THE STRENUOUS LIFE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 205, 27 February 1914, Page 4

THE STRENUOUS LIFE.

A PECULIAR CASE. disappearance of a settler.. liy Telegraph—il'rcss Association. Wellington, Lust Niglit. A peculiar ease came before the Wellington Land Board. A man who hud been in business in Wellington for a year had made money, and decided fliat lie would like to go in for the farnu'nglife. lie took up a .fine section <ti Crown land in the Wiwrarapa district, and paid half-a-year's rent, and with hi» wife and family entered into possession of the property. ITe built a comfortable wliare, fenced the land, and carried out other improvements. All at once he and hi# people took their departure from the district. According to the statement made to the Land Board, the selector and his family made a hurried exit, leaving most of their belongings behind. Th# neighbors found the man's house tied up and the breakfast things on the table. When the selector took possession of th# land lie to full. 0 f enthusiasm) but: after a while he found the life waa harder than lie expected, anil it was stated lio had also been cliaffed a good deal about his inexperienco. The Board called on -him t<- execute a license of liis section, but ho hud not done po, and it ,y,,s to instruct the ranger toreport upon; the ease..