OPENING UP LAND

Southland Times, Issue 17732, 9 August 1917, Page 5

OPENING UP LAND

AREA AVAILABLE. In the annual report of the Lands Department it is estimated that a total area of 547,359 acres, comprising 1796 holdings, will be available for selection during the coming year. The area is distributed as follows; — Land Number of Area district. holdings. Acres. Auckland .. .. 590 90,050 Hawke’s Bay .. 123 73,963 Taranaki .. .. 113 29,998 Wellington .. 26S 5,449 Marlborough .. 58 4,808 Nelson 266 71,191 Westland .. 80 12,567 Canterbury .. 79 192,607 Otago 137 52,218 Southland '.. 82 14,508 Of this area all lands which arc considered suitable for settlement by discharged soldiers will be set apart accordingly. 1116 i total selections during the year under all tenures covered a gross area of 1,010,152 acres by 2059 selectors. These figures include, however, 135 purchases of small town and suburban sections aggregating 181 acres offered for sale at auction. The selections made by discharged soldiers are also included in the figures. ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES SOLDIER’S DEATH. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 8. As the Rotorua express approached Manurewa this morning a porter on the station discovered the body of a man on the cowcatcher. It has been proved to be the body of a soldier belonging to the 29th Reinforcements, but so far it has not been identified. The body was terribly mutilated, and death must have been instantaneous. IDENTITY OF DECEASED. I AUCKLAND, August 8. The soldier killed at Marurewa was Joseph Cartwright, of Paparoa, north of Auckland. TWO MEN KILLED. AUCKLAND, August 8. It is reported from Taumarunui that two men, John Maloney, single, and Frederick Baddelly, married, employed by the Public Works Department, were killed through a fall of papa rock at Ohahu tunnel, Ohahukuru, this afternoon. Baddelly was killed instantaneously, but Maloney, who was crushed in the chest, walked with assistance to the entrance, when he expired. Two other men. nearby, escaped injury. Some drops of NAZOL on lump sugar instantly soothe sore throats and remove huskincss. Equally effective for coughs and colds. Sixty doses 1/6. Get genuine NAZOL.