REFORM SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4374, 21 March 1893, Page 2

REFORM SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Ballot far Sections. About forty-five members of the above Association met in the Foresters' Hall last night to ballot for sections, a number of friends of the members bejog also present, Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.8,, Ohoirman of the Association, presided. After the despatch of the ordinary routine business Commieaioner Baker, acoonjpaaied by his private secretary {JIr Fftnnin), Vas admitted, discasaion took place as to wtethey the Association was in favour of taking up the land under the special settlement conditions of 1880, or whether they preferred to take it up under the new Apt of 1892. It T7&S unanimously decided to take np tbß land under tha Act of 1893. MrCotpmissioijer Pgker explained fnlly the duties of the selectors, and the conditions under whiph the l&nd would bo fcajfen up, and at the conclusion of the meeting, whioli did not conclude till near midnight, he was awarded a hearty vote of thanks for the fair and impartial manner in whicli he had conducted the ballot. The following is the result of the drawing:— Name Section Elk. Ao&sa. J. Cullinane 17 XI 800 G. Soliultz 12 XI 800 W. Lenz 29 XI 800 A.AndtiraOn 16 XI 800 G. H. Chapman 18 §1 600 T. E: Price' 'IS XI 500 B. jßcilly IS XL 800 If. Hannan 34 IY 250 ■T, Aitjten 2§ sc> 260 M. Kerins 2p fY 2|b J. Gardiner 11 XI 337 0. Hayes 20 XI 200 J. A. fifcKenzie 26 IV 200 Ed, Johns 32 IV "00 (J, JUaunews 7 \JII £OO K. Griffin 19 XV 200 A. W. Hogg 25 IV 200 O'Toole" 1 I 200 H. McKay 23 iy 300 W. J. B'ndjl 20 IV 20 C. Jones 2i 200 J. H. Bamber 16 IV 200 M. Collins 82 IV 200 A. Tinaley 19 XI 200 D.Pickering 19 IV 200 M. Williams 20 XV 200 H. T. Marsh 21 XV 200 J.Stone 6 Vni 200 J. C. Ewingion 27 XV 200 U. Scott 2 I 200 B. t)owd 18 IY 2oi) F. W. Parker 22 XV '2OO D. if. 'Sytfaon 28 IV 200 David; Donald 28 XV 200 J. (Japt 3p Iy 2.00 It. Brown 81 IV 200 Jf. 15. Hoys iO VIII 160 Jacob Bamber 26 XV 150 C. H. Payne 10 XI 150 p, A.Bpfaring 21 XI ISO J. Site : g iy IOQ T. E. Oresswel) }8 iy 15,0 J. Qanther 27 ,IV IfjO P.Mnrrs3T' II IV 100 K.W.Corrie 13 IV 100 John Hayes ; 14 IV 100 L. Donald 10 IV 100 J. A.Donald 22 XI 100 : The prices wore fixed oh eaoh section arid ware.accepted in oach case. , The average pnco waß 24 s per aero , all roand. This is without six sliil- ! ling* »cre for rosding which ■will be ttitimnuljr phifged by the Gorern- ' ment. . Two meaa|«ts. of tho Association were aUrackoff the roll, one for failing io taake tli« a'eeessary declaration, and f ofligfor Mlooglof to two 1 Associations, < Unaertbofoew rtg£llat?on9 rcht will ( eoajincßss horn tha first of aest July, , onabftlf year's rent mitk bs ' paid, at tha rate of 4% on the capital « fsss% Igfid feiing leased in pt-ij