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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 18, 7 March 1941, Page 1

AUCTIONS. SOUTHBRIDGE AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING PROPERTIES TO BE SUBMITTED BY PUBLIC AUCTION. TT MATSON and CO., in conjuncXltion with DALGETY and CO., LTD., have received instructions from the DISTRICT PUBLIC TRUSTEE? ChristchuEch, to offer the following properties in the ESTATE of the LATE LEONARD R. BARNETT, SOUTHBRIDGE. ON SATURDAY, 22nd MARCH, At 10.30 a.m., Jn TATTERSALL'S LAND SALE ROOMS, 145 CASHEL STREET, .CHRISTCHURCH. 366 ACRES (tpprox.) Freehold Land, situated on the banks of the Rakaia River at South- ; bridge (known as McKee's, j Storry's, and Gilbert's blocks). This farm has a' complete set of buildings on it, including 5-roomed bungalow, with every convenience, but does not include "The Riverstones" homestead. 240 ACRES "Freehold Land, situated on Fereday's Island. 606 ACRES in all will be offered as a whole. The purchaser must take over various, leases which the Estate occupies. These are as follows:— 1082 ACRES adjoining the 240 acres freehold on Fereday's Island. 962 Acres and 61 acres several miles from homestead towards the Rakaia Bridge. 48 Acres and 26 acres adjoining homestead. 31 Acres, being River Board lease 9972. Failing a sale as a whole, the following order of submission will take place:-— A. 962 Acres and 61 Acres, North Rakaia River Board Lease. B. 366 Acres freehold land and adjoining leases, 48, 26, 31 acres, and all buildings, thereon, together with Fereday's Island, 240 acres freehold, and the lease adjoining, 1082 acres. C. 366 Acres, with adjoining leases, 48, 26, and 31 acres respectively. D. 240 Acres Freehold, together with 1082 Acres Lease from North Rakaia River Board, comprising all Fereday's Island. PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Returns from the Estate's Properties and Leaseholds have been highly satisfactory, as can be proved by balance-sheets available. The land in the Freehold arenas is sweet and excellent for growing crops of all classes. The buildings include 5-roomed bungalow with every convenience, stables, granary, woolshed, sheepyards, implement shed, fowl-houses, cow-bails, etc., all in very good order. The Leaseholds have mostly 8 years to run and due to natural boundaries can be managed most economically. This realisation provides an unequalled opportunity for prospective purchasers to acquire land producing 75 to 80 bales of wool and several thousand fat lambs annually, as well as prolific crops of oats, baled hay, clover, potatoes, etc. TERMS: 10 per cent, on fall of mer; 15 per cent, on possession; balance 5 years at 4J per cent. Full particulars and conditions of sale from H. MATSON and CO., DALGETY and CO., LTD., % Auctioneers. ELLESMERE COUNTY COUNCIL 10% PENALTY ON RATES "OURSUANT ,to Section 76 of the -1- Rating Act, 1925, public notice is hereby given that an additional charge of ten per centum will be added to all rates made and levied for the year ending 3lst March, 1941, and REMAINING UNPAID AFTER MONDAY, 24th MARCH, 1941. i J. MCALLISTER. 6-2-41. County Clerk.