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~ Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION RAKAIA 176.0509 HECTARES (435 ACRES) FREEHOLD First class fattening and cropping property 8 miles from Rakaia “TE OHAEKA” on account of ESTATE LATE R. C. MUCKLE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1977 At 2 p.m. Room 1, Public Library, Ashburton IMPROVEMENTS: Weatherboard home, 2 bedrooms, lounge and dining-room, sunporch, recently renovated, all conveniences. Married couple’s cottage, roughcast over polite, two bedrooms, single man’s quarters with bathroom. Shearing shed two stand holds 200, steel framed hay barn holds 2000 bales, header and implement shed, manure and implement shed and workshop, Mid Canterbury permanent silo holds 80 tonnes, Sheepyards. STOCK: 1400 Mixed-aged Ewes (Romney and Romney cross) 150 Hoggets and dry sheep. CROPS: White Prolific Peas, yields to 70 bushels, wheat to 60 bushels, barley to 70 bushels. COVER: 40 acres lucerne, 40 acres wheat, 60 acres peas, 20 acres fallow, balance pasture. WATERED: Mostly by trough with high pressure pump from the homestead, back paddocks by country race. SHELTER: Extensive trimmed shelter belts of pine, arozonieas and pampas grass. POSSESSION: December 20, 1977. INSPECTION: Only by arrangements with the two auctioneers. FINANCE To a purchaser approved prior to the auction. The Vendor is prepared to leave up to 50 per cent of the purchase price of first mortgage for a period of five years. STOCK AND PLANT: May be taken over by the purchaser at valuation it required, otherwise a clearing sale shall be conducted on the property. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: “Te Ohaeka” has been farmed as an early lamb fattening, cropping unit by the late Ray Muckle for 25 years, and is now only being offered for genuine sale as Mrs Muckle has planned her retirement. The residence being sited amongst established trees, shrubs, lawns and swimming pool and this blending with the land which is in wonderful heart, typpifies the correct rotational grazing and cropping planning that has been carried out on this economical unit. Increased returns would be gained with the introduction of irrigation, this property being sited close to the Rakaia River. This property features first class fences with well kept established shelter belts, making this desirable offering available to the most discerning purchasers. VENDOR’S SOLICITORS: Lane, Neave and Co., Christchurch. MATSON and ALLAN REAL ESTATE, LTD, 187 Hereford Street, Christchurch Phone 797-454. A.H. Templeton 525-342 PYNE, GOULD, GUINNESS LTD, Ashburton. Phone 4089 A.H. Cockburn M.R.E.I.N.Z. 2288 RURAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION HIGH PRODUCING MIXED UNIT 115 HECTARES TOGETHER WITH FULL RANGE OF IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS “BRAEVIEW” MAIRAKI DOWNS ROAD, FERNSIDE TO BE OFERED FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1977, at 2.15 p.m. ON ACCOUNT TRUSTEES ESTATE LATE M. MORRIS Pyne Gould Guinness, Ltd, have received instructions to offer for sale in our Cashel Street Auction Rooms as above. “Braeview” is situated on the Mairaki Downs with frontages onto Mairaki Downs Road and Mt Thomas Road, 7 miles from Rangiora and 23 miles from Christchurch. High and primary school buses at the gate. The land is all flat and ploughable and is in two terraces with approximately 11 hectares on the bottom terrace. It is suitable for the production of cereal and brassica crops, small seeds, and fat sto.ck. Subdivision is into 13 paddocks by generalllv first class fencing with domestic and stock water supplied ex well by pressure pump. Present cover 56 acres wheat, 52 acres linseed. 28 acres grass seed. 26 acres clover, 38 acres J year pasture, 25 acres 3 year pasture, balance older pasture. Buildings comprise stuccoed homestead, iron roof. 3 double bedrooms, lounge with fireplace, kitchen-dinette with Shacklock range, s.s. bench, etc., bathroom, bath, basin and shower. Laundry with toilet ex septic tank. Detached storeroom. This home is well sheltered and set in an area of gardens and lawns. Outbuildings comprise 2 three-bay haybarns, wood shed, old whare, concrete block silo shed 100 tons, underground petrol tank 500 gallons, single garage, cowbail. Combined implement shed, workshop and granary, leanto haybam, 2 stand wool shed, sheepyards. Stock: 1000 ewes (with an additional area of 26 hectares of light land). Rates: To Rangiora County Council, $421.12. Possession: March, 1978. Terms: 10 per cent deposit plus stamp duty on the fall of the hammer, balance in cash on date of possession. Auctioneer’s note: This tidy compact, ideal mixed unit is being offered for sale public auction to wind up the Morris Estate. The land is in exceptionally good heart, has produced high class wool, fat sheep and crops over many years and inspection is thoroughly recommended. ’ Inspection strictly. by appointment with the Auctioneers: PYNE GOULD GUINNESS. LTD, REAL ESTATE. CHRISTCHURCH. Phone 798-600. A.H. 558-344 or Ohoka 727. M.R.E.I.N.Z. 2637