WANGANUI LAND BALLOTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 8

WANGANUI LAND BALLOTS.

|X ; :- : :.:';, /OFFICIAL SUMMARY. '■.'•" I■' ■ . From-.tjie official summary "supplied it [-;':• /appears 'that the recent sales of Grown gv/./.- i.; land, held at Wiuigauui under "the/aiis-t-""v■:. piws. of "tho "Wellington, Land Board ■// ; W * r ?, v , ery successful.'. The gross."num- !;// ;. '■' bet of 'applications received was 669 for R".•■'./■ f?:'°t s ; IQB applications were rejected, jRR' ■ /inclusive:of 29:late'applications.' iV;'; : '.. The tenure on; which'land .was'"taken /.-/.." op. was.:—Cash, 9 lots,". 4799 acres; occu- \;■■■:-■:■-. pation;with right; of purchase, ;31 lots, j; :•■;/..-.;'■ 22,174. acres;; renewable lease, 8 lots, .",•.,.:; ■:..'"' 6786 acres;' pastoral license, 1 lot, 17C0 th ■ ■":' ■'■/. acres,' upset ".£44;'' realising £136 per <;>';//::; annum. /Details.:—..''•:" / I 'c ■';..:.'•'"."';;-''..'.'/V ; '.:;-/. ..;■ J. •■• Grass K':/o ; ./'/,'' ■''•■■'■ Area. Cap. i.;V: ■■ /. . Acres. Value. pi:.-"-. .' ": :'..-; ■;•■: ''. ''.:./- -.-. / ■•'£.■' !?v"// : /; Offered ■"".;.;. Y5M79-" 108,380 ;:'.-' Selected—. .' ~,:,../. ?■.>;'.;■'.. '..'.■Eaneitatau-. ~:;.-..„...'. ■ 5,36 i 28,067 }.:.. -.. ■;•. South Waimarino ....;. 21,740- 40,730 '///;/ Tauakira: ......./.......' "3,654 7,580 .;. / 31,-Karioi Kun'.....v... 1,760 2,720 |;//:/ Haketapauma Village' i' ! ,4 .'"'•. -W if'/ •/-/ i ;;; ; Totals;:'■,;..:■;;-;. 35,519 ■'-.•79,165" P.iK?-- ■. ' /'. Unsolecte'd— : ::'"- ' : ",^^ : '■.'' / fcYii-:- Rangitatau.:.;i;...;v..; 1,603;' '"3,890 f/,;-; South Waimarino; .i.;.". 13,444 24,180 I:;;:,'/ . 913; : '..1,145 t;^;-i*/';y ; ].!K&|s-?:/; r 15,960 : 29,215 i;;-':,/' '. •'"There was,keen 'interest takerr in the ';$. '■ :•;"; / Ba.leJ'. and' th'e ; - ballots' were' largely 'at-' j£"-.';/./ tended; :;;Pr6bably the 5 main/feature "of f<7.'•■'.' .':■• tho;"sale;was ; the number'of rejections, :/,... the board,' in its. 'discretion, .throwing. K,: ; .-;'-'//-;'out'. : .l9B r --;,hpplicatibnß.-: '/AIL persoiis al- |';;;;;/ ■;' .ready; owning; sufficient/land for" their; j ;' ' .maintenance were; struck-out;, as well ; :.;',/ , /as/, persons, likely'to be 'unsuitable" as i.7.. : ; having" ; the neces- ; ;:./;;. / eary-.qualifications. ;The settlers succcss- ;.•.;,'', '•. ful' at the .ballots';were :bf :, 'a' : superior. •;/;■.:; : ' class; .the:niajority 'having; experience in. !: ; : ..,..': ibush country.':'There; ; ar'estill'a number, . !,//:; of/lots'left','"-and. l from, inquiries that [:,';•'.. :'.Rre- being;mado about them'..it is" ex-f-:%r~' ; w-ill-'"be*: : ; taken"' up ■ p.,••■: ;-'-\ shortly.; .'/' ■■:■■ ■". ':.;■'■■■. '■':/'■, .•■ ■■■: