KING COUNTRY LAND BALLOT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 505, 2 October 1912, Page 5

KING COUNTRY LAND BALLOT.

J WHATITOKARUA BLOCK. The Taranaki Land Board conducted a ballot at the Courthouse, New Plymouth, on Thursday, for 27 sections comprising 12,694 acres in the Whatitokarua block, which is situated between the Ohura and the Ongarue rivers. The block contains many good sections and 138 applications were received. There would no doubi have been a greater number of applications but for the fact that all applicants had to be personally examined either at New Plymouth or Taumarunui, this step being taken by the board in order to ensure to the greatest possible extent that only bona fide intending settlers went to the ballot. Mr W. T. Jennings was chosen ias scrutineer, and in this capacity raised one or two interesting points. Onj was that if a man, his wife and members of his tamily put in their names for more than one section and either nf them were successful in the first ballot the remaining members should be struck out. He also suggested that in cases where applicants were successful and the man was known to be bone fide his cheque should be accepted as deposit instead of him having to carry about with him large sum in gold or notes.

The sections were drawn as follows: —Section 1, block 1, Rangi, 565 acres, W. L. Thomas, Taihape, seven applicants; section 2, block 1, Rangi, 340 acres, John Graham, Ruanui, twenty applicants; section 3, block I, Rangi, 389 acres, W. L. Harper, Kaitiaeke, thirteen applicants; section 10, block 1, Rangi, 48 acres, Edward Churchill, Ohura, five applicants; section 11, block 1, Rangi, 425 acres, E. Croft and A. R. Fowler, Taumarunui. nine applicants; section 12, block 1, Rangi, 267 acres, Mrs Ruby A. Dittmer, Te Kuiti, fifteen applicants; section 5, block 3, Rang s , 394 acres, O. S. Sargeson and R'. G, Cook, Kaponga, 25 applicants; section 6, block 3, 72 acres, Lewis E.Thomas, Taihape, eight applicants; section. 7 block, 3 Rangi, 673 acres, Wm. Edward Jones, Eltham, five applicants; section 8, block 3, 645 acres John W. Peek, Taumarunui, four applicants; section 3, block 4, Rangi, 60 acres, Alex. McCutcheon, Taringamutu, 31 applicants; section 1, block 11, Tangitu, Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell, Taumarunui, 23 applicants; section 4 : block 11, Tangitu, 353 acres, J. B. Brears, Taihape, eight applicants ; section 3, block 11, Tangitu, 323 acres, T. W. Blank, Ohingaiti, 19 applicants; section 5, block 11, Tangitu, 344 acres, Havilah M. North, Taumarunui, six applicants; section 7, block 11, Tangitu, 558 acres, R. J. McClintock, Taumarunui, four applicants; section 10, block 11, Tangitu, 382 acres, Henry Nelson, Taringamutu, eleven applicants; section 6, block 4, Ohura, 624 acres, John Marshall, Waimiha, three applicants; section 9, block 4, Ohura, 527 acres. Welsford L. Carter, Stratford, seven applicants; section 8, block 11, 23 acres, Peter Adie, Te Koura. five applicants; section 10, block 8, Ohura, 553 acres, Michael J. Burke, Taumarunui, one applicant; section 11, block 8, Ohura, 317 acres, Mrs Nora B. Sheehy, Okau, ten applicants; section 12, block 8., Ohura, 485 acres, John Sheehy, one applicant; section 13, block 8, Ohura, 257 acres, David Pedersen, Ohutu, 16 applicants; section 14, block 8, Ohura, 490 acres, Frederick Ward ; Hunterville, three applicants; section 6, block 11, Tangitu, 577 acres, James Graham, Matau, eight applicants; section 7, block 4, Ohura, 800 acres, E. A. McGovern, Hunterville, five applicants.

OHURA LAND SALE,

At the New Plymouth Lands Office on Saturday morning a sale of Government sections in the township of Mangaroa and Matiere suburban land juat out of Matiere, and a bush section in the Ohura County was held. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr G. 11. Bullard) wielded the hammer. There was not a large attendance and most of the sections went at the upset prices. All the seven lots in the town of Mangaroa were disposed of, three at slight advances on the upset prices. Only four of the 14 town sections at Matiere were purchased, two at the upset and the others at an advance of £1 on the price asked. The suburban land was more fancied, as two of the lots brought spirited bidding. A section of 82 acres on the Ohura river, about two miles from the Tokirima post office, went at the upset, £440. Following are the complete purchases: TOWN OF MANGAROA. Section 2, block 1, Ir 72.p., Messrs Scott and Walters, £4O, upset; section 34, block 8, Ir, Mr A. W. Thompson, Ohura, £2O, upset; section 15, block 8, lr, Mr A. W. Thompson, £26, upset £2O; section 5, block 16, lr, Mr W. T. Jennings, New Plymouth, £33, upset £3O; section 9, block 17, 3.4p, Mr S. E. Meredith, Ohura, £3O, upset; section 10, block 17, 32.4p, Messrs Scott and Waters, £25, upset; section 11, block 17, 28.8p, Mr S. E. Meredith, £32, upset £3O.

TOWN OP MATIERE. Section 1, block 4, lr, Mr G. Jebb, Matiere, £4l, upset £4O; section 2, block 4, lr, Mr G. Jebb, £36, upset £35; section 12, block 4, lr, Mr F. G. Carthew, acting for Mr R. Luckman, Matiere, £35, upset; section 16, block 4, lr, Mr F. G. Carthew, acting for Mr Thos. Wills, Matiere, £35, upset; sections 7, 8 and 9, block 3, and 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, block 4, were not sold. SUBURBAN LAND ARIA SURVEY DISTRICT. Section 19, block 15, 3a lr 4p, Mr W. Graham, Matiere. £6B, upset £55; section 35, block 51, 2a, Mr Chas. Ryan, Taumarunui, £4O, upset; section 36, block 15, 3a lr 27p, Mr C. Ryan, £67, upset £45. RURAL LAND, OHURA SURVEY , DISTRICT. Section 31, block 14, 87a 2r, Mr F. Loft, Ohura, £440, upset.