NGATAPA SETTLEMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2762, 17 March 1910, Page 2

NGATAPA SETTLEMENT.

. BALLOT FOR SECTIONS. The ballot for sections in the Ngatapa settlement took place in the .Native Land Court yesterday afternoon. Before the ballot commenced Mx T. N. Brodrick, Commissioner of Crown Lands, explained that on some of the sections there were road deviations, and the successful applicant was expected to 'keep the old roau open till the new one was formed. There was also a dairy site on the reserve and if the selectors decided to erect a co-opera-tive creamery the site was at their disposal. Messrs J. B. Bright, manager of the New Loan and Mercantile Co.’s office, and Mr A. F. Kennedy, manager for Messrs Williams and Kettle, were then selected as scrutineers, and the ballot commenced. The number of applicants for some of the sections was originally greater, but a number were rejected. The number left indicates the number who went to the ballot. The ballot resulted as follows : —Block X.—

Sections I and 4, 352 acres and 320 acres respectively, W. ,D. Cook, Hawke’s Bay. Eighteen applicants. Section 2, 807 acres, W. J. McKay, •Hauiti. Fifteen applicants. Section 3, 044 acres, M. Muir, Havelock. Ten applicants. Section 5, 842 acres, D. S. Williams, Wanganui. Twenty-two applicants. .Section G, 800 acres, John Kaiu, Mnkotuku. Six applicants. Section 7, 581 acres, G. A. Walker, Gisborne. Thirteen applicants. Section 8, 418 acres, It. S. Corbett, Pakowhai. Two applicants. Section 9, 415 acres, Chas. O'Connell, Kaiti. Twelve applicants. —Block Xl. Section 1, 452 acres, A. E. Cowley, Waipiro. Only remaining applicant. Section 2, 581 acres, Agnes Horsfall, Whata'tutu. iSix applicants. Section 3, 442£ acres, Alexander Faulconer, Hawke’s Bay. Eighteen applicants. 'Section 4,274 J acres, Robert Barwick, Ormond. Only remaining applicant. Section o, 768 f acres, Annie lies, Gisborne. Five applicants. Section 6, 157 acres 2 roods 20 perches, Robt. Burns, Meanee, Hawke’s Bay. Thirteen applicants. —Block XIV.— Section 1, 5131 acres, H. P. Hamilton, Waimata- Valley. Twenty-seven applicants. Section 2, 493 acres, Janies E. Hope, Gisborne. Three applicants. —Block XV.— Section 1, 207£ acres, John McKay, Ormond. Nineteen applicants. Section 2, 297 acres, Janies Campbell, Makauri. Seven applicants. Section 3, 971 acres, M. P. Hills, Patutahi. Twentyitwo applicants. Section 4, 92-1 acres, J. J. Prende-ga-A. Twenty-eight applicants. Section 6, 415.1- acre*, S. AY. Munro. Patutahi. Seventeen applicants. Section 7,524 acres, John McLnughlan, Patina,in. Thirty-five applicants. Section IJ, 4 acres, J. S. Harrison, Patutahi. Five applicants. Section 12, 5 acies, Susan Rett. Mata whero. Five applicants.