NOTHING DOING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 62, 7 December 1920, Page 6

NOTHING DOING

WILLIAM GORDON LOW'S X 1,000,000A Scotsman named William Gordon Low lias aimouuced thot ho owns a large part of the City of Wellington, by virtuo of a Jand gmnt made to bis grandfather for services rendered in the Maori His own story of Ilia "discovery" was published in The Dominion on Saturday last. Ho estimated fclip value of his property at .£4,000,000, and • has staled that he is taking etojjs to secure the recognition. of his claim by the Now Zoalland Govcrnmont It. seems clear'that somebody lias been joking with Mr. Low, or perhaps Mr. Low is a humorist himself. He fays that his grandfather enme to New Zealand in the "lato 'sixties,'' fought in tho Maori wars, and was givom "a largo tract of land" on which Wellington was Bubfcciuontly built. Wellington was laid out in the eaTly 'forties and had become the capital of "Now Zealand before tho Maori wars ended. No soldier was Riven a largo tract of land in or around the 'city. Official records seem to confirm the statement tliati Mr. Low's grandfather fought in tho Maori wars. But the piece of land 'that was the reward of the service was situated. at Tauranga.