GLENKENICHLAND SALE, No.2.

Evening Star, Issue 3444, 6 March 1874, Page 3

GLENKENICHLAND SALE, N0.2.

(From the Tuapeha Times.) The sale °f 4.080 acres of wastelands in blocks 6 and; 7, Glenkenicb district, was field on Monday, at the District Land Office,. Lawrence. The attendance was very small, and there was an entire absence of competition. As his Honor the Superintendent had been led to understand there would be very keen competition for this land, we expected several competitors from Dunedin j but it was all a delusion and a snare. Competition, forsooth! Captain Mackenzie never had a Bale more his own way. There was an attempt made to blind the public, but it was too apparent. However, it may have served the purpose in view. When a certain m,up,ber of sections PF9 hs i B ed % the paptain, he was heard to say, ’‘Now Dll take a spelj. This was the signal for- Mr Mftodie, of Connell and Moqdic, D«nedjn, who was evidently acting for the captain, to start bidding, wjien tjeetjon after section in quiok succession was knocked down to that gentleman. At the last moment, the Government sent Instructions to the Warden to buy in three sections, on which a valuable seam of lignite was known to exist, and which had been reserved. These sections were knocked down to the Government at L 4 2s, Lg 14a, and L2 8s respectively, notwithstanding the protests made by Captain Mackenzie against toe Government opposing him,