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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 620, 29 April 1878, Page 3

SALES BY AUCTION THURSDAY, 9th MAY. At his Stores, Harbor-street. [ At 12 o'clock. n. MAUDE i *— lias received instructions from E. M. Wecilon. Esq., to sell by public auction, at above time and place, that Valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, being SECTIONS 12, 13, and 14, BLOCK 11, Oamaru Town, situated at the corner of Tees and Wansbeck streets, with the very extensive building* and improvements thereon. Full particulars on application to A. H. MAUDE, 438 Auctioneer. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. ■nONKELL AND CLOWES are instructed by the Trustee, Gray's Trust, to offer for Lease, by public auction at an early date— The Lease, for 21 years, of SECTIONS (each containing J acre) with frontages to Kibble, Usk, and Humber streets. These Sections are situate in what is ;enerally known as France's Block. Yalua- ■ tion, two-thirds for stone, one-half for wood, at expiry of lease. CONNELL ANDgCLOWES, 459 Auctioneers. RURAL AND TOWN SECTIONS. TITESSRS. J. T. FORD AND CO. -*-'-*- have received instructions from the Hon. Edward Richardson, to sell by public auction, on SATURDAY, the 11th MAY NEXT, At Messrs. Miles, Archer, and Co.'s Stores,

at 2 o clock—--140 TOWN ALLOTMENTS 140 Immediately adjacent to the Albury Railway Terminus, and having a frontage on the Main Road to the M'Kenzie Pass. Also, 1190 ACRES 1190 Being the unsold portion of the Albury Estate, withdrawn from last sale on account of the lateness of the hour. Albury being the Terminus of the Kailway extending from Timaru towards Burke's j Pass, and the centre of a large and rapidly ; increasing agricultural district, the Town- ; ship Sections and Farms are submitted to public competition to supply a want long felt of Building Sites for Stores and other places of business; also, Homesteads for carriers, contractors, and others. Plans can be seen at the offices of the undersigned. Terms of payment at sale, easy J. T. FORD AND CO., Auctioneers, Christchurch; MILES, ARCHER, AND CO., 6000 ACRES FOR SALE, County of Waimate, near Makikihi Railway Station, to be cut ud into FREEHOLD FARMS. 'ILES, HASSAL, AND CO. ■* have been favored with instructions from George Babington Parker, Esq., to offer for sale by public auction, on FRIDAY, 10th MAY, IS7B, At Messrs. Miles, Archer, and Co.'s Stores, Timaru. Sale at 1 o'clock— THE SHERWOOD ESTATE, On the Great South Road, close to the Makikihi Railway Station, on the Great South Line, and contiguous to the properties of Messrs. G. F. Lovegrove and C. Bourn, consisting of over 6000 Acres of beautiful Low Downs and Valleys of the very best quality of Heavy Wheat Land, subdivided

into farms of various sizes. The country is so well -watered that almost every Farm 'will have a portion of a running creek in it. Many of the lots are already in great part enclosed with excellent fences, and each will have a frontage to a public road. The whole of the land is easily worked, and ready for the plough. "We visited the Estate on December 20, just before the rain fell, and, notwithstanding the long drought, the gras3 and crops showed in excellent condition. We can confidently recommend the property to the notice of intending purchasers, as we know of no better block of land in New Zealand, taking climate and position into consideAnyone in want of a really good Farm should inspect this valuable property. The soil is a rich, black mould, on an excellent mellow clay subsoil of great depth. The immense growth of natural grass, and the splendid paddocks of English grass and grain crops, speak for the quality of the land. Plans will shortly be obtainable at our offices; meantime Mr. Pitman Sherwood wQI be glad to show intending purchasers a sketch-plan of the divisions. Terms : 10 per cent, cash at sale ; 15 per cent, one month from date of sale; 25 per cent, on Bth November, 1SS0; and the whole unpaid portion bearing interest at 7 per cent, per annum. Apply to MILES, BASSAL, 4; CO., Christchurch; MILES, ARCHEB, & CO., 415 Timaru.