MAIREHAU ESTATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19114, 24 September 1927, Page 16

MAIREHAU ESTATE.

RHODES BLOCK.

A VALUABLE SUB-DIVISION

Of great interest to buying publie is an auction to take place on Monday evening, of- the first sub-divi-sion of the, Mairehau Estate lying within three minutes' walk of' the St. Albans park and Barbadoes street tram. This is the first- offering of a block of 75. acres fronting Shirley road, Westminster street, and Hill's road, whicli lias cut off the'Mairehau dis? trict from St. Albans, and it will,' doubtless, be, the : opening up.of a.large urea.ibeyond it. Mairehau baa always been • noted for. its productive soil, it isjiigh and healthy, and it .will _ere long-add another suburb-to the .City. With future sub-division.there will altogether be, about 400 sections in this ■block, and as it will be sewered by the Syndicate, to connect wittt- the main Christchurch Sewerage scheme, it -will be as up-to-date as any area of Christchurch. The Shirley and St. Albans schools are both, available, also the Cranford street and the Shiriey 'bus, ' in ' addition to the .street car. It is many years since a '.large sub-division has been made in this locality, as is shown by the few sections'now available up. to Shirley road and Westminster, street. . The neighbourhood is : always remarked cu by visitors with its wide, streets; beautiful gardens', and- its up-to-date residences.

In addition, the block to be auctioned bas first-class drainage, this being a special feature. This will be more noticeable when the new streets pre put through, as the level of the roads will make the sections stand noticeably high. The Recreation Reserve on the property, of over 3£ acres_ will give a playground and an open air space that will become increasingly valuable and more appreciated in years to come.' It is an area large enough to be of.practical use to the residents. . This block has been subdivided under the approval of. the newly created.. Town Planned and has been carefully planned to lr.c-efi modern requirements. The vendors will put in first class roads and intend to use every endeavour to satisfy the buying public. The area of the section is 30 perches or' over, with good frontages. Each section is -pegged and also marked with a white Bag, and the new roads aro also shown on the ground by red flags and the word "road" so that buyers hav,e no trouble in picking one each section with certainty, and despatch. The easy terms bt-ing oflered are a feature of the sale, they allow of holding a section for the future if.it is not wanted to -build immediately. Values must appreciate, tremendously as the further areas are offered and would-be buyers are well advised to get in on the first sale. The auction takes place on Monday evening next,' the 26th inst., at, 7.30 p.m.. in Messrs' Jones,.McCrostie Company's sale " rooms'* corner of Cashel and* Manchester streets... Messrs Evans and Bull. 03 Cathedral . Square, are also associated with.the" auctioneers, and plans are available at either offices of these firms. -. -..-■' — 6