THE LAND BALLOT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 223, 19 September 1919, Page 7

THE LAND BALLOT.

TWENTY SECTIONS ALLOTTED. AIfOXG 939 APPLICANTS. The offices of the Lands Department in Auckland are almost continuously nowadays the rendezvous of optimistic exservice men, whose ambitions to go on the land are dependent upon the smiles of that fickle Dame Fortune. An uncommonly large aggregation of these anxious applicants thronged into the Government Buildings this morning, having interest in the ballot for thirteen sections of lands described as "first-class" in the Piako county, Maungateparu Settlement, and another ballot for seven areas of secondclass country in the Wliakatane county at Matuku Settlement. Three of these latter areas were preference sections for married men. In all 939 returned soldiers sent in their names for one section or more, and the results of the balloting were as follows. The number of applicants for each section is inserted in brackets:— Maungateparu.—Section 16, 74| acres (7S), I. L. Xewman, MorrinsviHe; section 17, 1333 acres (37), P. Clark, Mataroa; section 19, 83 acres 3 roods 31 perches (84), P. H. Brightwell, Morrinsvillesection 21, 57 acres (46), S. H. Wilding, Auckland; section 20, 52 acres 3 roods 20 perches (03), T. Beck, Tatuanui; section 27, CO acres 3 roods 25 perches (70), F. C. Upritchard, Cambridge; section 28, 65 acres 2 roods 13 perches (60), R. .T. Mulcahy, Morrinsville; section 29. 137 acres (12), W. G. McLeod, Waikino: section 30, 57 acres 1 rood 6 perches (57), K. J. McAufteld, Te Aroha; section 45 acres 1 rood 25 perches (37), W, J. Morris, Otakeho; section 35, 55 acres 0 roods 28 perches (66), R. A. Marshall, Wanganui; section 40, 03 acres 2 roods 9 perches (SI), B. J. Roper, Auckland; section 415, 50 acres 0 roods G perches (61), S. Hatton, Wellington. Matuku.—The applicants for the seven sections in the Matuku Settlement numbered IS7. Sections 1, 4 and 11 were available to married men only. The results of the ballot were: Section 1, 90 acres (22). R. A. Boyd, Frankton; section 2, 139 acres 2 roods 19 perches (18), H. O. Beale, Wellington: section 4, 113 acres 1 rood 33 perches (21), ,T. Bryant, Te Teko: section 6. S5 acres 2 roods (27), W. J. Bowden, Xapier; section 9, 71 acres 2 roods 22 perches (39), W. P. Clark, Featherston; section 10, SI acres (37), P. Jessup, Mama; section 11, 79 acres 3 roods 24 perches (23), E. P. Cobden, Rakaia.