LAND BALLOT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 8

LAND BALLOT.

? SHEARNDON SETTLEMENT. . .J J 'By Telegraph.—Press ■ Ajsooie.tl.on J t • . . Napier, February 26. 8 The ballot .for' sections in th« Shearn--0 don Settlement was held at the Lands ODlce this afternoon, being conducted by i. tho Crown Lands Commissioner . (Mr. B. e T. Sadd) and tho stall'. This was tho first ballot held in Napier under the now; ? Land Laws Amendment Act, and was carTied out in the presence of . a lilrge nunili ber of .interested applicants.' The total k number of • applicants was 79. of theso '• the number admitted to tho ballot as being [: landless anrl having children dependent , upon them, or . who had, within the ■ preceding tvo years, been twica unsucocfis- ;■ ful in former ballots, was 34. Tho ii.um r i. ber of landless applicants who were in- '• eligible for . preference was 27, and the 0 number who withdrew- their applications or were rejected by • tho board was' 8. 1 The- following is Wis result of the ii ballot:-;-. - Section 1, Block 11, Matapiro, 551 acres j 3 roods, J. Yi T . Springgay, of Manutuke, Gisborne, farmer. • . ,* » ii Section 2,' Block 11, . Matapiro, 413 i, acres 2 roods,, Henry Dysart, of Hastings, • contractor. • ;. _ -. ■ ■ Section .1, Block 11. Matapiro, 50t acres, Mrs. Agnes Pliin, Hastings. 1 Section 1, Block 11, Matapiro, 389 acres, Wm. John Mogill, of Petane, farmer. 1 " s Section 1, Block IV", Matapiro, 573 acres , 1 rood, J,' A. Hammond, of Gisborne, ' farmer. I. Section Block IV, Matapiro, 507 acres 1 rood, Mi& 'Amy; Hallann, of Gisborne. Section 3; ;Block«tV,- Matapiro," (384 acres, A. H. Oliviji'.'of Wairoa, shepherd. ; '•* Section '.-2J;'Block : Vl.ST«tapiro,. 380 acres, , Neville • Haisb, 'of Wellington,, farmer. Seotion 3,".'810ck :VT,"- Matapiro, ' 370 .. acres, George Brcnchley, of, Napier, farrtier. ■ ■ . >■ Section X- Block VI, Matapiro. ■ 423 acres. liber Sherwood, of Havelocß North, ' labourer. • j r Section 8, Block VI, Matapiro, 413, acres, XIVs. Florence Merritt, of IVac- j rcngaahika, Gisborn"). 1 '• Section 0, Block VI, Matapi.ro, 443 acres, Alex. G. Taylor, of Blenheim, farm '' 'Section 1 Block. V.I, Matiiniro. 529 !. acres 1 rood, P.: Jameson, of Maracknkalio, shepherd.'- ' .' ' Section '-'l;-' Bloc- VIT: Matapiro. 420 nnves. llohert Hurt Vallance, of Ward, MorlHrough, butcher. ' '. • • - 1 Paction !!, Block VIT, Matamro,. 580 i nctts. Hugh Spear Caldwell, of Napier, plruffhmam •; , t Section 3, Block VII, Matapiro, 3(3- [. acrcs, Joseph . Mollier, of Wellington, tobacconist.'.. •- .- • "Ssctiw t. Block VII, Malaniro. 519 DCITS, E. N. C. Clnrkson, of Hastings,. s]k-?p f-avmcr. • Section 5, Block Vll,'Matamro, 090 '• aces. Jack Biker, of Whiriia,, former. Section I, - Block Villi Matapiro, 382 e acres, Michael Connor, of-Hastings,, farm r is-inneer. ■'•*'' ■ ■' 1 j Ssctfon 2. Black. '.VIII, .Matamro,;' 492 fvfes 2 roods, Porter,--pt Shaimoli,; labourer. .. i ' Section 3. Block VIII', Matapiro,. o2iacres. W. George-Wall, of. Mariiekakaho, 0 station hand. *■. .;!.