LAND SALES.

Messrs H. Matson and Co. held yesterday a moat successful land sale. The land put op comprised the Linwood Estate, the property of P. H. Britten, Esq., which had been subdivided into 22+ sections. It is situated beyond the Stsnmore road, at a distance of about a'xnile from the centre of Christchnreh, and in order to enable the purchasers to have ready means of access to it some additional land had been purchased, the surplus of which, not required for the road, had been subdivided into ■even additional sections. The total number of sections, therefore, was 231, and of these 230 were ■old, the odd one being set aside a> a reserve. The area sold was 58 acres, which realised an average price of £318 15s 6d per acre, or a total of £l«, 480 10s. Of this amount £1120 was for the land not, strictly spetki&g, belonging to the Linwood Estate, lea-ring as the net price of this £17,369 10s. It is worth of remark that Mr Brittan some time ago offered to sell the estate, for the purpose of its being converted into a public park, for £10,000. The following was the price of each section .— £ a. £ s. Section 1 1 rood 85 Section 117 1 rood 80 2 ~85 „ 118 „ 80 ' 3 „ 80 „ 119 „ 80 4 ~ 80 .. 130 r. 95 ' 5 „ 80 „ 121 „ 105 6 231 p. 40 „ 122 „ 75 ' 7 27ip. 35 „ 121 „ 75 ,! 8 „ 80 „ 124 „ 75 9 1 rood 75 „ 125 „ 70 ~ 10 „ 75 „ 128 „ 75 11 ~ 75 „ 127 „ 70 " 12 ~80 „ 128 „ 70 13 „ 80 „ 129 „ 70 " H „ 85 ~ 130 „ 65 m 15 „ 90 „ 131 „ 65 ' Iβ „ 55 „ 132 „ 65 17 ~55 „ 133 „ 70 Z J3 ~65 ~134 „ 70 j " 19 „ 75 „ 135 Ir.9p. 115 I V 20 „ 75 „ IS6-) 21 „ 70 „ 137>1r.26p240 22 „ 80 „ 138) ' 23 „ 95 „ 139 38p. 85 24 „ 65 „ 140 10p. 45 ,25 ~65 „ 141 19p. 55 .26 ~60 „ 142 29p. 60 * 27 ~65 „ I*3 39p. 65 ~28 ~65 „ 141 lr. Bp. 70 ~29 ~65 „ 145 2r.13p.160 ~ 30 „ 80 „ 146 „ 60 31 „ 95 „ 147 „ 60 .32 ~95 „ 148 „ 65 , S3 „ 65 „ 149 „ 65 ' 31 ~65 „ 15} Iγ 33p 160 ~ 35 „ 66 „ 151. 19p 60 " 33 „ 65 „ 152 S2p 60 „ 37 „ 65 , 153 „ 55 ' 38 ~80 „ 154 „ 55 „ 39 Iγ 17p 100 „ 155 „ 60 „ 40 1 rood 90 „ 156 ~ 60 „ 41 „ 75 „ 157 „ 60 ~42 ~65 „ 158 „ 60 ~ 43 „ 70 „ 159 „ 60 ~ 44 „ 70 „ 160 „ 70 „ 45 ~70 „ 161 (reserve) „ 46 lr 15p 105 „ 162 lr 22p 70 47 20p 4210 „ 163 lr 38p 85 " 43 lroodSS „ 164 lr 19p 65 "49 ~85 „ 165 lr 33p 85 50 „ 85 „ 166 lr 15p 70 .51 ~85 „ 167 lr 28p 70 " 52 „ 90 „ 168 lr 12p 70 " 53 „ 90 „ 169 lr 22p 70 ! 5t „ 105 „ 170 lr 2p 65 55 „ 105 „ 171 lr 25p 110 '.56 „ 90 „ 172 20p 50 ' 57 „ 80 „ 173 1 rood 100 „ 58 „ ?0 „ 174 „ 85 ..Sβ „ 80 „ 175 „ 90 ',60 ~80 „ 176 „ 100 „ 61 m 85 ~177 „ -100 „ 62 „ 95 „ 178 „ 100 *. 63 20p 3510 „ 179 „ 100 '. 6t 1 rood 75 „ 180 „ 110 ' 65 „ 70 „ 181 „ 80 .. 66 „ 70 „ 182 ~ 75 ', 67 „ 75 „ 183 „ 75 " 63 „ 70 „ 184 „ 80 „ 69 .. 70 .. 185 „ 80 ' 70 „ 110 „ 186 „ 80 ' 71 „ 100 „ 187 „ 95 ' 72 „ 75 „ 183 „ 10-3 „ 73 ~ 75 „ 189 „ 75 „ 74 „ 75 „ 190 „ 75 ~ 75 „ 75 „ 191 „ 75 „ 76 „ 75 „ 192 „ 75 „ 77 „ 75 „ 193 „ 75 „ 78 „ 95 „ 191 „ 70 „ 79 „ 100 „ 195 „ 70 ~80 ~85 „ 196 „ 70 „ »l ~80 „ 197 „ 70 „ 82 „ 75 „ 198 „ 70 ~83 ~75 „ 199 34p 70 „ 84 „ 75 ~200 25p 70 ~85 „ 75 „ 201 20p 55 86 „ 70 „ 202 1 rood 110 „ 87 „ 70 ~ 203 „ 95 „ 83 „ 70 ~204 ~80 „ 89 „ 70 „ 205 „ 83 „ 90 „ 70 „ 203 „ 80 „ 91 .. 70 ~207 ~80 ~92 ~85 „ 208 „ 105 „ 93 „ 100 „ 209 „ 90 „ 91 ~80 „ 210 „ 60 „ 95 „ 75 „ 211 „ 60 ~96 ~70 „ 213 „ 60 „ 97 „ 70 „ 213 „ 60 ~ 93 „ 70 „ 214 „ 60 ' 99 „ 70 „ 215 „ 65 „ 100 „ 75 „ 216 „ 85 „ 101 „ 70 „ 217 „ 00 „ 102 „ 70' „ 218 ~ 65 „ 103 ~ 70 „ 219 „ 65 „ 101 „ 116 ..230 ~65 „ 105 20p. 4510 ~221 ~65 ~ 106 1 rood 95 » „ 222 ~65 „ 107 ~90 „ 223 „ 65 „ 103 „ 90 „ 224 „ 60 „ in 9 ~90 ~225 Iγ. 33p. 90 „ 110 „ f>o ~226 36Jp. 210 „ 111 ~90 „ 227 lr. sp. 160 ~,113 „ 10-5 „ 2281r..*>ip400 „ 113 „ 110 „ 229 lr. 2p. 120 „ 114 „ 80 „ 230 lr. 2p 120 „ 115 „ 80 „ 231 34Jp. 120 „ lW ~81 In addition to the above, Messrs Matson and Co. sold a town section in Cox street, Ashburton, with a new six-roomed bonse upon it, for £150. At the-sale of land held by Messrs K. Walton and Co., at their rooms, Hereford street, Christchorch, yesterday, the following Bales were effected:—l 76 acres of land, with 5-roomed house, Sonth Bakaia, belonging to Messrs A and C. Withell, sold for £7 per acre, equal to £1232; Ashburton town section 821, with cottage, sold for £260; 50 New Zealand Shipping shares, £5 paid, sold for 90s each, £325 ; 50 New Zealand Shipping shares, £5 paid, sold for 87s 6d, £218 15*. 25 acres. BnsseU's Flat, £7 per acre, £175; 180 acres, province of Auckland, 14s, £126; Opawa, about 1 acre, £150 ; section corner of Peterborough and Madras street, £250: 600 acres land at Hinds, £2 17s 6d per acre, £1725; ■Whitecliffs, town of Sonth Malvern, the following sections were disposed or, viz:, 13 to 18. sir factions, at £12 each, £72; Nos. 45 and 4A, £16 each, £32 ; Noa. 47 and 48, £13 10j each, £27 j Nos. 19 and 44, £13 each, £2S; total, £4516 Ms. The attendance was limited, owiug to counter attractions, and tho heavy hailstorm militated ngaiost the sale. The auctioneers, therefore, postponed the sale of the Bolleston township sections, Whitecliffs sections, and other valuable properties until Saturday next at 2 o'clock.