A STRANGE CASE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16486, 27 February 1914, Page 2

A STRANGE CASE.

NEW SETTLER’S HURRIED DE- ■ PARTURE. [Per pßisr'. Association.] WELLINGTON, February 26. A peculiar case came before the Wellington Land Board. A man who had been in business in Wellington for a year had made money, and decided | that he would like to go in for farm- ■ ing life. He took up a fine section of Grown land in the Wairarapa dis- • trict, paid half a year’s rent, and with his wire and family entered into possession of the property. He built a i comfortable wharo, fenced the land an I and carried out other improvements. I All at once he and his people took their departure from the district. According to a statement made to the Land Board the selector and his i family made a hurried exit, leaving ' most of their belongings behind them. The neighbours found the mfin’s houso tied up, and the breakfast things on the table. When the new settler took i possession of the land he was full of enthusiasm, but after a while he found the life harder than he expected, and it was stated that he had also been chaffed a good deal about his inexperience. i It was decided to instruct the ranger to report upon the case.