LAND BALLOT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 2, 3 June 1913, Page 3

LAND BALLOT

AT TAUMARANUI.

Over 10,000 acres of Crown land in the Mapara, Tangitu, and Aria districts were offered by ballot at Taumaranui on May 30th. One hundred and seventyeight persons applied lor 33 sections, and nine sections were not applied for. Fortysix applicants were rejected, for various reasons oil an examination being made, and 130 persons were approved, of as applicants, 101 of whom were entitled, to preference, either on account of being landless, and having competed unsuccessfully on previous occasions, or having children dependant on them. The successful applicants for Mapara district sections were:—

Section 4, block 3, 531 acres.—G. Teg' net.

Section 6, block 3, 293 acres.—Mrs. E. W. L. Jones.

Section 2, block 4, 294 acres. —B, Kieraan.

Section 3, bloc!k 4, 346 acres.—P. T. McCable.

Section 6, block 1 3, 276 acres.—T. A. and H. 6. Garratt.

Section 0, block 4, 271 acres.—E. J. Leonard.

Section 11, block 8, 291 acres.—J. Sharp. Section 7, block 4, 258 acres.—E. P. Ryan. Section 9, block 7, 464 acres.—T. H. P. Davey. Section 10, block 7, 438 acres. —D. Doohan.

Section 11, block 7, 246 acres.—G. Bremner.

Section 12, block 7, 208 acres. E. Buchli.

Section 4, block 8, 301 acres.—T. Harvard. 1

Section 2, block 8, 434 acres. C, Reade.

Section 5, block 8, 244 acres.—Mrs. P. A. McGregor. Section 30, block 12, 332 acres. B. Mt'Manus.

Section 31, block. 12, 311 acres. J. Curry. Section 32, block 12, 308 acres.—Mrs. E, J. Swann.

Section 35, block 12, 440 acres. W. Finn. <

Section 1, block 13, 308 acres. D. McLaren and J. R. Scorror.

Section 7, block 3, 333 acres.—A. A. Boswell.

. All the above is first-class land, valued as a rule at something over £2 an acre, a few sections reaching £3. The ss sections, valued at £1 to 30s, were disposed of as follows: Section 1, block 3, 610 acres. L. Lyfor. Section 2, block 3, 454 acres—P. Dowman .

Section 1, block 4, 775 acres. James Fittor.

Section 4, block 4, 563 acres.—H. Jaggarct. Section 5, block 4, 253 acres.—C. A. Miller.

Section 3, block 8, 244 acres. J. Boult,

Section 7, block 7, 284 acres—Jake Stroud.

In the Tangitu District the first-class land on the freehold tenure was disposed of'as follows:

Section 3, Mock 3, 481 acres.—D. J. O'Leary. Section 7, block 8, 450 acres.—T. J. Brennan. The national endowment lands in Tangitu District went as follows: Section 3, block 5, 224 acres.—V. W. Ireland.

Section 4. block 5, 525 acres.—A. W. Marsh and P. Jackson.

Section 5, block 5, 398 acres.—V. E. Coogan.