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Auctions IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RURAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION REALISATION OF THE WELL KNOWN MID-CANTERBURY SMALL SEEDS CROPPING AND FATTENING PROPERTY " 4t “BALRAZIE” BARRHILL 196.45 HECTARES FREEHOLD (485 ACRES) ON ACCOUNT BALRAZIE FARM, LTD, AND LINDEN FARMING CO.. LTD. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1979. AT 2.15 P.M. IN THE CANTERBURY ROOM. HOTEL RUSSLEY CHRISTCHURCH BALRAZIE LOCATION: THIS well known property is situated on the South Bank of the Rakaia River, on the Main Rakaia-Methven Highway. 10 miles Rakaia, 13 miles Meth ven, 20 miles Ashburton and 45 miles Christchurch. DESCRIPTION: The land is ail flat and described as Barhill River Silt soil type. , SUBDIVISION AND WATER. The property is subdivided into 26 main paddocks by concrete and wooden post and wire and gorse fences and well watered by County Races and windmill to troughs. COVER: 116 acres first year basic white clover, 74 acres for wheat. 80 acres for peas, 20 acres turnips, 14 acres lucerne, 23 acres yarrow, balance greenfeed and permanent pasture. RESIDENCE: Most, attractive weatherboard residence set in extensive established trees, shrubs and lawns and comprising bootroom, laundry with walk n shower and handbasin, kitchen with walk in pantry, dishwasher and Zip water heater, spacious diningroom with fire place, dual h.w., lounge with fire place, 3 double bedrooms, large bedroom used as games room, sunroom or office, bathroom and toilet, outside patio. Outbuildings: double garage, single garage and pumpshed combined. COTTAGE No. 1: Completely renovated brick cottage with aluminium window frames comprising sunrodm. spacious lounge with feature fire place, bathroom with bath and vanity unit, stainless steel tub and toilet, kitchen with fire place, dual h.w., 3 double bedrooms and attached garage. COTTAGE No. 2: Weatherboard bungalow comprising laundry, toilet, kitchen-dinette with incinerator for dual h.w., lounge with fire place, and built in cupboards, 2 double bedrooms, sunroom, bathroom with bath and basin. Attached garage and woodshed. The water supply for all houses is from a well. FARM OUTBUILDINGS: Bulk grain shed containing 8 silos with a capacity of 280 tonnes complete with concrete pit and electric auger system. 2 stand woolshed with raised board and electric backing gates which holds 300 plus old woolshed which holds 150. 4 bay implement shed, header and tractor shed combined. Workshop, storeroom and harness room combined with covered concrete area with sliding doors. Brick granary with attached chaff and bulk oats room, lock up spray shed and 8 loose boxes. 2 haybarns with a capacity of 4000 bales, 6 horse shelters and hards, cyclone sheep yards, cattleyards with drafting race and ramp. POSSESSION: June 28, 1979. RATES: To Ashburton County Council $1215.98. TERMS: To purchasers approved prior to the auction the vendors are prepared to leave up to $200,000 on first mortgage for a perod of three years at 12 per cent interest rate. STOCK: 800 Romney and Corriedale ewes plus additional calves are fattened. PLEASE NOTE The property shall firstly be offered as a unit and should it not sell, shall then be offered as follows: Lot 1: Homestead Block comprising 374 acres with improvements. Lot 2: 111 acres bare land. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE It is seldom that we have the privilege of offering for sale by Public Auction one of the outstanding farms of Mid Canterbury which has during the vendors occupation produced crop yields of over 120 bushels of barley and oats, 85 bushels of wheat, 75 bushels of peas and 5 sacks of dressed white clover seed. In 1967 this property produced the highest return per acre on Department of Agriculture figures, for the area. The property has extensive shelter belts, and is situated in a reliable rainfall area and would undoubtedly be one of the choicest properties that has come up for Public Auction in this sought after locality. INSPECTION STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE AUCTIONEERS PYNE GOULD GUINNESS LTD. REAL ESTATE CHRISTCHURCH and ASHBURTON : SOLICITORS ( Russell Moon and Fail, ! Tancred Street, ASHBURTON.