GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8933, 27 June 1905, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE FLAXBOURNE BALLOT.

[press assoctation.2 BLENHEIM, June 26. The ballot for~the 82 sections of the Flaxbourue Estate was conducted to-day in." the presence of a crowded assemblage of "spectators nb the Blenheim Courthouse. 1 There Avcre 401 applicants, and every holding- went off except one sinaJl grazing run -and four workmen's sections, which are being re-offered. The, feature of the list of successful ..applicants is tho prominence of Canterbury names. Many of the "'pastoral properties, arid several large leases in perpetuity sections went to Canterbury residents, of whom a large contingent attended the ballot. A 1 few Wellington and Otago applicants were successful, and one from Victoria obtained a, holding. " >IR 8.-M. SMITH, M.H.R. NEW-PLYMOUTH", June 27. ' Mr. K. M. Smith, M.H.R., is now pro-"nouncod-out of immediate danger.

TOHUNGAISM.

WHANGAREI, June 27. Te'Woretaa, a Tohu'nga from Hawke's Bay, with over forty followers , from Huwke's Bay, Thanjcb.Gieborne and Wnnganui arrived at \?hangawi this, morning endeavoring to get_nauveß from Mangakatua to raeefc "Kirn. ' Mr Sutherland is here ps - .Government adviser to prevent any tdhunga business: . /' " - • ,