BIG LAND SALE.
700 FARMERS ATTEND.
(Press Association.—By Telegraph. ' Ashburton, Saturday. Over 700 farmers and dealers attended the sale at the Theatre Royal thfs afternoon of the balance of the well-known Lagmhore Estate, 6061 acres, owned by Mr G. A. M. Buckley. The property was offered in 23 lots.
The sale was most enthusiastic, and the bidding very spirited. Within an hour and a half the 23 lots had been disposed of to 15 puchasers at an aggregate price of £73,000 odd. The property is well roaded, lies from six to nine miles from Ashburton, and contains many varieties of land. The prices ranged from £4 5s to £57 10s per acre for different sections, the average teing over £l2 per acre.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1866, 10 March 1913, Page 5
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