THE LONGBURN ESTATE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 5 June 1913, Page 8

THE LONGBURN ESTATE.

A SPIRITED SALE

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PALMERSTON N., June 5. The celebrated Longburn estate, of the late E. J. Riddiford. was offered for sale by auction-by Messrs Abraham and Williams. The hall was packed by nearly a thousand persons. The estate comprised 1651 acres, subdivided into 44 farms, ranging in area from 13 to 121 acres, and also 23 quarter-acre town sections adjoining the Longburn railway, station. Every section offered attracted the keenest possible competition, resulting in all being sold under the hammer. The- farming areas "realised prices ranging from £47 to £70 per acre, the average price being about £55 per acre. The sale can be .described ac one of the most successful ever held in the Dominion, and at its conclusion the auctioneers were warmly congratulated by the vendors.