FEILDING LAND SALE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 9

FEILDING LAND SALE.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and Gorton and Son report having held a most successful land sale in tho Drill Hall, Peilding, on Saturday last, when they submitted the woll-known Makenui and Wharokoa estates at public auction. Mr. Norman Gorton wielded the hammer, and a most successful sale resulted. The fact that it was being sold by the original owners caused buyers to show a good deal id' oonfidence, and nehrlv every section of Makenui was sold at auction, the few lots passed being immediately disposed of after. The Makenui Estate averaged JE2H Is. per acre. Of the six sections of Whare.koa one was sold, and the aucticuecrn expect to place the other five very shortly. The purchasers of both estates were principally local buyers. Following is a list of the sections ottered and the |ii ices obtained :--Section 12, 51 acres, Mr. T. A Hryce . (Kiwitea), .£22 10s. per acre. ; Sections -t» ami. 27, aggregating 31)1 acres, Mr. ; W. 11. Brewster (luinbolton), X'2l His. per aerc. Section 23, I'JO acres, Mr. W. G. Sbanj nou (Aniti), .£2O per acre. Section 22, 131 acres, Mr \V. (.!. Shannon, .£2l per acre. See--1 tions 10, 20, and 21, 112 acres, Mr. K. Bryce 1 (Kimbolton.l, .£2.1 iter acre. Sections 21 and 2,1, 1 l, r >7 acres Mr. If. li'ryce, .£22 per acre. Section ' 13, 307 acres, with the old homestead, Mr. J. '■ Hod (Kiirbolton), ,£i"> per acre. Section 2, 200 •' acres, with new homestead. Mr. S. Hall, JJ2(i 1 per acre. Section 1, 11G acres, Mr. S. Hall, las. per acre. Section It, 72 acres, Mr. \\". I'. Prall I'liiinbolton). JJ2I 2s. lid. per acre. Sce- ' (ion 2a, ;i acres, Mr. S. Hall, JC2f) per acre. '' | Sections :: and 1. 27 acres, Mr. S. Hall, .C2t ' i per acre. Section .1. 22 acres, .Mr. W. P. ' Pratt. per acre. Section 0, ri| neves, Mr. " ' W. IPratt, 2;i per acre. Seel ions 7. 8. and - (i, 'pi.'/acres. Mr. H. Lutzc (I'ougotea), .L' 23 jh-i* acre. Sei.liims 10 anil 11. oil .■icn>. Mr. 1L fiUU'.c .C 2.'! per acre. Sections Hi and 17, 2117 Mr. A. H. livvce, ,£2» Ills. per acre. •, Section IS. ams. Mr. A. K. l|ryco f .M jm;i; r ;icn\ Seel inn \'\, 35 ncrrs, Mr. Jl. .W r per acre. Wharekoa.—Section I, 01 Ml acrcs. was sold li Mr J A. Hailcv. of iunibollun. for .£2: l " iicr'acre. The other lots were passed in. but .1 llieve is a probability that they will all he mlrl short! r. I