LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16798, 1 April 1920, Page 6

LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

YE STEED AY'S BALLOTS.

The Canterbury Land Board conducted ballots yesterday afternoon for sections in tnree settlements which were open for selection by discharged soldiers. The settlements were Woodlau (near Prebbleton), part of Lyndburst t (R&kaia-Methven railway line), and Mountford (three miles from Kirweo). The members of the Board present were :-MVlessrs H. D. M. Haszard, Commissioner of Crown Lands (chairman), T. Gee, H. Macaulay, and W. Gunningham. An apology for absence was received from Mr IX Stow ell. Miss Nixon, who drew a section in the "Woodlau settlement, is the first returned nurse who has been successful in any of the recent ballots in Canterbury. The ballot for the remaining part of the Lyndburst settlement was first taken, and Messrs' (3. H. Morrison and T. D. Jar man wore appointed scrutineers. The ballot resulted as follows:— LYNDHURST SETTLEMENT. Section 9, area 290 acres 3 roods 2G perches, half-yearly rent £114 19s Gd, *£14 10s lid (niimber of rpp'iomt* 8-11—Siw«ficfni B p_ pLi cant, Robert Fletcher, Chiisichurch. Section 10, 293 a 2r 20p, £110 03 Gd (62)— Lawrence Thos. Gordon, St. Andrews. Section 11, 288 a 3r 27p, £101 5s (54)— Frank Austin Hills, Cheviot. Section 12, 2GOa, £95 8b Gd, *£10 2s (83)— Joseph "Whearty, Eiffelton. Section 13, 281 a, £104 3a Gd, *£55 lie (68)— Jeremiah Bernard Daley, Ma "Waro, via Timaru. Section 14, 223 a 3r 20p, £76 19a (55>—James Benjamin Hillyer, Hir/is. Section 15, 271 a 2r 27p. £83 18s 6d (48)— Arthur Joseph Rushton, Springfield. * Half-yearly instalment on buildings. "WOODLAU. Section 1, 41a 2r 18p, £43 13s (17)— John "Willinm O'Neill, Orari. Secton 2, 55a lr 2p, £57 Sa (18) —Geo. Henry Brown, Linwood. _S:ction 3, 68a Or 39p, ££3 (15) —Margaret Nixon, 131 Riccarton road, Riccarton. Section 4, 63a 2r 7p, £71 lis (24)— Kenneth Hammond, 322 Harewood road, Papanui. Section 5, 47a 2r 9p, £31 Ga (20)— Alexander Proudlock, Temuka. MOUNTFORD. Section 1, 411 a Or 07p, £101 '9s 6d (32)— Robert Ilenson Ward, AVillowbank, Temuka. Scction 2, 354 a 3r 15p, £87 10s 6d (25)— Frank William Ilanvood, Ayleebury. Section 3, 353n 2r sp, £62 2s Cd, *£37 17s 6d (40) —Hans Hansen, Killinchy. Scction 4, 326 a 3r 4p, £81, £9 Is lOd (26)— John George Hamilton, Culverden. Section 5, CBla 3r 20p, £88 17s 6d (22) Daniel Bernard O'Connor, Fairlie. Section 6, 320 a 2r Hip, £72 133 Cd (23) — Geovgo Rushton, Springfield. Scction 7, 320 a Or 31p, £70 :7s 6d (22)— James Germain, Rakaia. * Half-yearly instalment on buildings. In respect of Section 6, Mountford, the winning marble was that of James Patrick Horgan, but as ho had neither paid his deposit nor was present to pay, the section went to the second marble.