LAND SEEKERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1806, 19 July 1913, Page 3

LAND SEEKERS.

e — ' THE MANGATAINOKA BALLOT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association,) Pahiatua, July 18. The ballot for the Mangatainoka block, comprising 1616 acres of first-class dairying land, was conducted at Pahiatua to-day. Altogether 2662 applications were received irom 372 applicants for the twenty-two sections offered. CM of these, a largo uumkr were thrown out by the Land Board, the actual number' of applications that went to the ballot being 1736. In the caso of single men who had applied for sections, the board rejected their applications for the first two sections, which they had applied for, but held them qualified for the remaining sections for which they had entered. This put the single men applicants on the same level as those who 'had been twice unsuccessful at former ballots. In reply to 3lr. E. B. Eoss, ex-member for Pahiatua, who contended that the ballot was being illegally conducted, and forecasted a Supreme; Court case, the Commissioner declined to draw more thail one marble. Mr. Eoss said that the board was ignoring the law in not giving preference to married persons or those who, for two years past, had competed unsuccessfully at the ballots. The Commissioner Teplied that the board was. interpreting the law (as it should be interpreted) in a liberal manner, and was allowing the sons of a great number of peopla m this district to go to the ballot. The board was not doing anything illegal, and if any persons were aggrieved they had their remedy. (Applause.) The ballot resulted as follows:—Section 13, 138 acres (38 applicants), William Fergus (married), Methven, Canterbury; Section 14, 69 acres (68 applicants), T. E. Giddings (single), Atca, liketahuna; Section 15, 60 acres (91 applicants), Richard Tanner (married), Ballaiice; Section 16, 60 acres (113 applicants), T. K. Mason (married), Nireana; Section ..17, 70 acres (122 applicants), Thomas M. Phillips (married), Mauriceville; Section 18, 60 acres (145 applicants), Eeginald C. Yates (married), Port Aliuriri, Napier) Section 19, 62 acres (128 applicants), Francis L. Kerr (married), Kopuaranga, Wairarapa; Section 20, 48 acres (1-12 applicants), Eleanor B. Bryant (married), foxton.; Section 21, 54 acres (192 applicants), Teresa M. A. Swan (single), Kaitawa; Section 22, 67 acres (204 applicants), Ada Hnnter_(married), Hukanui, Pahiatua; Section '23, 78 acres (79 applicants), Jas. A. Eoss (married), Mangamaire; Section 24, 78 acres (61 applicants), Thompson T. Faulkner (married), Wellington; Section 25, 75 acres (34 applicants), Thomas M'Kcnny (singb), Pahiatua; Section 26, 75 acres (4G applicants), John S. M'Nicol (married), Maugamutiv; Section 28, 133 acres (10 applicants), William Cox (married), Masterton; Section 139, 88 acres (29 applicants), Jeremiah Shanahan (single), Pukehinau; Section 140, 74 acres (43 applicants), Albert James Maddorn (married), Woodville; Section 141, 65 acres (68 applicants), Frederick Sidney Kerr Broau (married), Palmerston North; Section 143, 78 acres (38 applicants) Elizabrth Hunt (married), Feilding; Section 144, 62 acres (33 applicants), Junius S. Bairstow (married), Carterton; Section 142, 76 acres (23 applicants), Vlena O. Playle (single), Martinborough; Section 145, 58 acres (28 applicants), George Scales (single).. Longburn.