SALE OF HATAITAI.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4881, 5 February 1903, Page 5

SALE OF HATAITAI.

The Hataitai sections, lying between Rosouoath and ivilbirnie, ana comprising 103 building sites, were offered for sale by auction at the Theatre Royal yesterday by Messrs Turnbull, Watliius and Williams. There was a largo attendance of expectant buyers and blading was particularly spirited. Sixty-, eight sections woro disposed of, and estimating the average price per section to bo £l2o, it will be seen the lots purchased will return a sum. of about £8500; or, in other words, tho sections realised about £OOO per acre. Tho following aro tho numbers of tho sections disposed of, with the names of the buyers and the amount of tho purchase money: Block I.—Section 11, W. Light £llO. Block II. —Section 11, W. G. Somerville, £125 ; sections 14 and 15 f W. Brannigau, £2 10s per foot; .section 16, Jl. Maudslcy, £2 12s 6d per foot; section 17, R. Maudslcy, £215. Block lll.—Section 2, J. Muir. £125 ; section 10, W. G. Somerville. £2 10s per foot; sections 12 and 13. C. Edwards, £l3l each; sections 14 and 15. W. Greenfield, £129 each; sections 16 and 17, £l3O each (.name withheld!; section 18, W. Belobcr. £202. Block IV.—Section 1. R. Maudsley, £200; sections 2, 3 and 5, J. J. Boyd, £2 12s Od per foot; section 4, J. J. Boyd, £2 17s Gd per foot; section 7, J. J. Boyd, £2 7s 6d per foot ■ sections 9, 10 anil 11, J. J- Hughes. £2 'ss per foot. Block V.—Section 1, A. L. Williams, £185; section 11. W. Walters, £2 10s per foot: section 13, J. Laughton, £131; sections 15 and 16, H. Laurenson fas agent), £123 15s each; sections 17 and 18. W. Walters £2 10s per foot each ; section 20 E. Tavlor £150: section 21, W. Walters. £l5O : section 22, W. Brannigan, £170; section 25 W. C. Price, £125; sections 20 and 27. T. Roskruge, £2 2s 6d per foot; section 28 A. H. Grigg, £2 per foot: section 29, E. Taylor.lilSO : sections 30 and 31 J. J. Boyd, £99 and £IOO respectively: sections 31 and 32 W. G. Somerville.. £lO3 each. Block Vl.—Sections 49, 50 and 51. J. Chalmers £3 per foot each. Block Vll.—Sections 6 7 and 8, T. Roskruge. £132 10s each : section 9 (same buyer) £135 : section 10. W. J. Alexander, £140; section II J- Mult £125; sections 10 and 20, J. J- Boyd. 125: section 23, J. •f. Boyd £2 5s per foot: sections 26 and 27, J.' Muir. £2 7s 6d per foot each ; sections 28 and 29. W. J. Jorgenson.’ £2 5s per foot each ; sections 30 and 31. J. W." Fnssette £2 5s per foot cadi; section 34. J. Bailey, £2 10s per foot: section 35. J- Timmins, £2 10s per foot.