TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 22nd and 23rd December, 1874. IMPORTANT SALE OP 5,000 ACHES OF LAND IN THE MANCHESTER BLOCK, MESSRS. BETHUNE & HUNTER hay< received instructions to sell by ictiou, at their Sale-room, Custou quay, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd and 23rd December, commencing each daj at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. 15,000 acres of land, divided into town suburban, and country sections, be jug a portion of the block pur chased by the Hon. Colonel Feild in" for colonisation by the EniigrantandColonistsAid Corpora The land to be offered for sale includes most of the unoccupied allotments in the township of Feilding and the adjoining suburban and rural sections. The sections have all been surveyed, most of the road lines are cleared, and are now in e upwards of 1000 people already abuts upon the main li"« of rail course of construction fr— .. .. = lington, Napier, and Foxton. The land is level, rich, and well watered, iartlv open and partly bush. Many of the red and yello' to the Port ~. * -. pleted within twelve months, and the line fangamvi is also being rapidly proceedec 1 , this sale offers special inducements t( saw-mill owners and persons engaged in the timber trade. Lithographed plans of the sections, and schedules of upset prices, may be had at a cost of two shillings each. Title, Crown Grant, or Land Transfer Certificate. t—Ten per cent, in cash oi the fall of the hammer, and the balance in cash within nun month from the day of sale. Lunch will be provided each day at one o'clock. Plans may be seen, and any further informa- (■:„„ „ n application to -c— j. . iJALCOinjE, Feilding. T. U. Cook, Foxton. W. H. Watt, Marton._ F. Jackson, Wanganui. Habman & Stevens, Christchurch. Dalgety, Nichols & Co., Dunedin. Brown, Camfbeix & Co., Auckland. A. W. Scaife, Nelson. Kinuoss & Co., Napier. SETHUNE & HUNTER, Wellington. Wellington, Nov. 10, 1374. TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER. SAW AND FLOUR MILLS Sale at 2 o'clock. ME. GEORGE THOMAS is instructed by Messrs. Benjamin" Sjiitk anb Co., to offer for sale, by PUBLIC AUCTION, at his rooms, Lambton-quay, on Tuesday, the 15th of December, at 2 o'clock, that magnificent property in the Wairarapa district, known as the BELVEDERE SAW AND FLOUR MILLS. This valuable estate is situate at the Taratahi, Wairarapa, a few miles from Greytown, and about sixty miles from Wellington. The PROPOSED LINE OP RAILWAY Is laid off within about fifteen chains of the Mills, and it is anticipated that a Station will be placed in close proximity. At present there is a good metalled road up to the Mills. The Freehold consists of 1160 Acres of splendid Totara bush, with a fair sprinkling of pine 3 ; it is allowed by competent judges to be THE FINEST TOTARA BUSH in the Wairarapa, and is estimated to contain sufficient timber to keep the present mill in work for a QUARTER OF A CENTURY, utting from nine to ten thousand feet per day. ' ud when cleared is admirably adapted ricultural purposes. The Saw Mill is I one of the most complete in -the province, I worked by engines combining 40 horse-power, our Mill is worked by water-power, and io luiiiished with machinery of the most approved description. Both mills are in full working order. The buildings on the land, in addition to the mill houses, comprise blackmith's shop, two comfortable dwelling-houses, „ix cottages for workmen, five-stalled stable, &c, &c. I m-i.ijjj, ; n (. O consideration the great and ing demand for Totara in this and the | other Provinces, and the facilities which will I shortly be available for transporting it to WelDn by rail at a moderate charge, the aucer can confidently recommend this property to the attention of capitalists as one that will most surely realise an ample return for amount invested. Further particulars will be furnished on application, at the offices of B. S. and Co., or the Auctioneer, Lambton-quay, Wellington. Title : Crown grant, and early possession can be given. Immediately after the sale of the above property Mr. Thomas will offer the following valuable sections : PALMERSTON—Suburban section No. 950 ; Town sections 643, 654, 684 on the main road, near the Square, and town section 667 in the Square. Also, Town sections 666 in the Square, and 902, a corner section RANGITIKEI —245 acres superior land in that well-known district. This valuable block will bo put up at a merely nominal reserve, and the terms of payment extremely liberal. 'itles under the Land Transfer Act. TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER. A LEASE OF ONE OF THE BEST BUSINESS PREMISES IN WELLINGTON FOR SALE. GEORGE THOMAS has been favored with instructions from Mr. Henry Border to sell by auction, at his rooms, Lambton Quay, on Tuoiday, 15th December (immediately after the salo of T. Hooker, Esq.'s, property), The lease of that handsome shop and dwelling-house, occupied by himself, whore he has carried on n lucrative business for throe years, and is now going to retire. The building contains six rooms and a handsomoshop in front, exclusive of a cottage ir the rear which is lot for 10s. per week. The leaso lias eighteen years to run. Tho building, for its size, is one of tho handsomest in town as well as one of the most substantial, tho owner sparing no expense in its erection. For , further particulars apply to the • auctioneer, or to Mr. 11. Border. TeiTns liberal, declared at sale.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4285, 14 December 1874, Page 4
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