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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 20, 14 March 1941, Page 1

AUCTIONS. SOUTHBRIDGE AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING PROPERTIES TO BE SUBMITTED BY PUBLIC AUCTION. TT MATSON and CO., in conjunc-""-tion with DALGETY and CO., LTD., have received instructions from the DISTRICT PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Christchurch, to offer the following properties in the ESTATE of the LATE LEONARD R. BARNETT, SOUTHBRIDGE. ON SATURDAY, 22nd MARCH, At 10.30 a.m., In TATTERSALL'S LAND SALE ROOMS, 145 CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 366 ACRES (approx.) Freehold Land, situated on the banks of the Rakaia River at Southbridge (known as McKee's, 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. 250 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 250 acres freehold on Fereday's Island. 962 Acres and 6f 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 s Acres and 6| Acres, North Rakaia River Board Lease. B. 366 Acres freehold land and adjoining leases, 48, 26, 31 acres, and all buildings, there- ' on, together with Fereday's I Island, 250 acres freehold, and the lease adjoining, 1082 acres. C. 366 Acres, with adjoining leases, 48, 26, and 31 acres respectively. D. 250 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 areas 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 4| per cent. Full particulars and conditions of sale from H. MATSON and CO., DALGETY and CO., LTD., Auctioneers. TO PIG PRODUCERS WE ARE BUYERS OF PRIME FAT PIGS at full market rates. Our buyer, Mr Ken Herriott, will be in the Ellesmere district at regular intervals. Next visits Fridays, March 7, and 14. For the convenience of farmers, regular intervals. Next visit, Friday, March 14. T. H. GREEN & CO.. LTD. 119-121 Lichfield St., Christchurch. Phones: Mr Herriott, 33-864. Factory 34-354.