Crown Lands Sale.

Otago Witness, Issue 1765, 19 September 1885, Page 4 (Supplement)

Crown Lands Sale.

Mr R. B. Harbin, Government auctioneer, leld a sale of Crown lands on-fche 10th. Tfeere was a good attendance and satisfactory prices were realised. ' ■ Appended is a detailed account of the sale-: — .IJ.UKAT, LAND*. Benger.— Section 39, block VIII, £3 15s, Moore Graham. Dunedin and Bast Taieri.— Sections 28 and 43, block 111, £1 Is, R. LeiSbman ; sectien 4b", Jilock 111, £1 Is, John Dodds. ' Hawksbury. — Section 83, block I, £7 10s, Ed. Epsley. Toi Tos District. — Section 3, 'block VJH, 176 acres 2 roods 33 poles, bought 'by the New Zea- ' land Mercantile Agency Company, as agents, for -151s ; upset price,-21s. Mokorela. — Section 4, block VII, £1 ss, John, Ttfuir. Wendon.— Section 12, block VIII, £l 10s,' Mark Miles; Section 16, block IX, £2 10s, H/ Jones. RURAL DErER.BED-PAYMEN.TS (HE-OPENED). Kurow. — Section 5, block V, £1 15s, Ewen Cameron. Waitahuna West.— Section 18, block 11, £2, John M'Auley.

Heriot Township. — Sections 6 and .7, block I, U. Findlay, £7 10s each.

Roxburgh, suburban. — Sections 2 and: B, block XXIV, £3 per acse, Presbyterian Church Board of Property.

Naseby. — Suburban sections 1 anfl 2, block XXII, £5 per acre,.Jos. Creighton.

Lower Wanaka. — Suburban section &Q, blo6k XIV, £3 per acre, D. M. M'Gowan ; section 41, block 14, £3, R. SE'Dougal; geetion 4Q, block XIV, £3 per acre, Alexander Wilson.; section . 52, block XIV, £'i. James Johnston. Prior to offering deferred-payment land in Budle, Kurow, Ofcara, and Waitahuna West districts, Mr Martin intimated that his anstruc- ■ tions were not to take the bid of any person •whose license had been surrendered to tiie Land Board. ' Mr Smith (of the IPerpetual Trustees Company) : You say that you are selling under the provisions of the Land Act ; I would like to tnow by what authority you can alter those -conditions of sale which you have read? Mr Martin : My instructions are what I have just said — not to take the bid of any who have surrendered their leases. Of course, whether it - is right or not is a matier for Mr Smith : Another place. ' Section 7, block 11, Hurow, was offered, and Mr Smith bid the unset. Mr Martin : Mr Smith, are you bidding for Mr Gabriel Hodges ? Mr Smith : lam atteading the sale, and have !!bid the upset price. Mr Martin : Show us #he declaration of the tjparty you are acting for? Mr Smith : Will you knock the section down Hfirst? Mr Martin: No. • Mr Smith : Well, I will wait, then. You rerfuse to take nry bid ? "Mr Martin : Let me see the declaration. The declaration signed by Mr Hodge having; r been handed to the auctioneer, he said he could mot accept the bid. Mr Smith then formally tendered the cheque, jacceptance of which was declined. The section, tLe improvements on which are valued at £325, did not find a purchaser.