DANNEVIRKE LAND BALLOT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 10

DANNEVIRKE LAND BALLOT.

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Dannevirke, rcbroary 23 . •.'Hiercj was a largo. attendance at- tho -ballpfet ; for..' / ;thS" 'KtloiQti;' aii& VM&iigatero l ,;6,retipns4his^.afterho6n.The c 'prdceedin'gs were conducted .by : the .Commissioner- of ~ Crown Lands, Mr., Brcdencky with him wore Messrs Geo Wright and Vf. E. Ack- : ■ royd, members of the -Lapd 'Bqard, The •V t\ said ' that:*they<; had : been'fairiyi strict in' rejecting applications from those who had had 6mall 'areas -of-larid/.but considering ;. the,.;, verylargp.l.niimber of; 'applicants! /•:"9%. landless,, -people! ;jHe,-thought;:.they ... wodld be - unsuccessful,: arid-- he would ; ; rsay'..to; sections which.rwould;.be'', opened„shortly. .; Thelra i V: was ' Slydebaiik/EState '' at '-' FrasertoVri, Wairoa, and Ngitapa Estate near Gisborne, fateufe, 10,0{10,:acre5..,.-In a. 1 ;he. hopedto -sea ,a :.f ew' more ! eectiotos^opened'up, : near-'Dann6virk'e.'■, wore* redelydd.frbm; : al3oufc; : 39B ;appiicauts. .... The,resu)ts'.of ; .the.ballot,ire".as' follow:'-'. 1 •fiprsewop.d Survey, • J)istri6t;. .'secondl closS,.laEd,..Blo,ckvl2,.iSection 5, acres vi,rOOd. : 19 poles,27:U'pplicantsi—Doinald.'i Thorbnrn, Bannefirke, O,R P . ..Sectioii, .6,,.^35G; acres, 28 applicants-—: Jphn Wilson I,ang, Napier, 0 It P. ..Section- 7, 174 acres'. 1 .food.-.-lsyioles, 14> : : apjili^nts;.—' Boyne,. ."Woodville, .' Section 8,; ; V()3'.acre«...2 .roodj-7'.ndles:-. 110 apglwants-Jas. Miller, Mangatero,

;: iSocfao^9,-537 acres,: 52 afipfican.ts.-Jas Baker, Hastings, olt P ,>_ , -Section 13.., ISB acres 1 rood 23 poles, 6G. applicants.—Jas. l Frederick; Meagher, Napier, Ojß P v First clAss Land ■ ■■'.Section*ll, 134 acres. 1, rood. 1 :pole, 4s' applicants.—A. E. Eomley.vtitiwa,. Feild-' ingi O.R P ■■ .. Section 2, .Block 15 r -100 acres, j 61' applicants,—Harry, "•'«Section : 12,-| 148 '.(icres-.-.l; rood-, 36 poles, SO applicants.—Walter P-uddle, Blenheim, ORP ! ;-Seetion-"14;- 132 acres .3* roods .21 polos, 75. applicants.—Edwd. ,G. Warburfo*, Palmorston North,. O.R.P. Tahoraite Survey District, first class land,- Block 1,-Section 35; 177 acres o.roods 10' ptles, 64 applicants.—John. Bico, : 11aagatera, ORP. •; Section 15,' 87, •acre's 'l .'rood ; 131 pofej=69 applicants.—Mary Rasmussen,. • Ormondlriire," rent £lt : - 55.,,. R.L.' M&ngatera Settlement _ SectUn 81; -. 7 acrc=, —Mary' Roxburgh, Tamata

;/i SecMon!, 83,.?. acres.—Rachael,Rbxturgh,' Tamakt.: . , ; -v :-i,-

. Scction &, 8 acres.-:W. M'JfilVan. V .;Sec tion ,86i- ,7. J oyneil, Dai£ nevirke.

VDairy IlUe aro'beivaikng ,the recent-dry weather, .vhicU 'lvas' liad/anjthiiip but'/a ;*f avourableeffect on. the*milk-,vieM—in-sonie ii?sfriiiCfs fsays- the - "AA auj^nmil. Herald,!!) the> agui-es paving-dropped uea'rly;so-per.'cent.'.