IMPORTANT LAND SALE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1226, 7 September 1911, Page 8

IMPORTANT LAND SALE.

GEAR ESTATE. TE HORO. An important property salo was held at Otaki yesterday afternoon, when Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., 'offered by auction the famous Gear Estata at To Horo, comprising about 60. sections, aggregating 1750 acres. With tho exception of three, section!!, the whole property was sold under tho hammer at very satisfactory prices. This is the biegest salo ever held in this district. Following, is a list of tho sales:—No. 1, 1 aero, previously sold to Fresh Food and Ice Co.; No. 2, 1 acre, J. Faith, £66 10s.; Ko. 3, 1 aero, Otaki Dairy Co., £55 10a.; No. 4, 1 acre, Otaki Dairy Co., £55 10s.; No. 5, 1 aore, J. A. Smith, £57; No. 6, 1 acre, J. A. Smith, £57; No. 0, 1 acre, Mrs. F. S. Tocker, £59 10s.; No. 9, 1 acre, E. B.' Corhctt, £59 10s.; No. 11, 1 acre, B. L. Ellis, £57; No. 12, 1 acrc, H. Freeman, £56 10s.; No. 13, 1 acre. 11. Freeman, £55 10s.; No. 14, 1 acre, R. Freeman, £56 10s.; No. 15, 5 acres 1 rood 10 poles. A. H. Johnson, £45 per acre; No. 16, 5 acres, H. Freeman, £44 per aero; No. 17, 5 acres, Mrs. b. t>. Shutfc, £48 per acre: No. 18, 5 acres, Mrs. D. O. Shute. £48 per acre; No. 19, 5 acres, Geo. Bmcrle, £50 per acre; No. 20, 5 acres, Geo. Smcrlo, £50 per acre; No. 21, 15 acres, 11. Jones, £41 10s. per acre; No. 22, 15 acres, W. A. Cottle, £43 per acre; No. 23, 15 acres, W. A. Cottle, £42 per acre; No. 24, 15 acres, — Peterson, £42 per acre; No. 25, 17 acres, R. Peterson, £45 ss. per acrc; No. 2fi, 11 acres, W. A. Cottle, £43 per aero. No. 27. tl icrcs, W. A. Cottle, £43 per acre; No. 28. 11 neres, W. A. Cottle, 10s. per aero; No. 29, 10 acres, —. Og<?. £43 10s. per acre: No. 30. 12 acres 3 roods 24 pcTches, Alf. Monk, £42 103. per acre; No. 31, 11 acres 2 roods 16 nerehes, R. Hooper, £40 ss. per acre; No. 32, 20 acres, — Rohan, £42 per acre; No. 33, 20 acres. A. W. Skermnn, £41 10s. per acre; No. 34. 20 acTCs, W. Tompsitt, £41 10s. per acre: No. 35, 25 acres. T. O'Rotirke, £42 per acre: No. 36, 25 acres, T. O'Eourke. £42 15s. per acre; No. 37, 54 acres 2 rood 3 16 perches. E W.' Cottle. £40 per acre: No. 38.44 acres 0 roods 32 perches, Taylor Bros.. £45 per acre; No. 39, 58 • acres (with buildings), P. K. Buchanan, £52 10s. per acrc; No. 40, 99 acres 2 roods 32 perches (homestead section), — Evans, £52 10s. per acre; N'.-. 41. 81 acres 2 roods. Skerman and Podcvin. £33 15s. per acre: No. 42. 81 acres 3 roods, Skernian and Podcvin, £20 12s. 6d. per acre; No. 43, 34 acres 1 rood 24 perches. P. K. Buchanan. £43 ss. per acre: No. 44, 12 acres 2 roods 3J perches. 11. Hodge, £21 10s. per acre; No. 45, 95 acres 3 roods 8 perches, P. Hanlon, £21 ss. per acre: No. 46. 119 acres 1 rood, parsed in; No. 47, 107 acres 1 rood 8 nerehes. H. H-vdrre. £19 per acre; No. 48, lit acres 3 roods 8 perches. 31. Hodge. £19 per acre; No. 49, 112 acres 2 roods, passed in; No. ; SO, 162 acres 2 roods 13 perches, passed in at £18 ss. per acre; No. 51, 1 acre, J. Faith, £92; No. 52, 1 acre, J: Faith. £72; No. 53. 1 aero. ,T. Faith, £72; No. 54, 1 acre, J. A. Muir. £67; No. 55. 1 acre, ,1. A. Sluir, £67; No. 56: 1 acre, — Pierard. £70; No. 57, 1 acre, — Pierard, £70; No. 58, 1 acre. — Frew. £67; No. 59. 1 acre, B. Boctatt, £'61; No. 60, 1 acre. — Evans. £62: No. 61, 1 acre, — Tvans, £61 55.; No. 62, 1 acre. — Evans, £61 55.: No. 63. 3 acres, ,T. Faith, £60 15s. per acre; No. 64, 3 acres, J. Faith, £60 ss. per acre. MINING NEWS. WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. A number of sales of mining shares wero made yesterday, but the market exhibited a depressed.tone. Waihis and Waihi brand Junctions were both weaker. Tho sales recorded were as under:— New Big River. 78s. (second call), 78s. (third call). New Sylvia, 2s. 2d., 2s. 2d. (second call), 2s. 2d. (third call). Saxon, Is. lid. (second call). , Ross. 2s. 2d., 2s. id. (third call). Tho bnying and selling quotations wero as under:— Buyers. Sellers. . £s. d. £s. d. Con. Goldfields 0 19 0 10 0 New -Big River 3 18 0 — New Sylvia 0 3 2 0.2 4 Saxon — 0' 2 0 Tairna, Mines — 0 091 Talisman 2 9 6 2 10 3 Waihi 3 6 0 3 6 6 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 7 0 17 6 Waitangi — 0 .3 0 Ross — 0 2 2 Waihi Paeroa — ' 0 15 0 Murray Greek 0 6 0 — STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, September 6. Business done on 'Change this morning :- Moanataiairi, 7}d. Saxon, Is. 4d. Waiotahi, 3s. Tairua Mines, lOd. Now' Sylvia-, 2s. 3d. Waihi,- £3 6s. 6d. Grand Junction, £1 73. 3d. Ilauraki Reefs (con.). Is. 3d. Maoriland, sd. ICnranui, 2d. Waihi Extended, Is. 3d. Saxon, Is. lOd. The following business was done at tho 3.15 p.m. call:— Saxon, Is. Oil. IJauraki Reef (paid), Is. 5d., Is. 3d. Hauraki Iteef (con.). Is. 2d., Is. Id., Is. 2d. Waihi, £3 6s. fid., £3 6s. 9d. Waiotahi, 3s. Moanataiari, 7!d. Dunedln, September 6. Stock Exchange sale:— Waihi, £3 6s. Sales rcporlod:— Waihi, £3_6s. 6d. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.), £5 10s. MOUNT MORGAN RETURN. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Brisbane, September 5. The Mount Morgan Gold Reduction Works in August treated 93C9 tons, producing 3421o;:. of copper. The plant '.rented 22,450 tons for 6C4 tons of blister copper, containing 598 tons of pure copper. 558705. of silver, and also matte containing £7CCI) worth [of metaU.