DEALING WITH TE AKAU.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 6

DEALING WITH TE AKAU.

' FEATURES OF THE BALLOT. PLUMPING FOB'"EIGHT OP PUECHASE." ' (By Telceraph—Special Correspondent.: '-"i". Auckland, October 15. - • A' conspicuous feature of the To Akau ballot is the solid plumping in favour of tho right-of-■purcliaso 'tbnure. ''There wefo but twelve j blue , •forms representing renewable lease applications, and these appeared as. a veritable drop 1:1 tllQ ocean among the huge pile of pink'o.r.p. forms, land there were half adozen applications for > strhight-out purchn.se. '. ' . ■ . .'They talk, about, putting a stop to dummying," 6aid.a bona-fide applicant, who hnd' journeyod to try his liick.in the ballot, during one.of many .wordy arguments at; the hotolat . Ngaruawahia,. "but I tell you speculators wink at it. A'man who drew a big lot-at Oponki worked the 6ame device shortly after in -his sister's name,' and they do just- the'same with !their cousins'.and their aunts." . - '~. . . ,■ "It's all nonsense," 6aid another' keen seeker ■ after land, "to say that the land is not much good; If you are'lucky enough to draw a seo-. tion you will do." ■ •'' ■'. . "Are you a-reporter?" asked an erithusinstia . sheep farmer . fronV''North Canterbury • of a scribe working amid ■ tho babel of a crowded hotel.' "Then, he added, an; answer, "rub it into the for not providing, eiougli land.-.l've beeL chasing the ballots for two years with about is, much hopo of sncceM as in iTattersall's 6weejps." The samo ' speaker intimated that lie was anxious to secure some Te Akau land for sheep farmiDg. It Vaa (he said)'the!'finest'hill country-that he .bad seen in the North : Island, and eminently suitable for the. purpose. . ... . Mr. Tapp; a' sturdy typa, of. settlor,, stated ■■, that he regarded any one.of. the.firsi/class septions as good value for dairying, but singlfl lots were not large enough for grazing. ' "I am .in for three of the, second-class lots,", said Mr. Tiipp, "comprising, 13M , acres. With- good fortune 1 might pot a section,.'bat it will nood a lot of luck with so many, starters in tho T« Akau land stakes. If'unsuccessful, I shall have to look elsewhere, but that is just where th« shoe pinches, for,. while there are thousands . who are eager to'tako up land, the Government keeps tho key tightly turned on . the locked-up Native lands. There is enough . land and; to spare for all if they would only wake up to th« call of' those who are anxious to develop th» country."- '. What form of tenurt have you gone in for f Mr. Tapp was dsked. 'a v ;■ - "Why, the occupation with' right of pur* chaise,' was the reply.' "Nothing -else is good' J enough for me. l There are no points in improving other people's property.' - ■ ■ ■ . In-connection with the >unopened, portion of 1 Te Akau Block, Mr. Andrew Ekotone,.whois at. present in Ngaruawahia'on Land Court business. stated that the Ngatihapanga tribe, which ■- he represents, and which owns two-thirds ■of the portions still unopened, have offered their lond > v to the Department-for sale at a valuation to b»■ vi fixed. ■, •• . . THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. ' . . (By Tclccrapb—Prcsn A'BBOcl&wfon.l . . Auckland, OMobor IS. ■ The. ballot for the 30 sections thrown for, settlement by. the .Government in,.;the.,Te'-.|:, AEau Block tboV place at Ngaruawahiato--. day, there being no fewer, than 1071. applies- -| tions. from 455 individuals for t the nino ulocka . of first-class land. The successful applicantswere as .f0110w,:—,.. ; ■ • - -. , \ : Block 1 6, Section 5, 252 'acres, 3 r00d5.(33 a plicants):.' W. Campbell, Palmcreton- North; -. O.RIP.j, upset price, £1470. r . :-Block,6, Sec'tibn'.s, : 2o9 aores 2 roodS'(B4 applicants): E! F. Fraser, FeUding; o:E;P.;'up--li set price, £1610. . •• " • •': •' V i Block 6, Seotion : 7, 417 acres (44 applicants)! s '' , ,S. M'Gowati,'Pahiatua;'O.R.P. ;-upset priovX .- x33so. ■ • Block 6„Section 8; 336' acres (six applicants)! -W. ,W. Driker, Otakehoj leases yearly rental,. -£103 4s.'. .. '."V''' Block 6,. Section' 9, 335!acresl2'roods 35 poles (12 ' applicants): -T. Morton, Feildiiigs' : tipsot price,- .£244(1. '■ ; - i Block Section il, 445 aci-es,"'l : rood -120 porches,(2B-applicants): L..M'Guire, Tuakaui . O.R.P.;'upset: price, ,j!2660. , . /, i.;i .Blbck'-.7,niSe<ition ;,1,T360/ acres . (two applicant.«V. J..-Milne, llaglanj O.E.P.i-upset price, i 52490.'. •• t-, ~ v. " Block.- "applW? cants):. ChArlas 'Hatoa;'O.E.P.i up- ■ - 'set'-'price, >£2350. ■ /; i \.' : v ;V'J ! Block 7,''Section''3i* 400 acre's'.'(l9 E.:- Siiodgrass,' Mastercoii';, .'O.-HiP!?' Spset' pric«,"'> ■ .ci92d; : -- . ' : -v;-.,'. 1 "—- • - . 'The remaining- bloeks-.went to the following:. ' Kbsiha -Eobinsoii' (Auckland),Boyd., . juh., .. (Ivnikoilra)," A.; Gl' Penco6k'' ■ (tuakau),' A.,.' .irßoroey ,Ngaruawahia), I H.,Sn\yth';(K'aranga- : ■liak?), M. Evan, (IComata),' C..-H. 'Bfeogß'-(Wai-".< mana), ',Cl' Day: (Oh\ira), ; ,S. ;F. ;Philburn (Ivomata),' A; MTJougnll (Jlanunui),' A. Miller (Waikeruru), J. . O'Connor; (Otoko), J. G. Ma- , hood. (Cambridge), ;E. L. Smith (Awahou), A. -, 'A. Tapp. (Eaglan), B. Jarvis (Havelock, Marl-.. boroligh), F. J. Bear (Taihape), C. L. Sntton ' ■ (Eaglan):".. '