LAND SALE AT AMBERLEY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7871, 23 May 1891, Page 3

LAND SALE AT AMBERLEY.

Mb Wm. Buss, as auctioneer to the trustees under the will of the late Mr Hugh McLean, of Amberley. held a sale of nine parcels of land, inclusive of the well-known Crown Hotel, at Amberley, and three parcels of land, inclusive of the Great Northern Hotel, at Waikari, yesterday. Naturally a large concourse of persons were attracted to the proceedings. Conditions prepared by Mr G. H. N. Helmore, solicitor to the estate, were read. Mr Buss said all the .properties were under the Land Transfer Act. The principal were the hotel properties, for which two he .expected to find a ready

sale, for the reasons that the Crown Hotel was well known as a house of call, and the Great Northern waa in the centre of a district which must ultimately become a large agricultural centre when tbe land in the district came to be settled by an agricultural population. It had been decided to ask cash for these properties, as the executors of the estate found it necessary to realise a certain sum, and they thought it was more likely to come from the hotel property than the farm lands. It was well known that come rain or shine, come joy or grief, the hotel was- a place in which business thrived in this district. Committees of moderate and reasonable mea bad been elected, who were not likely to interfere with the hotels unless they were _? fc w _> ll , , «>nducted. The reputation which they Ijad held, he considered, would be amply repaid by the results of the sale. !_. h *__ be<sa said tngkt he (Mr Buss) thought of purchasing certain sections at the end of the town of Amberley. Now he had no such intention. It was his pro* sent purpose to remain at the saleyards, near the Crown Hotel, and hoped to carry on business there for some time. Ho then commenced the sale, and the lots i were sold as follows ;— AMBERLEY PBOPKBT_BS, Lot 1--2 roods 14 perches, situate in tha town of Amberley, the Crown Hotel, the house containing about 33 rooms, including billiard-room, private, sitting and bedrooms, and lot 2, £8 perches, situate opposite the hotel, together with the large livery stables thereon, wen knocked down together to Mr E. H, King at £2300. The bid waa disputed, and Mr H. Rhodes ultimately became tho purchaser at £2700. Lot 3—6 acres 3 perches, situate in tho Town of Amberley, known as Kemp's section, fronting on Osborne's road, £14 per acre—Mr R. Offwood. Lot 4—29 perches or thereabouts, together with the iron store thereon, situate opposite Mr Smith's store—£B3, «Mr T. McNaught. Lot s—l acre 1 rood, situate opposite the Court House and Lake's Hotel—With* drawn at £200. Lot 6—l acre, situate corner North road and Courage's road—£2s, Mr J. Chlnnery. Lot 7-1 acre, together with dwellinghouse thereon, adjoining lot 6—Withdrawn at £225. Lot 8-35 acres 2 roods, fronting North road and Courage's road, nearly opposite the hotel—Withdrawn at £22 per acre. Lot 9—2 roods 24 perches, lots 117 and 124, In the township of Scarborou__h North-£ll, Mr Julian James. """"*** WA-KARZ PBOFKBTXBS. Lot 10—2 roods 2 perches, situate In the town of Waikari, together with the Great Northern Hotel, with the livery stables attached, the house containing 27 rooms, including billiard room, private sitting and bedrooms. Also with the above property, 1 rood of land near the hotel, with reservoir thereon, to supply che house and stables with water, the same being let to Mr'Kermode for £200 per annum, which lease expires in February, 1896—4-2000, Mr J. Kennedy. Lot 11—101 acres 1 rood and 32 perches, part of R.S. 10348, situate next Mr Tlnley son's residence, well fenced and watered and laid down in grass, £8 per acre—Ma J. Olsen.

Lot 12—1 acre and 3 perches, with tha dwelling • house and other buildings thereon, situate in the town of Waikari, and in the occupation of C. D. Fox, Esq* £200-Mr 0. D. Fox.

The sale realised a total of £5920, which was considered to be most satisfactory.