LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1919, Page 5

LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

v' TMEGLADBROOK BALLOT. , By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. the ballot for the five Gladbrook pasttaal runs, consisting of 22,481 acres, for IkiMiH id discharged soldiers was held to-4ay, and resulted as follows: .Bus 596, area 1656 acres, with homestead site of 537 acres, 159 applicants, was drawn by David Campbell Kidd, of TiQU.ru. Run 597, 2344 acres, homestead site 614 acres, 157 applicants: Daniel Greaney, Oamaru. Sun 508, 6330 toes, homestead site 706 acres, 129 applicants: David Chlttock, Dtinedin. Run 599,8060 acres, homestead site 454 actes, 118 applicants: Robert Herwles .Mitchell, Dunedin. Run 600, 3240 acres, 220 tppHeants, Rabert Kidd, Hakatanunea.

A PROMISE FULFILH©: STRIKING EXAMPLE OF GOOD FAITH. Christohurch, Last Night. A gratifying instance of a promise made and scruputeusly fulfilled was before the Landßqard to-day. The appliijfa cation *« a routine one to transfer Interest in a grazing run in the Mount Peel district to threo discharged soldiers. The details, however, were out of the ordinary. It was explained, in support of the (kpnlioation, that when six young men of the district enlisted the lessee of the tub promised them the goodwill of it when they returned. Of the six, three have "gone west" and three have returned. The lessee, therefore, In accordance with his promise, applied to the board,to approve the transfer. The lessee's interest in the run amounts to £BOOO, and the net annual profit from :t to close upon £2OOO, while the transj fer 'of the gift of the goodwill is subjett ' to 'a. stamp duty amounting to over Jl £l(Jh, a cheque 5 for which was forwarded by the solicitor for the lesstt'. It was / ' suggested that, as the State was being relifrred of its liability to three soldiers, it might remit the stamp duty. The transfer was approved, and it was agreed to recommend, the Minister of Lands to iirrnngc "f<sr "a remisskfn of the stamp duty 1 1 At'its last meeting the board declined nn Application for An advance under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement' Act owine to we Vendor's value being considered too high. To-day, the vendor appeared and stated his willingness to accept 10 per cent, less, and the application was yrimled. The deal involved a total of £4or,fi or Ro, and the discharged soldier, tlierofnre, had ahandieap of about £I3OO removed-