LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13941, 28 June 1907, Page 3

LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

VERY KEEN DEMAND. (Per United Pbess Association.) NAPIER, June 27, Sixten hundred applications from all parts of the colony were received for four sections in the Nor-sewood district. They were balloted for this morning, and the following were successful Elizabeth Clark, Lars Olsen, Charles Thoma6, and James Fell. BALLOT FOR AIREDALE SECTIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) OAMAIUJ. June 27. The ballot for the Airedale Settlement took place here to-day in tho presence of tho Otago Land Board and a very large number of the applicants. No less than 418 persons had put in for Iho 11 farms. and the examination bad reduced these to 391. The ballot made it quite evident that there is plenty of demand in North Otacro and South Canterbury for laud of the right sort. Airedale is of fairly good quality and in good order, and the rentals are not heavv, as the subjoined particulars show. The following are the results of the ballot: — Ordinary Farms. Subdivision 1 (82 applicants).—Section U, urea 210 acres .10 poles; rents! por acre, 14s; half-yearly, £S2 7s 4d—Thomas M'Phee (Pap&kaio). Section sa, area ?oG acres 1 rood 29 poles; rental per ncre. i2s lid; halfyearly. £70 10s—F. C. Eldei (Reidston). Subdivision 2 (nine applicants).—Section 2a, area, 173 acres 3 roods 14 wiles; •rental per aero, 14s; half-yearly, £61—Thomas Pcrteous (Enfield). Subdivision 3 (31 applicants).—Section 4. area 145 noro? 3 roods 2 polos; rental per ac.te, lis 3d; half-yearly, £11—William AVado (Tennika). Subdivision 4 (12 applicants).—Section Ga, area 26fi acres 1 rood 15 pc-leV, rental per acre, lis 6d; half-yearly, £7G 103— J. R. Martin (Makikihi). Subdivision 5 (28 applicants).—Section 7a, area 291 acres 13 poles; rental per acre. Gs; half-yearly, £13 10s—A. M'Phedran (Tiniaro). Subdivision 6 (42 applicants).—Section Ba. a'oa 432 acres 18 jjoles; rental per acre, 9s 9d; half-yearly, £105 10s—Thomas Stephens (Seadown). T Subdivision 7 (70 applicants).—Section 9a, area 493 acres 3 racds 23 poles: rental per acre, 7«; half-yearly, £86—Gilbert Craig (Oaniarul, Subdivision 8 (GO applicants!.—Section 10a, area 268 'acres 3 roods 30 uoles; rental per acre, 10s Gd; half-yearly, £70 10s—James R. Rowlands (Enfield). Subdivision 9 (42 applicants).—Section 11a, arcA }40 acres 29 poles; rental per acre. 14s; half-yearly, £49—Jane S. Fox (Otiake). Dairy Farm. Subdivision 10 (15 applicants).—Section 12a, area acres 30 po'es; rental per acre. 18s; half-yearly, £30—John Hastings (Kurow).