THE LAND BALLOT.
The iiu'-\plicjtole law s^ovcrn'nig the game of chance —if indeed there Le. any such law —was in evidence in connection' w;ith the land ballot j-.t the Courthouse on Wmln-'sddy evening (says the Oamaru Mail.) Of the runs set down for allotment, that known locally as I'oi-terl^, al traded the greatest competition, the applicants being represented \,\ 219 marWes in the ballot box. Of course, one marble sto o d as n () oi| a chance, as any other in thedraw, hut no one for <i momt-nt expected tli«> I Xo. 1 would he drawn. Vet this is what, happened, and the result was received with great e-xt-itfiiu-nt. Jt. is staled that only on one occasion wflhin th-e history of land ballots in (^tago has Xo. 1 marble been drawn.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5777, 4 March 1912, Page 5
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130THE LAND BALLOT. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5777, 4 March 1912, Page 5
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