LARNACH’S CASTLE
■ * OFFERED AT AUCTION TO-DAY This afternoon the Lands Department offered at auction, on behalf of tho Works Department, tho property on Otago Peninsula known as The Camp,” otherwise “ Larnach’s Castle. Tho land comprises 35) acres. The upset, price was £2,912 10s. Nearly a dozen persons were present. One of* ferod £1,500, and the auctioneer said ho had no authority to abate tho upset. That was the only semblance of a bid, and tho property was passed in Tho Hon. W. J M. Larnach built tho castle in 1873, It is said that tho property cost him £120,000 m all, tor buildings, furnishings, etc., but there was then a park of 850 acres.
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Evening Star, Issue 19638, 18 August 1927, Page 9
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114LARNACH’S CASTLE Evening Star, Issue 19638, 18 August 1927, Page 9
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