna” by Nazo de La Roche.“Abram, Son of Terah” by Bauer. “Melissa” by Taylor Caldwell. “Black Saga” by Peter Borome. And Biggest and Best. “The Gathering Storm” by Winston Churchill. • ALSO FOR THE YOUNGER ONES Enid Blyton’s Wonderful Stories. Mary Grant Bruce’s Popular Stories. L. M. Montgomery’s Anne Series. And a great variety of Picture-Story and Painting Books at ARMSTRONGS BOOKSHOP. LAND BALLOT FOR MAORI EXSERVICEMEN OKAREKA BLOCK, LAKE OKAREKA, ROTORUA' Two' or fnore sections, to be run jointly on wages with promise of allotment are available on the Okareka Block adjacent to, and just north of Lake Okareka, Rotorua, situated 7 miles from Rotorua. Applications are called for occupation, by two or more men on wages, with promises of economic sections if their performances are satisfactory over a period of not less than twelve months, from Maori ex-servicemen who are resident in, and graded ‘A’ for sheep farming for the South Auckland land district or the Waiariki Maori Land District. Applicants will need to be able to satisfy the Rotorua Farming SubCommittee that they have had sufficient experience in the type of country concerned, to handle successfully the Okareka Block. If more than the required applicants are received, who can qualify according to the previous para-, graph, the selection will be by ballot. Applicants will be required to appear before the Rotorua Farming Sub-Committee for determination of the qualifications to enter the ballot at 10.30 a.m. on • Friday, 10th June 1949. The ballot, if necessary, will take place directly thereafter. The description of the land is as follows:--Pt. Section 6 Block 2 Tarawera Subdivision, 1322 acres 2 roods 30 perches,mainly ploughable country, having natural fertility due to heavy covering of Rotomahana mud. 1100 acres in grass. Suitable for pastoral. Fattening when developed. Now carrying 1400 ewes, 1000 wethers, 220 cattle. Maori ex-servicemen with the qualifications may obtain further particulars of the section and the conditions of offering upon application to their nearest Rehabilitation Officer. Completed applications must be lodged with the Rehabilitation Officer, Rotorua, not later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday, 7th June, 1949. J. J. DILLON, Registrar, Department of Maori. Affairs, Rotorua. 388