ACQUISITION OF LAND.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16045, 9 February 1920, Page 6

ACQUISITION OF LAND.

LOCAL BOARDS APPOINTED, Some time ago the Minister of Lands (Hon. D. H. Guthrie) announced that, in order to expedite the acquisition of lands for settlement by returned soldiers, and also to assist the Land Purchase Board in coming to right decisions in respect of land offered for sale to the Government, ho would appoint local Land Purchase Boards to co-operata with the Central Board. The appointment of these, local boards is gazetted. Following are the appointees for the Wellington district and for near districts ; Taranaki.—James Francis Stevenson, of Manaia; Welliam Brooks Grant, of New Plymouth; Leslie Hamilton, of Manutahi. Hawk© A Bay (Gisborne). —Charles Matthews, of Gisborne; Edward Brabazon Boland, of Tolaga Bay; Alfred Joseph Faulkner, of Muriwai. Napier.—Matthias Paulsen, of Takapan; Alexander Millar, of Longlands; Stanley Bennett, of Tongoio. Wellington. (West Coast). —Oscar Monrad., of Palmerston North; James Georgetti, of Wanganui; Jas. McEwa-n, of Tiabitah.nna. Wairarapa.—Hugh Morrison, of Mastorton; Andrew O’Loughlin Considine, of Martinborough; Leonard Houlbrooke, of Tiraumea, ESitham, Marlborough.—Arthur Murray, of Kekerangu; Frank Adams, of Blenheim; William Bannatyne Fraser fTytler, of Blenheim. Nelson.—George MacMahon, of Stoke; Phillip Best, of Nelson; Newton MoGonochio, of Glenhope,