IMPORTANT LAND BALLOT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 July 1913, Page 5

IMPORTANT LAND BALLOT.

THE MANGATAINOKA BLOCKS QUESTION OF PREFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PAHIATUA, Last Night. The ballot for the Mangatainoka block, comprising 1616 acres of firsts class dairying land, was conducted ai Pahiatua to-day. Altogether 266? applications were received from 37: applicants for the twenty-two sections offered; but of these a large number were thrown out by the Land Board the, actual number of applications that went to the ballot being 1736. In the case of single men who hat* applied for sections, the Board rejected their applications f<sr the first t\v< sections they had applied for, and held them qualified for the remaining sectons for which they had entered. This put the single men applicants on the same level as- thos* who had been twice unsuccessful at former ballots. In reply to Mr R. B. Ross, exr.ljmber for Pahiatua, who contended that the ballot w'A'S being illegally conducted, and forecasted a Supreme Court case, the Commissioner declined tjj, fljraw more than one marble. Mr Ross said the board was ignoring the law in not giving preference to married persons or those Who for two years past had competed unsuccessfully at i/he ballots. The Commissioner replied that the board, was interpreting the liaw as ishould be interpreted, in a liberal manner, and was allowing the sons of a great number of people in this district to go to the ballot. The board was not doing anything illegal, and if it was, the aggrieved had their remedy.-—(Applause.) \ The ballot resulted as follows Section 13, 138 acres (38 applicants) —William Fergus, married, Methveni, Canterbury. Section 14, 60 acres (68 applicants). —T. R. Giddings, single, Atea, Eketahuna. Section 15, 60 acres (91 applicants). —Riohard Tanner, married, Battance. Section 16, 60 acres (113 appliants).—T. K. Mason, married, Nireaha. Section 'l7, 70 acres (122 applicants). —Thomas M. Phillips, married. Mauriceville. (Section "*lB, 60 acres (145 applicants).— Reginald L. Yates, married, Port Ahuriri, Napier. Section 19, 62. acres. (12 applicants).—Francis L. Kerr, married, Kopuaranga, Wairarapa. Section 20, 48 acres (143 applicants). —Eleanor B. Bryant, married, "Foxton. Section 21, 54 acres (192 applicants). —Teresa M. A. Swan, single, Kaitawa. Section 22, 67 «res (204 applicants). —Ada Hunter, married, Hukanui, Pahiatua. Section 23, 78 acres (79 applicants). —Thompson T. Faulkner, married, Wellington. Section 25, 75 acres (34 applicants). —Thomas McKenny, single, Pahiatua. Section 21, 75 aci;es (46 applicants). —John S. McNicol, married, Mangfumutu. Section 28, 133 acres (10 applicants) —William Cox, married, Masterton. Section 139. 88 acres (29 applicants).—Jeremiah Shanahan, single, Fiukehinau. Section 140, 74 acres (43 applicants).—Albert James Maddern, married, Woodville. Section 141, 65 acres (68 appliciints).—Frederick Sidney Kerr Broad, married, Palmerston North. Section 142, 78 acres (38 applicants).—Elizabeth Hunt, married, Feilding. Section 144, 62 acres (33 applicants). —Junius S. Barstow, married, Carterton. Section 142, 76 acres (23 applicants).—Vena 0. Playle, single, Martinborough. Section 145, 58 acres (28 applicants).— George Scales, single, Longburn.