THE BARNEGO SETTLEMENT BALLOT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2412, 24 May 1900, Page 8

THE BARNEGO SETTLEMENT BALLOT.

The ballot for the allotments in the Barnego settlement took pl^ca at the courthouse, Balclutha, oil Friday ;.t 10 a m , the Comniiisioucr of Crown Lands (Hr J. P. Maitland) presiding. Ihe following is the result _of the ballot. — Section 1a. — il9a. Yearly lent per a^ie, 3s; total half-yearly, £31 8s 6cl. Ihirteen. miles fiom Balcitulia, eight; miles from Lovell's Fiat. One ,apphcaifl — James -bistie (fill lend), unopposed. Section 2%.^ — 352 a ir. Yeai)y rt:il petacre, 4s ±ld; tola I half-j eariy, .£3B 100 7d. Twelve miios noni JLial chilli a,, seven miles iioin Lc\ ell's Flat. Foul- applicants. Successful — -James Marshall. Unsuccessful — Ihoruas Gifford, Mary Ann Gifiord, Margaret Giffoxd. Section 3a.— 351a. "Nearly lent per acre, 4s 6d; buildings vaiued at ±'215, repayable m 21 years by hal-yearly instalments of £S 7s 8d; total half-yearly rent, £4S 4s 2d. Twelve miles from Balciutha, seven miles from Loveli's Flat. Six applicants. Successful — Margaret Gifiord. (Kae's Flat). Unsuccessful — Wi'uiam Taylor, William Taylor, jun., J. Little, Louisa Koss, Thcnias Giffard, Mary Ann Gifiord. Section 4a. — 253 a. Yearly rent per acre, ss; total half-yearly, £31 12s Gd. Eleven miles fioin Balciutha, eight miles from Lovell's Flat. Nine applicants. Successful — John Campbell (Pukepito). Unsuccessful — Arthur Campbell, William Taylor, Margaret Paterson. .Robert Patersou, jun., Robert Paterson, William Taylor, jun., Jane E. Taylor, John Martyn, James Alarshall, Robert B. Scott, Thomas G. Scott. Allotment 5a. — la. Yearly rent, 20s per acre — Henry -T. Bain, unopposed. Section 7a.— 310a 2r. Yearly rent per acie, 4s 6d; buildings valued at £125, repayable iv 21 years by half-yearly instalments ot M 17s 6d; total half-yearly, £39 16s 2d. Ten miles from Balciutha, seven "miles from Lovell's Flat. One mile from Hillend post office. Two applicants. Successful — Joseph " Shand (Te Houka). Unsuccessful — C: Shand, L. Eoss. Section 8a. — 492 a 2r. Yearly rent per acre, 4s 1-Jd; buildings valued at £207, repayable m 21 years by half-yearly instalments of IS Is 6d ; total half-yearly, £58 17s 3d. Ten miles from Ba'clutha, seven from Lovell's Flat, one from Hillend po3t office. Three applicants. Successful — William Fraser (Lovell's Flat). Unsvccessful—C. Sha-nd, J. Shand. Sectiou 124.. — 525 a3r Op. Yearly rent per acre, 2s; total half-yearly, £26 5s Gd. Nine miles fioru Bslclutha. One applicant — D. M'Gregor, unopposed. Section 13a. — A7Ba Qk 38p. Yearly rent per acre, 2s 3d; buildings valued at £71, repayable in 21 years by half-yearly instalments of £2 15s 4d , total half-yearly, £29 13s 4d. Five and ahalf miles from Balciutha. Two applicants. Svccessful — B. M'Donald. Unsuccessful — Donald M'Gregor. Section 15a. — 281 a2r 4p. Yearly rent per acre, 3s 6d; total half-yeaily, £24 12s Bd. Five miles from Balciutha. Thirty applicants. Successful — James Morrison (Stirling). Unsuccessful—Matilda Wilkins, J. Wilkins, D. M'Gregor, A. Campbell, J. Campbell, J. King, W. Brownlie, Jane King, Adam King, C. Shand, J. Shand, A. Smith, T. Smith, Alexander Smith, Barbara Morrison, Agnes Fraser, Jas. AroKld, J. Ford, H. Clarke, A. Campbell, W. Ford, J. Martyn, James Marshall, B. M'Donald, A. Asher, J. Asher, -R. Scott, T. Scott, Peter Murray, Mary Murray, G. Murray. Section 16a. — 550 a2r 14p. Yearly rent per acre, Is lO&d; total halfryearly, £25 16s 2d. Foiir miles from Balciutha. Three applicants. Successful — Alexander Smith (Waihola). Unsuccessful — D. M'Gregor, T. Smith. Section 18a.— 306a 2r (the Barn Paddock). Yearly rent per acre, 3s 6d ; buildings valued at £50, repayable in 21 years by half-yearly instalments of £1 19s ; total half-yearly, £28 15s sd. Four miles from Balciutha. Thirtyseven applicants. Successful — Adam King. Unsuccessful — D. Macgregor, Matilda Wilkins, Jno. Wilkins, A. Campbell, J. Campbell, W. Taylor, John King, W. Taylor, jun., Jsme Taylor, W. Brownlie, Jane King, C. Shand. J. Shand, T. Smith, A. Smith, W. J. Lory, J. Morrison, Barbara Morrison, Agnes Fraser, W. Fraser, Janet Hislop, Catherine Hislop, Dimcan Hislop, J. Arnold, John Ford, H. H. Clark, A, Campbell, E. Little, J. Little, W. Ford, John Martin, H. E. Bartlett, J. Marshall, D. R. Howden, A. Asher, R. Scott, T. Scott, Petor i Murray, Mary Murray, G. Murray, M. Stevenson. The result was received with applause. Sections 19a and 26a. — 107 aOr 30p. Yearly rent per acre, lls; buildings valued, at £20, I repayable in 10 years by half-yearly instal- j ments of £1 5s lOd; total half-yearly, £30 15s I 4d. 41a 3r 30p is hilly, remainder flat. Eleven j applicants. Successful— Samuel Symons. Un- j successful— Thos. Smith, Alex. Smith, E. P. Sharp, H. H. Clarke, J. R. W. Wilson, John Dove, P. Murray, Mary Murray, Geo. Murray, Alex. Stevenson. Sections 20a and 32a. — 112 -Or lOp. Yearly rent per acre, lls; buildings valued at £100, rex^ayable in 21 years by half-yearly instalments of £3 18s; total half-yearly, £34 14s 4d. 60a fiat, remainder hill. Fifteen applicants. Successful — H. Ti. Clarke (Long Beach, Ashburton). Unsuccessful — John Thomson, Tho?. Stephens, jun., Thomas Smith, Alex. Smith, W. J. Lory, E. P. Sharp, A. Donald, J. E. W. Wilson, J. Dove, S. Symons, Peter Murray, Mary Murray, Geo. Murray, Alex. Stevenson. Sections 21a and 22a.— 121a lr lOp. Yearly rent per acre, 8s Gd; total half-yearly, £25 i 15s 7d. S6a flat. Nine applicants. Success- ' fill — John Dove (Waihola). Unsuccessful — R. ! Sharp, H. 11. Clark, J. E. W. Wilson, S. Symons, P. Murray, Mary Murray, J. Murray, ' Malcolm Stevenspji.

Sections 24a, 33a, 51.— 115 alr 12p. Yearly rent per acre, 9s sd; total half-yearly, £27 Is 9d. 58a flat. Eleven applicants. Successful — Alex. Stevenson (Otakia). Unsuccessful— Thos. Stephens, jun., W. J. Lory, E. P. Sharp, H. H. Clarke, Alex. Donald, John Dove, Jas. Smith, P. Murray, Mary Murray, G. Murray, M. Stevenson. Sections 25a, 28a.— 118a lr lOp. Yearly renfc per acre, 6s ; total half-yearly, £17 14s lid. 40a flat. One applicant. Successful — R. P. Sharp (Ratanui). Section 29. — 54a, 3r lOp. Yearly rent per acre, 9s; total half-yearly, £12 6s Bd. 35a flat. Sixteen applicants. Successful — James Smith (Henley). Unsuccessful — Margaret E. Murray, James Murray, Robert Sinclair, Peter Nelsoa, J. W. Wilson, Selina Croft, John H. Erskine, John M. Mackie, Thos. H. Dowie, W. Beattie, Samuel Symons, Robert P. Sharp, G. Murray, Allan Stevenson, Malcolm Stevenson. Section 31.— 10 a2r 30p. Yearly rent per acre, 9s; total half-yearly, £22 17s 7d. 40a flat. Eighteen applicants. Successful — Mary Murray (Traquair). Unsuccessful— J. Thomson, Alex. M'Neil, T. Smith, Alex. Smith, R. P. Sharp, P. Nelson, Alex. Donald, Jas. W. Wilson, Selina Cioft, D. R. Howden, John 3J. Mackie, T. H. Dowie, S. Symon, Jas. Smith, P. Murray, G. Murray, A. Stevenson, Malcolm Stevenson. The result of the ballot left the Homestead Block (sections 17a, 23a, and 51), and also sections 9a, 10a, and 14a unallotted.