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Auctions ■ PUBLIC AUCTION TOP CLASS CROPPING PROPERTY MUFF ROAD, ORTON R.D., TEMUKA 72.0648 HA (177 ACRES) FREEHOLD TWO TITLES On Account R. R. PALMER, LIMITED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1980, AT 2 P.M. IN OUR LAND SALES ROOM, BESWICK STREET, TIMARU THE CANTERBURY FARMERS’ are pleased to offer this property for sale by Public Auction. Situated in an excellent cropping and fattening area only skm from Orari, 6.5 km from Winchester and 9.6 km , from Temuka. School bus passes the gate to Orari Primary and Geraldine Secondary Schools. Six day rural mail delivery with milk delivered to the gate three days per week. Crops sown or to be sown include 24.3 ha of 'Wheat, 9ha Barley, 6.Bha Linseed, B.lha Tama Ryegrass, 13.2 ha Montgomery Clover and 4.Bha of established Prairie Grass. Balance is in pasture. Buildings include a large modern brick homestead, set in attractive surroundii g of lawns, trees, and ■ shrubs and comprises 3 double bedrooms, kitchen and dining room, 2 lounges with open fires, billiard room, bathroom with shower and toilet, laundry with shower and toilet and 2 car sheds. Outside games or extra bedroom, swimming pool and glasshouse. Farm buildings include 7 Grain Silos, 3 with driers and with tipping pit and grain cup elevator, bulk grain storage shed, granary with implement sheds at each end, tractor shed and workshop, pump shed, haybarn, old cowshed and old house. The property is well fenced and has ample water for irrigation with a 40 h.p. electric motor, 2 underground main lines and hydrants. COMMENTS: The soil types are mainly Wakanui silt loam with some Kaiapoi silt loam and are, capable of producing top cereal and seed crops. A feature of this property is undoubtedly the mulching of all stubble after crops and this coupled with no ploughing, has produced an extremely friable and fertile top soil which is producing very heavy crops. . We thoroughly recommend an early inspection of this outstanding and highly fertile property, the inspection being strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers. Up to 50 per cent of the purchase price will be available on a first mortgage, to an approved purchaser, at current rates of interest, for a period of three years, TERMS: 10'per cent plus stamp duty, at the tall of the hammer, balance in cash on date of possession. POSSESSION: December 3, 1980. For further particulars contact the AuctioneerS’ THE FARMERS’ REAL ESTATE, Phone Timaru 47-099 a.h. Pleasant Point 637 M. F. BLAKEMORE .

PUBLIC AUCTION OF THE OUTSTANDING. OTAGO GRAZING AND FATTENING STATION KNOWN AS GLADBROOK SITUATED AT MIDDLEMARCH Containing 8079 Hectares (19,964 acres) TO BE OFFERED AT ' THE WOOL EXCHANGE, DUNEDIN, On Friday, December 12, 1980, at 2 p.m. WRIGHTSON NMA, LTD, have been instructed to offer this highly-regarded sheep and cattle station on behalf of the Trustees, Estate J. A. Roberts. GLADBROOK has been farmed by three generations of the Roberts family. It was first taken up in 1872 by Sir John Roberts. In more recent years it had become widely known for its Angus stud cattle. GLADBROOK is situated 10 km from Middlemarch and a little over one hour’s drive from Dunedin. It extends from the Taieri River to the top of the Rock and Pillar'Range. A feature of GLADBROOK is the excellent balance of hill and supporting flat. There is 7550 hectares of undeveloped, clean, healthy tussock country together with 500 hectares of developed flats and .downs. The former, areas offer unsurpassed potential for improvement. The GLADBROOK Homestead is a 5-bedroomed residence, set within a gracious setting of spacious gardens and lawns with tennis court and swimming pool. Other station buildings include three cottages, cookshop and shearers’ quarters, single quarters, games room; 5-stand woolshed, haybarns, stud sheds and yards, musterers’ huts, etc. GLADBROOK has been conservatively stocked over recent years. It is confidently expected that the new owners will quickly realise a substantial increase on the present stock of 5700 sheep and 330 cattle. GLADBROOK must rate as one of the finest properties’ of its type to have been offered for public sale in Otago. Possession will be available on March 16, 1981. Inspection is strictly, by appointment with Wrightson NMA, Limited, the Auctioneers. Further details and brochures are available from Dunedin and branch offices. WRIGHTSON NMA, LIMITED, 184 HIGH STREET, DUNEDIN. TELEPHONE 774-309. AFTER HOURS: A. R. HAIG, Mosgiel 6251,' Rural Real Estate Supervisor. N. YOUNG, 80-280, Balclutha, Rural Salesman. R. LINDSEY, 36-251 Dunedin, Rural Salesman. L. GEDDES, 789 Middlemarch, Company Rep. Wrightsonß V '*S3O ' ' ."'.'■l