LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT BALLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 2

LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT BALLOT.

Per Press Association.

Dunedin, Last Sight. A biillot for twelve sections of the Aleadowbau'k Estate took place at Palmewton South .yesterday. There were 1 8 applicants examined, of wliiyh 12 were rejected, leaving (j(i, who put in S3 applications. It is said that tile rental . u-ked were much too high, Mug more than, double the amounts paid hy farmer K who utilised the laud before it ■ was taken by (he cioven.mciu. -Nearly ■ all tin- applicants were strangers. The '■allot, resulted as follows: •Section la-(i(l7 acre* 1 rood, halfyearly rental iS3 2s 3d, James Alexander Bobbie (Ngapara); twelve applicants. r Section 2a.—025 acres 2 roods 34 perol.es, ,t 5 4 ife, i) 0mU(l .Sutherland ( \\ oodstock); seven applicants'. Section 3a—114 awes 1 rood 15 perches, .C2< 13s Uil, (icorge Barrow ((lore); nine applicants. Section 4a-153 acres 2 roods 35 perches, vw l;ts w, ]l almilll jy JcCa i )e OVston); eleven applicants. Section 5a—7111 acres (I roods 15 per- ! flies, .ela 2s (id, buck A]. Hughes (Dimednil; nineteen applicants. Sections On and 10a—1000 acres I) "'■His 13 perches, U75 3s, Alary Alct'abc ("eslon); seven applicant-. Action 7«-2liO acres 1 rood 2(1 per'•|i<;s, C 42 11V (i,l, Ccorge .). T. Taylor j (1 imii.ru); seven applicants. 'Sections Ba, !)a, and 11a 3 roods, 23 perches, .mi l!l s o'd Edward Pirie jArdgowiin.): eleven applicants. ' [