LAND FOR SOLDIERS

Southland Times, Issue 18851, 17 June 1920, Page 5

LAND FOR SOLDIERS

A HAWKE’S BAY BALLOT. (Per United Press Association.) NAPIER, Jurrf !«. The George HuntCr block at Potangahao for soldiers was balloted for to-day, the result being as follows:—Section 1, block 74, 67 acres, F. A. Jackson (Mangatahl, Maraekakaho) ; section 2, block 74, 54 acres. 0. P. Deal (Dunedin! ; section 3, block 75, 10 acres (education reserve), T. . CCoftbot (Waipukurau) ; section 4, block 74, il BCro\ P. Grosvenor (Petane i ; section 1, block 116, 46 acres, E. McLennan (Hastings) ; sectioh 2, block 113, 85 acres, J. Stewart (Waipukurau;. SOLDIER DRAWS TWO SECTIONS. Mr Charles William McKMgfcn, 000tionecr of the New Zealand Fkrtntffs* Cooperative Association in Christchurch, wiU always remember Friday, June 11, as bit lucky day, for he drew two lucky iftarbtefc in soldiers’ land ballots, one lot ah arek of 803 acres at Waitohi Peaks, kbd another for a North Island section at Wairo*. “Is it correct that ydll hhvfc drtrtrn tw* sections?” said a reporter to Mr McKeegait over the telephone. “Yes,” he said. “I just got the wire today. It was drawn at the same time at Waitohi.” “Which arc you going to keep!” he WOI asked. “What do you want to know for?” fao countered. "Just as a matter of public interest,” wi® the reply. - "Well,” said Mr MeKfegeh, "I think I Will slick to Waitohi. "ftie Other Will to the man with the second marble aI W’airoa.” In further conversation Mr MeKeegk& said that he had 26 sections “going fop him* yesterday. Hia luck was a proof of the old proverb, “If never rains but it pours.” At the same time he admitted that it hid required some perseverance—he had been <0 40 ballots altogether