"The Bellevue Hotel and Gardens." This wonderfully picturesque, estate is not only a popular resort, for Wellington people, but is one of the sights of the Colony, and is by far; fche moat attractive of Wellington's pleasure-spots. . • ' : : ' •.■ . .' "■■ As a pleasure-place within easy reach of'a metropolitan centre " The Bellevue Gardens " are unrivalled in New Zealand They are unique.. A great feature of theestate is the maenificent ■•' BOTANICAL GARDENS.,the ,finest, private garden *intheColony. They present a happy .combination of park and flowergarden, surrounding a handsome hotel of the chateau-bungalow---type. There are groves of arboreallferns, riikau and other palms ' trees, shrubs and flowers from allparts of the globe; flower-beds' m vivid bloom all the year round ; the most- delightful of shady ' nooks and rose-embowereS .arbours and rustle sumrner-hous°s , r-r£, he, re «.arr sijttQe:a acres in this .property.;. It has "about • 1.000 feet frontage to the ..main Waiweta road, one of "the principal thoroughfares In the Hutt Valley,:' ' ' . The receipts of " The ■Bellevue " Hotel and Gardans fromlst January, 1902, to 29th February. 190-£,' amounted to £10.221 0s U Ihe expenditure, was £3;545 7s 7d (inelading,£l,6o3 10s lOd extra outlay for repairs,' np-keep, and improvements) leaving a surplus of £1,C75 12s'9d. --■■■' ' ' ■ : .".'■■' ; During thi3 period 52,103 visitors paid £1,302: Us. 6d." for admission to the grounds." The flowers sold from the Gardens realised a sum of £416 9s. , -..'''.- '. There are immanae possibilities .before "The Bellevue '■■ property,', owing to the •straightening of 'the Hutt railway 'now proceeding, which will shorten' the distance by fully one-third, and induce thousands more tourißts : .as well as residents to spend a_ holiday at this attractive resort/which has absolutely no' - rival outside of the spas in the Thermal Springs Region:'' :/. . ; "The Mansions." ■.. ''' >.^..:'-' ■ This luxurious boarding establishment.is the finest * i; n ..'• class in New Zealand. It combines : a. handsome exterior wiio the latest improvements;in architecture and furnishing. In : every detail it .is a well designed, comfortable resfdenee ' The palatial character of the.furnishing may be gauged from the fact that they cost nearly £4,000..''■', ". . During the eight months ended March 31, 1904, the total receipts of " The Mansions " amounted to £2,134 19s, and the expenditure to £1,621 16s "3d, leaving a surplus of £513 2s 3d. The house was only opened on ' August 1, 1903, so' that it caw- . hardly be said to have been in full working ordeffor the whole of ■ the period mentioned, notwithstanding the profits amount already to 8 per cent, on the capital invested. .'■■ - • • < Ha^re You Money to lireesi? : ■ Then Seize This Opportunity.. ■ It is an absolutely sound and safe proposition, one that will stand the closest examination, .with a, certaiiaty o£ an immeaiate and coptinued increase in the value of the investment: It is an exceptional opportunity, offering as it does an'interest in what must quickly become the most profitable' hotel property south" of the.Line. - . " '■•■■'■■■ ;"-' "• - - .■'.-'" ■..•- -~- , Properties in Wellington are rapidly. increasing "-."in'- yalud;'. owing to the City's situation and its great .volume of business" This will yield you far.' batter interest than any: other" ' : class of property. As ah.investment you-cannot better it "and - shares will soon be at a premium. ■. . ; All possible enquiry is solicited. Copies of. the Prospectus may be ■ obtained from Brokers of the Company,-or from the '••■ Vendor, Mr. Herrman Lewis... Intending shareholders will be shown ov«r any of the .properties, . ' Applications;' for " shares should be forwarded to the Brokers, accompanied by a cheque for £1 on each share as application^money.' " " •.' . * ' Wellington is advancing enormously. These properties must advance iin valued and with the increase in profits naturally resulting from? consolidation and econbiny' in 'manage-1 ment they offer an unparalleled field'of inTestment.-'■;7L'- <'•'■ - ■ This is no speculation^ It'; is a sound and eolid buainess undertaking, with Big Profits assured. ' ■ '■' •" , Apply for SHARES AT OHCB. - ' ■ **" :::
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7902, 30 July 1904, Page 6
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