West Eyreton Farm Sold For £50,026

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30389, 13 March 1964, Page 17

West Eyreton Farm Sold For £50,026

“Te Mara,” Mr Robert Chapman’s freehold farm of 625 acres one rood 12 perches at North Eyre road, West Eyreton, was sold for £50,026 at public auction yesterday. More than 60 persons attended the sale, which was conducted by Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. There was an immediate response when the auctioneer, Mr G. B. McCredie, called for an opening bid of £7O an acre. After 10 £1 bids the farm was sold to the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., as agents. The property, which is subdivided into 20 paddocks, is all flat. It is part of the original “Springbank” station known as Run 3, which was purchased by the present owner’s grandfather, Mr Robert Chapman, in 1853. Since then it has been in the present owner’s family. The land, which is suitable for all types of farming, has produced yields up to 60

bushels of wheat an acre. The acreage over a long period has been 40 bushels an acre. There are two houses at “Te Mara.” The homestead has three bedrooms, lounge, dining room, sunporch, bathroom, kitchen, office, storerooms, and pantry. Buildings near the homestead include a sewing room, workroom, garage, and several sheds. The second house has three bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry. There are also a garage and storerooms. Outbuildings include a fourroomed cottage, which is used for storage, woolshed, hay barn, cow shed, and storeroom. Amberley Farm Sold “Te Tinii,” a grazing property of 1892 acres freehold at Amberley, has been sold by private treaty to Mr O. Gibson on account of Messrs R. and E. W. Stringer by Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. The property was passed in when offered at auction recently. The land, which has been farmed by the Stringer family for 44 years, is off the Ram Paddock road, and bounded on the south by the Waipara river. It comprises about 450 acres of ploughable land, the remainder being surface-sown tussock hills, spurs, and flats, the highest point being about 1800 ft. About 1700 halfbred sheep, mostly ewes, have been carried over a long period with no cultivation. The homestead is set in a sheltered garden overlooking the Waipara river. It has three bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, and washhouse. Outbuildings include a woolshed, implement shed, two-roomed whare, chaffhouse, loosebox, and fowlhouse. Three Houses Sold A house on a section of a quarter of an acre at 35 Mansfield avenue, Papanui, was sold for £3150 at public auction yesterday. The auctioneer was Mr Ray Simes. The house has two bedrooms, sunroom, lounge, breakfast room, kitchenette, and bathroom. Outbuildings include a laundry, woodshed, and garage. A stone-block bungalow, about 18 months old, at 46 Yarmouth street, Wainoni, was sold for £2870. The auctioneer was Mr A. E. Barrell. Built on a section of 27 perches, the house has three bedrooms, living room, dining alcove, and kitchen. It was a mortgagee’s sale. A brick bungalow at 120 The Esplanade, Sumner, has been sold by private treaty by Ford and Hadfield, Ltd. The property was passed in at £3BOO when offered at auction recently.