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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32524, 6 February 1971, Page 40

AUCTIONS © HOLME STATION EWE AND WETHER LAMB FAIR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1971 SALE COMMENCES 10.30 a.m. WE WILL OFFER: 900 Romney Ewe Lambs 500 Romney Wether Lambs (Shorn) 100 Romney Corriedale Ewe Lambs PYNE, GOULD GUINNESS LIMITED, Auctioneers, Timaru. 30361 © LAND AUCTION DESIRABLE NORTH CANTERBURY CROPPING, GRAZING, FATTENING PROPERTY, 461 ACRES, 2 ROODS, 05 PERCHES FREEHOLD TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS SITUATED BROOMFIELD, AMBERLEY

ON ACCOUNT MR W, E. PRESTON, ON WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1971 AT 2.30 P.M. PYNE, GOULD. GUINNESS LTD have received instruction to offer for sale by Public Auction in their Cashel Street Land Sales Room as above. This unit comprises a Homestead block of 208 acres being first class cropping, grazing, fattening, general agricultural land, with a medium to light block of 253 acres 1 rood 5 perches situated one mile away and bounded by Purchas, Mount Brown end Innes Roads. SITUATION: Mount Brown Road, Broomfield, four miles from Amberley Township 30 miles from Christchurch by tarsealed road. Broomfield Primary School on boundary. High school bus at the Broomfield Primary School corner. WATER: Homestead block supplied from deep well by electric pump to concrete troughs. Balance of land supplied from two wells by windmills to concrete troughs. SUBDIVISION: Twenty-two paddocks by wooden post permanent netting, wooden post standard and wire fences In mainly good order. COVER: Homestead block: 19 acres fallow for winter feed, 30 acres fallow ex barley, 12 acres fallow ex oats, 27 acres lucerne, 20 acres Ariki, balance pasture. The other block comprises 25 acres fallow for winter feed, 214 acres lucerne, two small areas taken up by Pinus and Bluegum plantations. STOCK: Winter, 1970. 1100 Mixed Aged Corriedale Ewes. 200 Wether Hoggets. Vendor also usually buys in approximately 300 store lambs for fattening. Lambing: approximately 115 per cent. BUILDINGS:

Weatherboard iron roof homestead comprising 2 double bedrooms, 2 single bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, storeroom, bathroom with bath, basin and automatic washing machine. Inside toilet with septic tank. Large veranda. Home has all modern conveniences and is set in well established and sheltered lawns, gardens, and English trees. Attractive filtered swimming pool is situated at rear of homestead. OUTBUILDINGS:

Garage, garden shed, filtered swimming pool, 3 bay implement shed, wool shed, 2-stand, new sheep yards, loading ramp, hay bam 1200 bales, pumphouse. RATES: To Ashley County Council, $355.54; Kowal Pest Destruction Board, $31.16. POSSESSION: End March, 1971. TERMS Mortgage money available to an approved purchaser. PLEASE NOTE OFFERING IN BLOCKS The property shall be firstly offered as a whole and should the reserve not be reached then offered as follows: — Homestead Block, 208 acres. Bare Land Block, 253 acres. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE— This is an attractive mixed cropping and fattening unit handily situated in the well known Amberley District. It is exceptionally well balanced with the Homestead block of good cropping land together with the lighter block situated only a mile away. The sale of this property presents a first class opportunity for buyers to acquire a unit of this description, also to neighbouring farmers to increase their present holdings. Excellent terms are available and inspection is thoroughly recommended.

Plans and further particulars available from the Auctioneers, PYNE, GOULD, GUINNESS LIMITED, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. SOLICITORS— E. C. CHAMPION and SOMERS, 183 Manchester Street, Christchurch. 3691