Lucky Nine.

Ballot for Edie Creek Claims.

THE ballot for nine claims, comprising the former Administration Reserve at Edie Creek, was held by the Mining Warden at Wau.

Over 13,000 applications for the leases were made, representing 1473 individuals.

The results were announced to a large assemblage of interested persons and were as follow; Lot 1 — W. A. MacGregor.

Lot 2 — S. W. Marshall.

Lot 3 — R. F. C. Struben, Lot 4 — J. A. Symes.

Lot 5— V. M. Giblin.

Lot 6 — H. M. Rex.

Lot 7 — J. C. Wauchope.

Lot 8 — N. B. Spence.

Lot 9 — A. R. Rankin.

Mr. W. A. MacGregor, who drew Lot 1 —otherwise called "the jewel box” —is now a resident of Kavieng but was formerly at Madang. Mrs. Rex, who drew Lot 6, happened to be in Madang visiting a friend, Mrs. Drayson and was induced to take out a miners’ right and enter the lottery.

The statutory exemption period ex pired on January 31; but most of the lucky applicants had made arrangements for working their leases before that.