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Auctions I IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE AUCTION "MOUNT VIRGINIA” HAWARDEN 2258.13 HECTARES (5579 ACRES) FREEHOLD EXCELLENT NORTH CANTERBURY NATIVE TUSSOCK GRAZING AND FATTENING PROPERTY ACCOUNT J. R. B. MENZIES TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1978 AT 2.30 p.m. IN DALGETY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED LANDS SALES ROOM 193 CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH THIS WELL-KNOWN North Canterbury tussock property comprises arable downs, low tussock hills and spurs, rising up to approximately 3200 ft above sea level. SITUATIONOn Mt Virginia road 20 miles from Hawarden and 70 miles from Christchurch. BUILDINGS: Modern Architecturally designed summerhill stone homestead comprising four bedrooms with lounge, dining room, kitchen, and all conveniences. Also modern concrete block four bedroom cottage with lounge, kitchen, living room and all conveniences. Out-buildings comprise good men’s quarters, implement shed, enclosed store shed, killing house, two hay sheds, four stand woolshed (600 woolies) shower dip and large sheep and cattle yards. SUBDIVISION: Well subdivided into 14 paddocks and eight main blocks by good all steel fencing on native country and past and standards on arable areas. WATER SUPPLY AND RAINFALL: Property is situated between the Seaward and Waitohi rivers with tussock blocks watered by natural springs and creeks. The arable areas and homestead by pump system and troughs. Rates county $1000.72. Rabbit $441.44. STOCK WINTERED: Sheep 3200 Breeding Ewes 1045 Mixed Sex Hoggets 75 Two-Tooth Wethers 25 Mixed Age Wethers 92 Rams 4456 Cattle 178 Breeding Cows 70 Twenty Month Heifers 112 Mixed Sex Calves 6 Steers 4 Bulls 370 FINANCE. Some vendor finance is available to a purchaser approved prior to the Auction. TERMS: Ten per centum plus stamp duty on the fall of the hammer, balance cash on date of possession which will be one month from date of sale. STOCK AND PLANT: This is to be taken over by the purchaser at a pre-determined valuation. A list of such stock and plant is available from the auctioneers. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: An excellent well-balanced and easily managed North Canterbury Tussock property showing/ the benefits of improved pasture production and with a potential for further development and increased stock numbers. Mt Virginia is noted for the sale of its surplus stock and wool from the property has featured regularly among the top prices at Christchurch Wool Sales. We can recommend this property with confidence to intending purchasers requiring a low cost grazing unit. Inspection strictly by appointment with the auctioneers: — DALGETY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED CHRISTCHURCH Telephone 798-200 a.h. M. Denton 516-675 a.h. J. Chapman Rangiora 6776 WRIGHTSON NMA, LIMITED. Christchurch. Phone 796-460. A.H. R. L. Cameron 515-396. K. T. Palmer 527-639. 1598

M.R.E.LN.Z PUBLIC AUCTION OUTSTANDING SMALL HOLDING 10.1702 HA (25.0.21 ACRES) ATTRACTIVE HOMESTEAD WATERHOLES ROAD, BROADFIELDS A/CEST. R.W. CAMPBELL To be offered TUESDAY, AUGUST 29,1978, At 2.30 p.m. in Dalgetys Land Sales room, 193 Cashel Street, Christchurch. IMPROVEMENTS: This most attractive centrally heated summerhill stone homestead comprising four double bedrooms, spacious lounge, dining room, modern kitchen and all amenities including attached single garage with good storage space is all set in delightful well established surroundings of trees and shrubs. Outbuildings include a complex comprising single stand woolshed with covered yards, hay shed and implement shed which couid be readily adapted to a horse barn, also fowlhouse, stockyards, horse shelters, pumpshed and storeroom. REMARKS: A most desirable property situated only 11 miles from Christchurch, approx. 4 miles from both Lincoln and the Main South Road, offers a unique opportunity to all intending purchasers to acquire a valuable small holding. The land being Templeton silt loam is subdivided by good fences into 8 paddocks all with trough water, is most suitable for either cropping or the grazing of horses, sheep or cattle and has in past years been run as a small stud sheep farm. Some vendot finance could be available to a purchaser approved prior to the auction. Inspection strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers and terms and conditions of sale can be obtained from either the vendors solicitors Messrs Russell, Moon and Fail, Ashburton, or the auctioneers in conjunction. DALGETY N.Z. LTD, CHRISTCHURCH Phone: 798-200, a.h. H. Morrison 588-042 N.Z. FARMERS CO-OP ASSN OF CANTY. LTD CHRISTCHURCH Phone: 795-040, a.h. D. J. Selby 583-754 1878