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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 119, 15 November 1902, Page 8

A RED LETTEII DAY FOR THE LOWER HUTTI 27th NOVEMBER, 1902. i, FIRST GREAT AUCTION SALE OF THE CELEBRATED TAINE ESTATE, LOWER HUTT. THE MOST IMPORTANT LAND EVENT FOR FIFTY YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF THE LOWER j HUTT. • THE LONG-LOOKED-FOR SUBDIVISION OF THIS GREAT PROPERTY. MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO. are favoured with instructions from the owners to sell by publio auction, in their Exchange Land Auction Rooms, No. 84, Lambton-quay, in the City of Wellington, on THURSDAY, 27th NOVEMBER, 1902, At 2.30 o'clock p.m. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTYFOUR VILLA BUILDING SEC.TIONS, forming portion of the magnificent Freehold Property situated in the centre of the Lower Hutt, known far and wide as THE TAINE ESTATE ! The history of this great property is bound up with the hiStory of the City and District of Wellington, and the .lifework of one man. Selected in the "early days of the settlement by Mr. James Tame, one of the first merchants of the City of Wei- ■ lington, it had remained in his possession without a break until the present year, when the 'necessity at his great age ' of making family settlements led to its transfer to certain" members of the family. No mortgage or encumbrance has ever_ Vnarked the parchment forming the original grant from the Crown to Mr. Tame. A clean title in one man for over fifty years, and .that man still living hale and hearty. Truly a great record in a young countryfor both man and property. The" TAINE ESTATE is part of the original Section No. 29 on the Map of the Hutt District, containing 1054 Acres. Xt is a beautiful block of land level as a billiard table, situated in the town of the Lower Hutt, within two minutes' walk of the Post Office and ten minutes' walk of the Railway Station, and immediately opposite the Mechanics' Institute and Publio Library. ' The two new roads — King's Road and Queen's Road— through the TAINE ESTATE will bo 66ft in width, formed, metalled, footpathed, kerbed, and asphalted. The Middle Waiwetu Road running through the estate has been straightened and widened, and will in future form ond of the great thoroughfares of the Hutt, equal in every respect to the Main Hutt Road through the town. As , the Borough of the Hutt grows in population and importance, the central position of the TAINE ESTATE must make itself felt more and more every year, and take the shape of increased values. For business purposes the lands comprising the TAINE ESTATE will prove exceptionally well worth purchase, as in a brief period they will, in American parlance, be "the hub of the business wheel" of the Hutt. That this is true may be gauged by the fact that business sites contiguous to the Main Road frontages of the TAINE ESTATE have recently been sold at £13 per foot frontage. In the subdivision of the TAINE ESTATE great care has been taken to preserve the high-class residential character' of the' Borough of the Hutt. No Section of tho TAINE ESTATE will be offered of less area than one-eighth of an acre or having less than 40 feet frontage to a main road or street by a 1 depth of some 136 feet, with abundance of air space. The Building Bylaws' of the Borough of the j Lower Hutt happily make special and strong provision against the creation of slums in any shape or form. The valley of the Hutt has been known from tho first days of the settlement of the colony as a health and residential resort of the first order. The phenomenal richness of the soil "has made it famed aa the most fruitful market garden valley of the colony, and as the_ years have marched on the conviction of its beauty and value for residential purposes has strengthened and deepened with those who know it best, until it has come to be known as a veritable "Garden of Eden. No manufacturing operations have disturbed, or are ever likely to disturb, the charming pastures of the Hutt. Its orchards and gardens with their- wealth of greenery and sense of peaceful repose appeal with irresistible force to the lover of nature. The undoubted destiny of the Hutt is to be the aristocratic suburb of the City of-Wellington. The apathy and indifference of the older residents of the Borough of Hutt to the best interests of their town has led to an absurdly low estimates of the value of the lands of the town and district. The wonderful success which has attended the construction of the Stop Banks of the River Hutt has in itself nearly doubled the value of every acre in the Valley, but this is not yet realised by the old-fashioned settler. The buyer of Hutt lands at present prices is ( really investing in the best gold mine in the world, and one which will startle him by an amazing increase of value every few months. ' The great public works scheme which has just been started at the Hutt -must give it a wonderful impetus for good. The total expenditure on the new bridge will be over £10,000, of which the Borough only pays £3000, while the projected new Water Supply and a Drainage System dealing thoroughly with the Sanitation of the Borough, will place it in the first rank while keeping its finances in the most satisfactory condition. The Borough of the Hutt stands out amongst local bodies as facile princeps in one respect. It has no public debt. Its rates are only one penny in the pound on the capital value. This is a marked consideration to the Investor and Speculator as well as to the local resident. The straightening of the Hutt Railway may now be regarded as absolutely certain. An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives have pledged themselves to vote for the work, which will very probably bo put in hand next year. It is within possibility that a special Railway or Tramway will be built at an early date to open up the middle of the Hutt Valley, and the route of such a line must lie through the centre of the TAINE ESTATE, and enormously increase the value of every Section on it. Such, in brief, is the story of tho land of the TAINE ESTATE and its surroundings. Rich alluvial soil ten and twelve feet in depth ; abundance of tho finest water ; perfect drainage ; , pure -and healthy air ; a charming climate ; high-class neighbours ; rapid ancl cheap transit to the capital. What more can ihe heart of man desire? Surely all the conditions for creating an ideal home life exist here if they exist anywhere in the wide world. Never has a better opisortunity been presented to the Investor or tho man anxious to take the first step on the road to personal savings. Every Section will go at a price which will mean a great profit in a brief period to the fortunate buyer. Look