LYNTON DOWNS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 68, 21 March 1914, Page 4

LYNTON DOWNS.

BALLOT FOR THE SECTIONS.

[Special to Expbess.]

_ KAIKORUA, March 21. ■l. 11 Sl ty1!*011 Downs settlement was>ballotted for to-day, being the first land-ballot held in Kaikoura for ten.1' years past. .jfcfr W. H.^ Skinner 3 Commissioner of Urown Lands for Marlborough, an<* all the members of the Land Board were occupied yesterday in the examination of applicants. Atrocious weather prevailed in the - afternoon. There were 434 applications from 138 applicants for the twelve sections offered, and 80 applicants were Kaikoura people, the * majority of the remainder coming;from North Canterbury and; North Marlborough. \ ■■• £ number of applications, totalling - Id 9 were rejected, the Board sitting all day. Results:— Section 1 (29), G. H. B. Smith, Kai- - koura. <,

2 (34), Ernest Edward \ Weaver, Methven. Section 4 (43), Richard Boyd. Section 5 (70), John Gregory. 6 and 6a, the homestead,. (11), C. Pannel, Christdhurch. Section 7 (24), Christina Milsom, Christchurch. 3 "

Section 8 (23), Gordon Philp, Ponsonby, Auckland. ioura tiOH 9 (78), Austin Seeley, Kai-

koS? iOn 10 (53)> John Gibson« Kaikoura* iOn U (48)' David Bt>yd ' Kai* koiiSf i<m 12 (64)) JeSSie Boyd ' Kai~ 3 is reserved as a school'