MANGAKAHIA LAND BALLOT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13187, 26 May 1906, Page 6

MANGAKAHIA LAND BALLOT.

. , . . -•:■ . ■;.• [BY TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.] '<: \ - ; • Whang are r, Friday. MS. J- MACKENZIE, Commissioner of Crown ' Lands I ,' presided over tho ballot for lands in the Tutamoo and Panakitore survey districts" held to-day. The .Commissioner pointed out that timber rights on Crown ,' '•,' - lands : had.; been .recently arranged by the Board, so that successful applicants miffht Jtcquira such rights by payment of 14 half- ■' yearly instalments. The regulations as to [; improvements and occupancy would be most . rigidly enforced, so as to prevent mere . ■peculation, and be warned those present that, if any person took up these lands \\ without intending.to do anything: on them he would have the Board to reckon with. Sections for which there was but oneaa- r r-■ 'plication were made over as follows:— moe survey,district: Section 2, Block VII., 84 acres, G. Moore; . section 14, Block 1.., 632 '■' acres. H. A. Lockdell; section -4a, Block 11.. I 854 acres, Diggle. ' The balloting resulted as follows:—Tutaznoe survey district: Section 12, Block VII., 1052 acres, 8. B. Nash;-. section 13. Block VII.. 624 acres, G. E. Austin; section 14, Block VII., 631 acres, T. P. Ryan; section 2, Block ,-, XI., 720 acres, Henry Moore; section 3, Block XI., 613 acres," A. £. Heape; section 4, Block XI., 693 acres, J. "Wright, jun.: section 2a. Block XII.. 262 acres; C. M. Mair; section - 9. Block XIJ., 774 acres. P. E. Hunter; section 11, Block XII.. 136 acres, H. Webb; sections 10 and 14, Block XII., 907 acres. P. W. Palmer; section 11, Block 1.. 903 acres, F.L. Titus; section 12, Block 1., 305 acres, Harriet Moore; section 13, Block 1.. 362 acres, Esther Oliver; section 6, Block, 11., 219 acres. C. Day: -section 7. Block 11.. 209 acres. ;J. Livingstone; section 0. Block 11.. 160 acres,- W. ,J. Brown; section 9, Block 11., 268 acres. S. Dobbs; section 25. Block V.. 523 acres, S. A. Underwood; section 1, Block VI., 234 acres. W.'Pulton; section 2, Block VI., ■•:.;■,"■■;"2l6-acres, A. J. Holier; section 3, Block VI.. ."' 342 acres. T. E. Land; section 4, Block VI., '■■>:■ ~'.538 acres. K.N. McKay. Punakitere survey . district: Section 3, Block XIII.. 789 acres. J. >; x ,F. Dittmcr; section 4. Block XIII., 743 acres, , ■ O. Nickel; section 7, Block XIII.. 386 acres, 'J, Robertson; section 8, Block XIII.. 568 :..- acres. K. H. Thompson; section 9, Block XIIL, 651 acres. C G. On-. All -' the sections were taken under the occupation with right of purchase tenure except'.-, one,'. which was taken under the .. lease in perpetuity system.