THE WINDSOR PARK BALLOT.
OAMARU, May 30. There were 185 applications for the Windsor Park sections, but much dissatisfaction was expressed at the new method of balloting, which compels an. applicant to accept the section drawn against his or her name, whether it is the one applied for or not. The following is the result of the balloting: Section la, Mary Jane Thomson ; section 2a, G. Sutherland; section 3a, J. W. Kobson; .action 6a, Agnes W. Howden; section 7a, 'Ihomas Watson; section 10a, James Turtle; section lla, J. P. Kidd; section 12a, Alexander Orr; section 13a, Annie Meenan; section. 14a, Wm. Scott;' section 15a, Euphemia- Bond; section 21», Hall Flynn; section 22a, Robert? Hanna; section 23a, George Nelson; section 33a, Mary Fallon; section 34a» Wm. Davis; section 35a, Agnes Mathieson; section' 36a,' Alex. Graham; section 37a, Alex. M'Kenzie; section 33apJ.. G. Allan; section 3a, Patrick Welsh; section. Ba, T. L. King; section 9a, Thomas Gibson; section 16a, Richard Miller; section 17a, Andrew Beck; section 18a, Annie Collis; section Wa, George Collis; section 20a, A. Sutherland; section 24a, S. J. Davis; section 25a, Elizabeth J. Wallace; section. 26a, T. J. Wilson ; section 27a, M. Mansfield ; section 23a, Wm. Johnston; section 29a, J. B. Steele; section 30a, Joseph H. Miller; section 31a, P. Baxter; section 32a, Joseph Harnsey. With few exceptions all the sections were drawn by local people.
The Oamara Mail says: — " It is unfortunate that, in connection with a scheme of land settlement which is intended to help people who are not well off to make homes on the soil, it should be necessary for an applicant, on the mere chance of getting a section, to spend co much time and money that he can ill afford. A large proportion of the applicants for the Windsor sections came from long distances — some from the extreme north and south, and one hailed from Melbourne. Mr Duncan should have been here to hear the criticisms of the law and its administration which necessitated bo much unnecessary inconvenience and waste of time and money. He would have then known how to amend the act; for there was nothing but sound sense and sober earnestness in the complaints which we heard. We should think that this will be the last of the wortldess examinations, and of the stupid ballot system."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 10
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386THE WINDSOR PARK BALLOT. Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 10
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