Pohangina Small Farm As sociation

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 118, 25 March 1893, Page 2

Pohangina Small Farm As sociation

The Commissioner of Crown I Lands at« | tended at the Coly ton Hall on Thursday March 23rd at 7 o'clock for the ; purpoafr of drawing for sections! The memtoere met at 6 o'clock. Some 1 discussion took place ou the question of those 1 four who might be ballot ted out. The offer was made in the Commissioner's letter, that they could take higher ground. .{ The members however all preferred to take their chance of obtaining a 150 acre section, which are reported to be good; The secretary read report of the meetings and balance sheet which had been passed by the Committee at its meeting at jAshurst. The call of 1/6 per member, war paid. In answer to Mr "Wildboro 1 the Commisioner said probably those, who were ballotted out might 'get tHelOs^e* gistration fee paid back from Government The first ballotting was tb aao&rtun ftho four that were to bd thrown outC and resulted in Messrs Fisher, Uurran, JPattison, and H. Little being the unfortunate ones. Mr W. Hunter waa i no tallowed to ' draw because J. Turner, senr.', would not sign the required form of wiindrawal. Twenty-five 150»acre«8ections 'were then ballotted for. BIockTV.— J. Entwislesec. 19, A Butts 20, J. M. Turner Junr. 21, D. Clarke 22, A. Olarke 23, B. Lankshear 24, F. Jennings 23, C. H. West 28J W. Hitchman 27, (x. Rankin, 28; J, MoIntosh 29, W. Tattle 30, A, Little SI, O. E. Wildbore 32, J. L. Wildbore 38, Si M, Wilson 34, A, Reeve 35, J.. Stentpn 36. Block VH.^-L, Pike 33, A. M. Beauchamp 34, F. Cornwall 35, A % San^ son 36, A. Nicholson 37, D. "Hughey 38," G. W. Stewart 39. Three 320-aore-sections were next drawn for/ Block VIII.— R, Came sco 1, A. McGibbon 2, G. Curne3. Tho four ballotted" but did not take up any of the higher, ground.