ALLEGED DUMMYISM.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8100, 27 August 1904, Page 5

ALLEGED DUMMYISM.

— "<»- [PEit Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 27. A case of alleged dummyism in connection with the recerit Crown lands ballot for land in fche Tokatoka. survey district was brought under the notice of the Crown Land? Board by the Commissioner. Mr M'Ker__ie, who stated that C H. S. "M'Kinney had applied for 520 acres of the Tokatoka land, and secured ninety-six acres afc the ballot, though he already held 640 acres of firsfcclai® land under occupation with the right of purchase. M'Kinney appeared before the Board and admitted the facts, but stated that- when he applied for the Tokatoka lan-1 he had overlooked the fact that ho held land under a previous-ballot. In the Tokatoka ballot hs acted fcr a friend, whom he named, to whom he intended to transfer his holding if _ucce--.ul. He had" no intention of doing anything wrong, and hundreds had placed themselves in a similar position. The Board resolved that, fche Tokatoka- section in question, and all the money paid on it, should be forfeited, and that the facts should be laid before the Commissioner of Land.. The Commissioner said he felt quite sure at fche time of the Tokatoka ballot that n- lot of speculation was going on, and the members of the Board agreed that M'Kinney 'had, in eood nature, acted with fche object of benefiting i others, and had not himself beneficed in