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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 259, 8 November 1897, Page 5

A sale of leasehold allotments was held ' a' Messrs Cochrane and Sons auction § art to-day. Allotment 2, Manukau *°ad, 124 links by 440 links, brought £17 Per year, for a term of 60 years. Allotge»t 2a in St. Stephen's Road, 120 links pontage by 303 links deep, brought £10 Mte per year. Four allotments in Glanville jerrace, 212 links by 320 links, brought *« per year each for a term of 60 years, joe other properties offered were withdrawn, the reserve not being reached. Another old Thames identity passed Y'^J on Sunday in the person of Mr -undrew Burns, who was present at the opening of the field, and started work as a | "ncr, but after a short time went into the akerv business, which- he continued to TO on until eighteen months ago, when je retired owing to ill-health. His death vas due to consumption. Deceased was a yon of Mr Geo. Wilson, Mining Inspec-

naff- ector of Customs cautions picnic Itt, i? S or yachtsmen that they are not at werty to take oysters from any part of Island. The whole of Hauraki Vmlf is strictly closed.