PROPERTY SALES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5131, 29 July 1878, Page 2

PROPERTY SALES.

Scotland in 1843. As characteristic of Mrs puma's sympathy with that movement, Dr Burns wa3 wont to tell, with no little pride, now certain his wife felt that the Disruption would take place on the meeting of the Genera Assembly in May of that year, how on his departing to attend that famous meeting, she immediately set to work to have all things in readiness for removal from the Manse on his "turn. In this she displayed the spirit that hpted her so admirably for encountering the difficulties which were met by the first settlers of Otago, of whom she was one. Mrs Burns was never much before the public, she confined herself chiefly to the care of her home and iamily. Numerous, however, were her deeds of charity, performed on the principle of the right hand not knowing what the left did. One public institution owes its origin to her efforts and m which she continued her interest to the close of her life. We refer to the Stafford street Free School, where she was a frequent visitor, and the care of which was oh her mind m her dying hour. On her return from Britain where she had gone on the death of her husband to recruit her health, the children of that school presented her with a handsome antimacassar which they had wrought themselves for this purpose in anticipation of her return ihe funeral took place on Monday, and was largely attended.

Me-srs Gilliks, Strekt, and IF.-lop report the sale of the vacant land at the e-.n'er of Uiu'h and DowPn^ streets, the property ot" -Mr £■' T S irgood, for the sum of Mi 000 t-.tih.

Mr Afoatajru P.m rrp-rt.s the sale of the Volunteer Ilote", Groan IsUtid, aud j.ro;.tr:y attached r\, r tJ Mr Jas. Kchmad. Of the oilier suburb <v'"properties offered, only one s^ctij.uiu Ban-Meld v^as disposed of, the price being £"iO.

Mr Mo.ntagl- Pym reports having soli the wirehouse lately occupied by Scale and 'Cooper, haviair a 14 jeirs lease, for the .mm of cSOO cash, to Mr JohnAiuletsjii. _ Also, 27 acres in Waitaluma West, to Mr a. Beuj -.uiid, tor £77.