‘Ship-house’ fails to sail
■ Christchurch’s famous “ship-house” on the Estuary foreshore at Redcliffs did not even loose its moorings when it was put up for auction yesterday. The house, which was designed to represent the forward superstructure of an ! ocean liner, was to be auc- | tioned by H. G. Livingstone, | Ltd. At the scheduled time, I however, the auctioneer (Mr |R. D. Brown) announced to the 20 persons present that:
slit had been withdrawn from; ■ auction. ■ He said the withdrawal I was “for technical reasons I 1 arising from varying posi-• ■ tions” on the part of the! owners. The house was bought two! years ago by an American! couple, Dr and Mrs T. H. S.' i Wolever. They paid $74.000 1 • for it. The property has a: , Government valuation (July,; , 1974) of .$68,000. ThAT. solicitor emphasised; > at the aborted auction; “'yesterday that the house!
11 was still available for pri- ; vate sale, and that those I interested should lodge their doffers with the auctioneers. ’ Named “Moata,” the house "i has “passenger” and service , lifts, a sun deck and promeilnade lounge deck, and two i j twin state cabins with .1 adjoining bathrooms. In adedition to air-conditioning J and central heating, it fea- ■ | tures numerous nautical J fittings, including an eightJ channel internal communJications system.
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