AUCTION SALES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 9

AUCTION SALES.

« — - ' Messrs. J. -H-.r Bethime-' and Go. held' a suo> cessful' property;)..iucfiou. at,..their. rooms res- • terday, at 2.30 p.m. In the estate of the lata ' David Hall, a residontiaL.pioperty in Millgrave Street, having a frontage of 57ft. by , a depth of-111ft., with the dwellings, Nos. 11 . and 43 o'f seven and six rooms respectively, ' jrere sold to Mr. John . Jeffries,for ,£2701), whilst, ■ <v>levcl- building allotment having -48ft. 10in.- < '"fronfcigei to. a ; right-of-way _ Sffc llin. wide to j Saunders Lane, off Tinakori .Road,, by a depth •- of, Gift.,; was- sold Messrs. Hunt, Cottrell and C 6. for i 8250. Another;block of lruid in George. Street, belongirig'lo' 'tlid"' ribovc estate, not ' ..reaching :the,;-Teser.ve, .was passed in, as also n. were two,properties.in,-Willis and Abel Smith-... Streets, suoniitted'under instructions, from Mr. 3.'^iidrew^ rir Messrs. ; Harconrt and' Co. held an auction sale sat, .their. rooms, yeslcrdw • afternoon (Wed-;" ' liesdjiy),', of- building sites ' at; Melrose,. Newtowu,. , andVjvcro successful in disposing of five. sec- . lions, Jut ■ prices. ranging •: from -JSIOO to JSISO „ ,(;ach. ' ;- - . . a-' THE. MARAIN T ANGA ESTATE. 1 Yesterday Messrs.' Murray, Roberts and Co., in ' ; ;,witlj'.'..Abraham and Williams, Ltd.... ; .(Palntcrstoii" North)', offered at' auction 30,600' acres i.of |land on ilie , cast, coast, near Capo Turna win,'-/comprising the' Marianga Es- ■ tate. Ak-aitio,- the'property of Mr; Handvside ■-■ and "Messrs. .Roberts'and' Co. < Tha sale was " ;held ;in the Town Hall, and the attendance was '.Targp,....many interested- persons coming ■; .from''towns .along • both coasts, and others ■ from-the South Island. Under, the hammer ■ 20,)lt;;-.aci'es';w'iiirc sbld, representing, a sum of • iii9S,(i6{. The sections sold,, and the buyers, ■ - :are.as follby':— ..Blocks J,-:2, ■ ftfid. J (£373' acres),; at. .£G 9s. per ' acre; "Mr.-- A: Ji' Loxwood. - l'almerston North. "Block + (95(1 acres), at -CIO 165.-per acre, Mr. It.Robertson as, agent.- • •; Block'") (580-acres), at JG7 I'js. per acre, Mr. G. Cnrmicnne.l, (Epugaron). ; Block l! (1020 acrcs), at \£7 7s. Gd, per acre, . ,;Mr...A. M'Lnai. (Wober), ' ' Block 8 (1G73 acres),'at i"2 15s. per acre, Mr. . S. D, Thomson (UnnnevirUe). ! 'Block 12'(2975''acres), »t' JQ 13s. per aero, : Mr. 'J'.'S.'. ltandyside. ' •'..Block, 13 :.(3;150 acres), at .£3 lis. (Id. per aero, 'Burling .Bros. - (Pongaroa). /'Block' U (W5 acrcs), at .C 7 per acre, Mr. W. ' E. G. Tyleo (Makm-i). . . ' '-.Block; 15 ,{oßo..acres), at JJS per acre, Messrs. . ' 'Burling Bros,' ' -'Block 16'(C35'acres), at ,J3 7s. Cd. per aero. " ! -Mr. R;"U. ; Cookson-(Christcliurch). 18 >'(3930"aeres), at';£ 3 10s. per acre, '• -Mf. ;"F.'-"Bnrling (Waione). - Th'o auctioneers state that they subsequently ' \refcciv«l several offers for sections, and the negotiations wero-proceeding' for the balance ~of .thoso 'unsold.'-- The probability is that tho jlyhole'-would bo'sold. :